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| The Wildlife Information CentreTWIC is the Local Environmental Records Centre for south-east & part of central Scotland that collects, collates and disseminates information about the wildlife in our area. The Centre is a not-for-profit company with charitable status and provides objective, independent wildlife information for people and organisations. TWIC is a focal point for biological recording and is working to increase our knowledge of the terrestrial, freshwater and marine wildlife throughout our area. The Centre seeks to hold as comprehensive a record of the wildlife of the area as possible. We have an assumption of open access to these data, unless there is evidence of potential for damage to wildlife resulting from their release. TWIC provides a wide range of data services; we routinely supply data to local authorities for screening planning applications, to consultants for preparing environmental assessments and to students, recorders and the public to inform coursework, recording efforts and general interest. For commercial requests, we charge an administrative fee to cover our costs in processing the request and to contribute to our data collation work. TWIC is a member of the Association of Local Environmental Records Centres (ALERC) and the National Biodiversity Network (NBN). Records from our own projects and surveys, and those of other organisations and individuals who have given permission, are made available online via the NBN Gateway and the NBN Atlas Scotland. We also work with many National Recording Schemes and Societies and their vice-county recorders to share and verify records. Funding supporters The ongoing development of TWIC and its services is funded by grant aid from Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), service level agreements with City of Edinburgh Council, East Lothian Council, Midlothian Council, Scottish Borders Council, Live Borders Trust, Stirling Council and West Lothian Council and income from contract work, projects, contributions from Scottish Wildlife Trust and voluntary contributions. | View centres | |||||||||||||||||
| University Museum of Zoology, CambridgeThe University Museum of Zoology is one of Cambridge's major attractions. Our brilliant galleries showcase the diversity of animal life, from marsupials to monkeys, mammoths to manatees. Visit us to discover stories of extinction, survival, evolution and exploration. | View centres | |||||||||||||||||
| Woodchester Community Land & GardensCommunity benefit society which manages a 1.8 acre site which includes allotment areas, an orchard and wild areas | View centres | |||||||||||||||||
WWAA local nature reserve | View centres | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yorkshire Wildlife TrustA local charity working to protect and conserve Yorkshire's wild places and wildlife for all to enjoy. We care for over 100 nature reserves in Yorkshire (covering more than 3,000 hectares) including iconic sites such as Spurn National Nature Reserve, Staveley Nature Reserve, Potteric Carr and Flamborough Cliffs | View centres | |||||||||||||||||