Recording - can you help?
The National Park Authority is trying to improve its knowledge of the variety of wildlife that exists within the Park. This enables it to focus its conservation efforts appropriately and helps it to take action if any species begins to decline.
We would like to encourage anyone who is out in the National Park to provide records of the flora and fauna that they see. It is possible to make useful records with no specialist knowledge.
A record is simply a species seen at a place by somebody on a given date.
Example:
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North York Moors |
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| Your Name | Polly Thomson |
| Date of Observation | 15 May 2007 |
| Species | Adder |
| Further information | Eg Number/abundance, male/female/juvenile. Did you see it/hear it/see footprints/droppings/nests/holes, etc. |
| Grid reference | SE 529 811 |
| Location name | Oldstead Bank by the chapel |
| Comments | Anything else you think we should know? It may help to describe the location. |
Please use our online form to send us your record.
We will add your record to our system after making some checks if necessary. Your records help to build a picture of wildlife in the North York Moors.
The National Park is interested in all records - please don't assume that we already know. However, at present we are especially interested in receiving records of sightings and signs of the species/species groups listed below. Many of these are Biodiversity Action Plan species.
- Adders
- Lizards
- Grass Snakes
- Great Crested Newts
- Wading birds (snipe, lapwing etc)
- Birds of prey
- Orchids
- White clawed crayfish
- Water voles
- Otters
- Bats
Thank you for your help.
For help (if needed) on reading Grid References visit the Ordnance Survey Website.
