Potteric Carr Nature Reserve
Scientific Recording & Publications

Recording

Submitting your natural history records electronically to YWT via this website

It is now possible to send in your sightings of Potteric Carr birds, wildlife and other natural history on the form (Microsoft Excel template) below. When you have filled in you sightings please return the form to our Recorders at: FOPC.website@yahoo.com  The codes needed to pinpoint your sightings can be found under 'Potteric Carr Recording Codes and Maps'. You can send in forms at any time but it is suggested that records are sent in each month, and separate forms are used for birds, butterflies, plants, dragonflies, etc., to help processing. Records of rare species discovered at Potteric Carr will also need to be supported by a separate field description. Observations may be used by YWT in the development of a Conservation Management Plan for the reserve, and by FOPC for publishing annual reports.

Potteric Carr Recording Form (105kb) For submitting detailed records.
[Right click on the Form link above. Click 'Save Target As' to save the file. Click on the saved file icon to open the form. (You need to have Microsoft Excel installed on your computer). Fill it in with your record/s. Column headings in Red on the form must be filled in. Click 'Save'/'Save As' and name the file (example: "Potteric records"). Click on the FOPC website email link on this Page. Attach your file "Potteric records" to the email. Click on 'Send'.]

An alternative to filling in the form is to simply send your records to the FOPC email address stating your name, date of observation, species, numbers and location — thank you. Soon, there will also be paper forms available to fill in your observations on site (held in the reception shop and in the nature reserve café) if preferred.

Potteric Carr Recording Codes and Maps

From 21st April 2010 a revised set of recording codes began at Potteric Carr. Four new maps with codes are now available in the table below for you to make use of and/or print out. Also, there is an index of Potteric Carr Recording Areas in the separate link below.

Publications

Wildlife Communities Inhabiting Loversall Delph: A Survey undertaken in 2001/2 (large; 3.6mb PDF) A 48-page publication by Derek Bateson.

Potteric Carr 'Recorder' newsletter
The latest edition of 'Recorder' newsletter: Recorder 2010 (520kb PDF) A review of wildlife recording on the Reserve in 2009. Please read the Editor's Note by John Hancox on page 1  of of the newsletter for printing advice.

Earlier editions of 'Recorder' can be found here (all around 500–700kb PDFs):

Recorder 2004 (Review of 2003)

Recorder 2005 (Review of 2004)

Recorder 2006 (Review of 2005)

Recorder 2007 (Review of 2006)

Recorder 2008 (Review of 2007)

Recorder 2009 (Review of 2008)

Potteric Carr's Huxter Well Breeding Bird Survey 2004—2010

The Huxter Well breeding bird survey is due to end in August 2010 and a final scientific paper will be published with results for the whole survey period. Earlier reports covering the years 2004—09 are presented in the following papers:

2004 Huxter Well CBC (717kb PDF). A survey of birds breeding on the Reserve's extension land in 2004.

2005 Huxter Well CBC (525 kb PDF). A survey of birds breeding on the Reserve's extension land in 2005.

2006 Huxter Well CBC (610kb PDF). A survey of birds breeding on the Reserve's extension land in 2006.

2007 Huxter Well CBC  (445kb PDF). A survey of birds breeding on the Reserve's extension land in 2007.

2008 Huxter Well CBC  (625kb PDF). A survey of birds breeding on the Reserve's extension land in 2008.

2009 Huxter Well CBC (400kb PDF). A survey of birds breeding on the Reserve's extension land in 2009.