Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre reveals that it has received the record of a seven-millionth species.
The Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre, housed at Woods Mill Henfield, headquarters of the Sussex Wildlife Trust is now holding an incredible seven million wildlife records. The seven-millionth species was a goldcrest, found at Pannel Valley near Rye, sent in by the Sussex Ornithological Society.
The Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre is the hub of biological recording in the county and an amazing resource of information. It has been collecting data since the mid-90s, in fact, “since Sussex Wildlife Trust first got a computer,” says Biodiversity Data Lead, Bob Foreman.
Sussex has a vibrant and energetic biological recording community, with many independent recording groups and societies who send in information on a regular basis. The iRecord app has proved to be a very useful resource for people wanting to get involved.
The Record Centre receives up to half a million records a year.
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