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Data Request Form

We often receive requests for data from the general public, conservation organisations, voluntary recorders and naturalist groups as well as academic researchers.

To request data please complete the form below.

Following recent negotiations, an agreement has been reached between Northumberland Bat Group and ERIC NE for the delivery of NBG data request service by ERIC NE. This will improve access to Biological records for Bats in Northumberland, Newcastle and North Tyneside, mean all records can be accessed through a single point of contact and a single request, while continuing to support the conservation work undertaken by NBG.

From 12th July all requests for bat data can be submitted to ERIC NE via the online data request form. From that date, Northumberland Bat Group data will be included in ERIC standard searches and bat only searches. A 2km bat only search via ERIC NE costs £40+VAT. There will be no additional costs to the current ERIC fees for data searches which include NBG data, and the uplift in the number of commercial data searches received will be used to cover costs of delivering the enhanced service.

Some people are currently experiencing difficulties with our web form. While we are investigating the issue please complete this PDF form and e-mail it to us at eric.ne@twmuseums.org.uk

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Your Details
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Confirmation

Your Details

*Full Name

*Company / Organisation

*Address

*Phone Number

*Email

*Specify if member of CIEEM or similar:In line with ERIC policies, Sensitive information can only be supplied in commercial searches where an employee of the organisation has appropriate affiliation with a professional body (Such as CIEEM). Please could you confirm your membership or provide the name of a person in your organisation with such credentials.

Client (SLA only)If you believe your client may have a Service Level Agreement with us please provide the organisation name in the box provided. Otherwise, please leave blank

Date of Request

Intended distribution of report:

Search Area

*Site Name

*Search from (please select one):

Central Grid Reference

Site Boundary

Central Grid Reference

Grid Reference (if applicable)

Site Boundary

Can you provide a map of the Site Boundary?

Yes

No

Can you provide a GIS shapefile of the Site Boundary?

Yes

No

Upload GIS shape file (if applicable)

Other comments/ requests:

Search Radius

REPORTS

All Species

other distance (if applicable)Please specify in km

Protected and Notable Species

other distance (if applicable)Please specify in km

Local Wildlife Site Citations

other distance (if applicable)Please specify in km

Single species/species group (i.e. Barn owl, Bats)

other distance (if applicable)Please specify in km

Specify single species/species group

INTERACTIVE PDF MAPS

Map of Statutory Sites

other distance (if applicable)Please specify in km

Map of Non-Statutory Sites

other distance (if applicable)Please specify in km

Priority Habitats

other distance (if applicable)Please specify in km

Confirmation

Terms & Conditions for Data Use

The data provided by ERIC North East in response to a data request represents the data available at the time of the request. The data provided does not necessarily represent all extant data for a given area, nor should the absence of data be interpreted as indicative of the absence of a given species or habitat. Clients are recommended to consult other data holders, including the local wildlife trust, the bat, badger and bird groups, and the relevant local authority. Additional charges may apply.

Please note that permissions to use the data have been obtained from the data provider where possible.

ERIC North East retains the right not to supply data to clients at its discretion. The release of data will normally be agreed unless one or more of the following situations occurs:

1. The external data source is unwilling for the data to be released for the proposed purpose.
2. The enquirer cannot agree to the conditions listed below, has not adhered to the conditions on a previous occasion and/or is not prepared to pay the extraction fee. Please note that consultants requesting access to sensitive and / or confidential data will normally be required to show membership of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management, or similar professional body, and operate within the Institute’s Professional Code of Conduct or other recognised codes of best practice.
3. The enquirer is seeking data that are out of proportion to the case, study or research project concerned. The geographical scope of the data supplied will be appropriate to the enquiry made. Complete data sets for the North East of England or a significant proportion of it will not normally be released.

Conditions

1. The data may not be copied to third parties, published in any form, placed on the world wide web or supplied to the recipient’s client without written permission from ERIC North East except in the circumstances given below.

2. Reports that include the data supplied by ERIC North East may be provided to the recipient’s client and to consultees provided that any special arrangements made in respect of confidential data are adhered to and full acknowledgement is given in the report to ERIC North East and, where appropriate, the original recorders.

3. The data must not be entered on a database or Geographical Information System without written permission from ERIC North East. The data are supplied for the purpose of informing a short-term case study or research project and are not intended for storage by the recipient for future use.

4. Any maps provided by ERIC North East must not be published without first obtaining a Paper Map Copying License direct from Ordnance Survey.

5. Permission to use data expires 12 months after approval and the date the data was received must be published in the recipient’s report. Applications to extend beyond this period should be made at least one month before the expiry date.

6. Where a charge is levied to cover the administrative costs of performing a data request, payment must be made within 14 days of receipt of the invoice.

7. Legal claim will not be made against ERIC North East if the wildlife data proves to be inaccurate.

ERIC North East also requests that, wherever possible, other biological data collected by the enquirer relating to the North East of England during the course of the project is lodged with ERIC North East at the end of the project or as soon as possible after the project. This helps to build an improved picture of biodiversity in the UK, enables ERIC to provide a more comprehensive service to all users and is in the best interests of all parties. Please refer to the IEEM Professional Code of Conduct for further details here.

*Your consent

I confirm that I have read and understood the conditions of data supply and recognise that my company / organisation is entering into a legally binding contract with ERIC North East in commissioning this data search.

*MarketingDo you wish to be contacted with further information about our services?

Yes

No

Charging policy

A fee of £80+VAT per hour is levied to commercial users to cover the administrative costs of performing a data request and maintaining the database. There is no charge for the data.

A standard data request covers a specified search area from a supplied central grid reference, comprising of a map of statutory² and non-statutory³ sites and a list of protected and notable species¹ records. If ERIC North East does not hold any data for the requested area, the fee will be waived.

Standard Request 1km

£80+VAT

Time: 1 hour

Standard Request 2-3km

£120+VAT

Time: 1.5 hours

Standard Request >3km

Priceon request

Time: TBC

LWS
Citations

+£40+VAT

Time: +0.5 hour

Site Boundary GIS Shapefile

Price on request

Non-Standard Request

Price on request

Local Wildlife Site (LWS) Citations

Our interactive PDF maps contain a description of each LWS and its reason for designation. This information is available for sites in County Durham, Gateshead, Sunderland, South Tyneside and the Tees Valley. We can provide detailed LWS citation documents for Gateshead, County Durham, South Tyneside and Sunderland upon request.

For Northumberland, Newcastle or North Tyneside LWS citations please contact Northumberland Wildlife Trust via this web link who are currently updating information on these sites. A separate charge may apply.

Notes

1. Protected and notable species list includes:

EU & UK legally protected species
NERC Act 2006 Section 42
Wildlife & Countryside Act Schedule 1981
Protection of Badgers Act
Countryside & Rights of Way Act Section 74
UK BAP species
LBAP species
EC Birds Directive
EC Habitats (Annex 1) and Species (Annex 2) Directive
RSPB Red & Amber Lists
Bonn Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora & Fauna
Red Data Book species
Red listed and rare species Nationally Notable A
Bern Convention
Invasive alien species

2. Statutory sites includes the following designated sites:

National Nature Reserves (NNR)
Ramsar Sites
Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)
Special Areas of Conservation (SAC)
Special Protection Areas (SPA)
Local Nature Reserves (LNR)

3. Non-statutory sites include:

Local Wildlife Sites (LWS, formerly SNCIs)

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