Devon Biodiversity Records Centre

DBRC is one of a national network of Local Environmental Records Centres in the UK and has been providing information about wildlife for more than 25 years. Hosted by Devon Wildlife Trust, DBRC is run on a ‘not for profit’ basis, and we operate with support from key partners such as Devon County Council and the Environment Agency, providing data services, and specialist survey skills to our funding partners & clients. Over time our role has expanded, but at our heart remains a mission to make the best available data on Devon’s biodiversity, as accessible as possible.

To accomplish that mission, we generate significant novel data & collate & synthesise information from a range of existing sources.  The Data is managed robustly by our technical team who can add value through additional analysis and interpretation, creating a range of outputs.  Our database currently holds over 11 million records, which is updated by 2,000-5,000 records a month, working in partnership with specialist recording groups and societies, and through collaborative projects. We also maintain an active field survey team, operating at FISC level 5, with specialists in a range of upland and lowland habitats, and we lead on the County Wildlife Sites program for the county.  This allows us to create products such as our Combined Habitat Layer, offering unrivalled insight into our priority habitats and other areas important for wildlife.

In addition to supporting planning authorities with data & intelligence services, we provide information to parish councils, local people, conservation bodies, land-owners, students and commercial organisations such as ecological consultants and utilities companies via data searches, data licensing and data exchanges.  If you wish to access DBRC data. Please see the Data Search Enquiries page for more information.

DBRC is hosted by DWT and as such operates within its environmental policies such as ISO 14001, for more information click here.