News
FBA 2010 course programme
Please visit the FBA website for a full list of courses and booking form
Cave Life Leaflet
A new guide to cave life in Britain has been written by Lee Knight (Hypogean Crustacea Recording Scheme) and produced by the FBA and is available to download as a PDF. If you would like any further information about recording cave life please contact Lee (lee.knight@talk21.com).
Launch of the Freshwater Recorders and Schemes Funding Programme
The purpose of the programme is to provide some financial support for freshwater recorders towards costs such as travel expenses, the purchase of sampling equipment, and the production of promotional materials such as newsletters. If you would like to find out more about the programme go to Funding Programme
Setting up or running a Scheme?
Below is some documentation to help those who wish to set-up or are involved in the administering a volunteer based biological recording scheme.
Running a Biological Recording Scheme or Survey: a handbook to help scheme or society administrators - Author Trevor James, NBN.
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Engaging with Volunteers: setting up and managing volunteer networks - NBN & Tracking Mammals Partnership.
This document provides information on health and safety issues.
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Improving wildlife data quality: guidance on data verification, validation and their application in biological recording. Author Trevor James (NBN).
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For more information on biological recording schemes please visit the Biological Records Centre.