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Reporting and viewing sightings using iRecord<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Forest Town Nature Conservation Group recommends that wildlife sightings and species records are reported via iRecord, a service operated by the Biological Records Centre (BRC) as part of the work of the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can submit sightings via the iRecord website or app, but to associate the sightings with FTNCG we recommend that you follow our guide (below). These sightings can then be seen by others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FTNCG’s guide to using iRecord on mobile for Spa Ponds sightings (PDF)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Spa Ponds Nature Reserve records on iRecord website<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Join the Spa Ponds Nature Reserve activity on iRecord website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Spa Ponds tree records<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Records on trees found on the site are available as a Google Sheet, and there is also maps and other information in our Heritage Management Plan and on the Woodland Trust’s Ancient Tree Inventory website. Most of the trees on Spa Ponds were recorded by Mark Fretwell, and further work was done to confirm these records as part of training provided by Andy Hollis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FTNCG’s Spa Ponds tree records<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Ancient Tree Inventory (focused on Spa Ponds area)<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Arboreal History of Spa Ponds (from the site’s Heritage Management Plan)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Spa Ponds and Forest Town 2011-2016 wildlife sightings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our 2011-2016 records are available as Google Spreadsheets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FTNCG Sightings 2016<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
FTNCG Sightings 2015<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
FTNCG Sightings 2014<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
FTNCG Sightings 2013<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
FTNCG Sightings 2012<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
FTNCG Sightings 2011<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Richard Smith’s Spa Ponds Wildlife Guide (2015)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Spa Ponds wildlife videos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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