Who are we?Doncaster Local Records Centre (DLRC) is the Local Environmental Records Centre (LERC) for City of Doncaster Borough. DLRC is a Local Environmental Records Centre, hosted by City of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council. We are an active member of the Association of Local Environmental Records Centres and have been accredited since 2015.We collate, manage and analyse raw data about species, sites and habitats from a large variety of sources. This information is incorporated into DLRC’s evidence base, which is used by planning authorities, developers and conservation bodies to inform decisions about land management. We also work closely with local naturalists and societies, professional ecologists, statutory bodies and academic institutions to facilitate legitimate research and support projects in the fields of conservation and sustainable development.DLRC is proud to be associated with the Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union and Doncaster Naturalists' Society, both among the longest-established natural history organisations in the UK. Along with the other LERCs in Yorkshire we are part of the Yorkshire Environmental Data Network, working together to provide data services at a regional scale. What do we provide?Our professional ecological data search service provides local site boundaries, habitat and species information to inform Planning Applications, Environmental Impact Assessments, Strategic Environmental Assessments, Management Plans, Farm Environment Plans and Woodland Creation Schemes. If you are unsure whether you require ecological information within our area, please use the ALERC Find your LERC page to check.We work in partnership with some of our neighbouring LERCs to provide a seamless cross-boundary service for Ecological Data Searches which extend into West Yorkshire, North and East Yorkshire, and we are currently considering cross-boundary agreements with other neighbouring LRCs. What data do we hold?We hold over 575,000 wildlife records of flora and fauna in the Doncaster Borough plus information about local sites such as Local Wildlife Sites, Local Geological Sites, Local Nature Reserves and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Reserves. If you want data outside our area, please use the ALERC Find your LERC page.We collect these data from skilled volunteer recorders, the general public, professionals working for wildlife charities, professionals working for government agencies (the Environment Agency & local authorities) and ecological consultants. View Dataset Information to find out what data we hold. Please remember that the data we supply come from people happy to contribute records, so please support DLRC by sending us any data that you may collect by contacting us via email brc@doncaster.gov.ukIf you are unsure whether you require ecological information from within our area please use the ALERC Find your LERC page to check.