We want to know what species are present in our parish and where they are. To find out, we will be doing some organised surveys, but also we want to encourage everyone to record what they see.
We have chosen 20 species that we are especially interested in knowing more about and we are making the reporting of these as easy as possible.
We are offering two methods for reporting sightings. The easiest, which can be used for our ’20 Selected Species’ is via our website form below
The other method is via iRecord which requires more detail but goes directly to a national biological recording system that we can retrieve data from - but you’ll need to add our activity code when you fill in the form.
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links to organisations of interest
Whenever you're out and about in the countryside, please be aware of and respect the five main points of the Countryside Code:
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Be safe, plan ahead and follow any signs
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Leave gates and property as you find them. ...
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Protect plants and animals and take your litter home. ...
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Keep dogs under close control. ...
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Consider other people
SSWCG are members of:
We will work with other organisations that have similar aims:
Wild Oxfordshire https://www.wildoxfordshire.org.uk
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Trust for Oxfordshire's Environment http://www.trustforoxfordshire.org.uk/
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Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust https://www.bbowt.org.uk
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The British Dragonfly Society https://british-dragonflies.org.uk
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Bumblebee Conservation https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/
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Plantlife https://www.plantlife.org.uk/uk
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Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre http://www.tverc.org/cms/
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Anne Carpmael Charitable Trust http://www.withymead.org/index.html
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People’s Trust for endangered species https://ptes.org
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Caring for Gods acre http://www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/
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