The aim is to make this information more accessible to a wide range of people and bodies including schools, individuals and organisations.

Building up a good database of records for biodiversity in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is important for a number of reasons:

• Understanding where important wildlife sites are in the county, especially for protected species.
• Finding new important sites for species and helping to maintain them.
• Monitoring changes in the populations of species or areas of habitats.
• Where species are found to be declining, specific action can be taken. 
• Records can also be used for monitoring environmental changes; for example lichens can be an excellent indicator of clean air and pollution levels.

The County Council and the other local authorities in the county are supporting the development of the Records Centre and use the information to help make well-informed decisions during the planning process.

The Records Centre also invites people to get involved in wildlife recording and runs various events and activities throughout the year.  For further information visit their website using the link to the right or Tel 01223 713570.