BRC: Biological Records Centre (UK)
The Biological Records Centre (BRC), part of the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH), provides a focus for the collation, management, dissemination and interpretation of species observations (biological records). BRC is based in Wallingford, near Oxford, having formerly been at Monks Wood near Huntingdon. Most records are collected by volunteer recording schemes and societies, which are integral to the work of BRC.
Together with more than 80 recording schemes and societies, BRC supports biological recording for a wide range of plant and animal groups. BRC helps the recording community to publish atlases, data and other online resources and thus to provide essential information which informs research, policy and the conservation of our heritage of wildlife. Innovative use of technology helps to harness the enthusiasm and knowledge of naturalists and to enable them to collate and analyse their records.