NBRC Recorders Library
Based at our Lings Office the NBRC, thanks to our Heritage Lottery Funded WILDside Project, holds an extensive specialist library of recording guides, keys, and equipment. View the kit and titles available and to access the library please contact us.
Northamptonshire (VC32) County Recorders (updated 07/2020)
Our local expert county recorders are taxon specialists, active in promoting recording and supporting local recorders in their submissions as well as working closely with the record centre team in maintaining a complete, current, quality (validated) database. You can keep up do date with finds and local trends by signing up to our newsletter, joining the WILDside recording community on facebook.
The following guides have been produced by county recorders for local ID and recording support:
Wildlife Recording Handbook
An Introduction to British Garden Bee Identification
Waterbug Family Key and ID guide
Need some specific help in ID or want to know how to get involved?
The following county recorders are happy to be contacted, please note they all give their time and expertise on a voluntary basis.
*Please remember to submit your records
Email addresses are disguised for security reasons, please replace ‘[at]’ with ‘@’ for the correct email address.
Northants County Recorder Information
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Group |
County Recorder? |
County Recorder Name(s) |
Email Address |
Website |
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Bryophytes |
Yes |
Rachel Carter |
carter.rh[at]gmail.com |
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Butterflies |
Yes |
David James |
dave.b.james[at]outlook.com |
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Moths |
Yes |
Mark Hammond |
mark.hammond1966[at]hotmail.co.uk |
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Diptera |
Yes |
John Showers |
Showersjohn[at]gmail.com |
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Water Bugs |
Yes |
Kev Rowley |
kevrowley[at]live.co.uk |
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Vascular Plants |
Yes |
Alyson Freeman and Brian Laney |
alysonfreeman0[at]gmail.com brian.laney[at]gmail.com |
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Dragonflies |
Yes |
Mark Tyrell |
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Birds |
Yes |
Jon Cook |
joncooknorthantsbirds[at]gmail.com
2019 and 2020 records to Chris Coe coe613[at]btinternet
Topical news of sightings of scarce birds can be sent to Mike Alibone alibone.mike[at]gmail.com |
https://joncookbirding.wordpress.com/
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Hymenoptera – bees, wasps and ants |
Yes |
Ryan Clark |
ryanclarkecology[at]gmail.com
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https://www.ryanclarkecology.co.uk/ Northamptonshire's draft checklist and species richness maps |
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Hymenoptera – sawflies |
No |
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Amphibians and Reptiles |
Yes |
Brian Laney |
brian.laney[at]gmail.com |
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Fungi |
No |
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Please contact us for local experts |
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Lichens |
Yes |
Ivan Pedley |
ivan.pedley[at]gmail.com |
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Mammals |
Yes |
Phil Richardson |
Prichabat[at]aol.com |
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Badgers |
Yes |
Northamptonshire Badger Group |
Northantsbadgerrecorder[at]gmail.com |
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Coleoptera |
Yes |
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Trichoptera |
No |
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Spiders |
Yes |
Tony White |
Diaea[at]yahoo.co.uk |
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Hemiptera |
No |
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Orthoptera |
No |
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Ticks (Acaria) |
Yes |
Ivan Pedley |
ivan.pedley[at]gmail.com |
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Nationally, there are many organisations who offer resources and support as can be seen on the Biological Records Centre (BRC) Directory.
Our host the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire offers identification and monitoring skills training courses to develop your natural history skills and learn ‘hands-on’ about the special wildlife in our region.