Lancashire Environment Record Network Volunteer

Lancashire Environment Record Network Volunteer

Overview of Service

The Lancashire Environment Record Network is the ‘local environmental record centre’ for the county of Lancashire.  We store and provide access to details of Lancashire’s rich environment: its biodiversity, geodiversity and landscape.

The information we hold is provided by our partner organisations and by hundreds of groups and voluntary wildlife recorders. LERN currently holds approximately 4 million records of species observations along with information on habitats and protected sites in Lancashire.

The information we provide is used by many individuals and organisations to help ensure that the actions and decisions they make take adequate account of the environment.  With your help LERN can better identify, understand and protect the environment of our beautiful, historic and diverse county.

What do we need help with?

Under supervision after training provided:

• Digitally capturing environmental records from publicly available documents and paper records
• Checking digital habitat data against aerial imagery
• Checking the accuracy of held records for common errors or mistakes

Volunteers must have access to their own laptop and Internet

What’s in it for you?

• Learn new skills and gain experience in environmental data management.
• Knowledge that you are contributing to increased understating and better protection of Lancashire’s environment.
• Be part of a friendly and dedicated team.

Tasks:

• A keen interest in the natural environment and biological recording
• A commitment to our work
• Regular attendance at agreed times
• A good eye for detail and accurate work
• Access to their own laptop and Internet

Required Qualities:

• Good ICT skills
• Be reliable and committed