Data
Shotover Wildlife maintains a substantial database of species records for Shotover Hill, Brasenose Wood and surrounding area.
Records
Shotover Wildlife species surveying adds about 5,000 new records each year. To date (2011) our Recorder 6 database hold around 70,000 records for
Shotover Hill, of which over 80 species are either rare Red Data Book listed or Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) species.
Shotover Wildlife Data Policy
Shotover Wildlife data and information are available to anyone showing, to SW’s satisfaction, a genuine regard for biodiversity or a need
for education purposes.
Birds
The Shotover Wildlife birds database holds all official records ever reported for the Shotover area (as far as has been possible to ascertain), and
includes records extracted from Annual Reports of the Oxford Ornithological Society (OOS) dating from 19th Century. More recent entries since 2000
include systematic survey data from fixed-point survey routes on Shotover Hill, data from various other regular local surveys (some of which are
part of the OOS 'Patchwork' Project) and 20 years of Common Bird Census data (BTO) for Brasenose Wood.
Flora
Specific areas and habitats within Shotover Country Park have been surveyed in some detail over many years (the Adopt-a-Sector Scheme), and these data form a substantial database of the current flora of Shotover Hill and Brasenose Wood.
Shotover Wildlife also holds flora species lists (including bryophytes) for many fields and habitats in the area surrounding the Country Park.
Invertebrates
Shotover Hill has been extensively surveyed for invertebrates, and data are available for various locations on and around the Hill.
Other species groups
Over the past few years Shotover Wildlife has facilitated the recording of various species groups (mammals, fungi, etc.) and these are stored as the information is returned to us from the determiner.
Student Assistance
The Country Park at Shotover is often used by students for project work and many have benefited from the accumulated knowledge, data and experience of Shotover Wildlife: especially in the areas of habitat restoration. We are also well placed to comment on the benefits and threats to wildlife in relation to its SSSI status and use as a public amenity. To date, most assistance has been given for undergraduate and postgraduate study, but we also assist with GCSE and 'A' Level projects.
Examples of the student assistance that has been provided by Shotover Wildlife can be found here.
Orienteering and Running
Click here for guidance on seasonally sensitive areas.
Leaflets, Reports/Dissertations and Photographs
Shotover Wildlife has produced a number of detailed reports (Wetland flora and hydrology, Birds, Hymenoptera) and is continuing to develop a series of public information leaflets.
Please see Publications.
The organisation also holds a library of books, reports and photographs for loan to members. This includes copies of student dissertations that are specific to Shotover.
Code of practice for heathland paths
Click here for guidance regarding heathland paths.
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