We are the environmental records centre for Berkshire and Oxfordshire. We offer a range of services for ecological consultants. Our 'one-stop-shop' data services are the most efficient way of finding all the available ecology information for your study area. Our data helps you decide what ecological surveys you need. Effective planning will save you time and money. Learn more about us.
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Our data
We collect data from professional and volunteer surveyors. We carefully check all data before integration into our central database. We are confident that we provide information of known quality in a format that suits our customers.
We are the only organisation that can provide you with this information.
We can provide you with data from Berkshire and Oxfordshire about:
We specifically design our reports to ensure that we supply you with a comprehensive suite of data. This data will enable you to:
- demonstrate best practices in your assessments
- more readily target and commission new survey work
- make informed planning and development decisions in relation to ecological impact
Learn more about our data.
Our approach to ecological survey reports for planning applications
We recommend the following approach to all planning authorities in Berkshire and Oxfordshire:
- Include TVERC data search: Ecology reports submitted with planning applications should include a search of our data.
- Exception: If the planning authority determines that the application will not impact biodiversity, this step may be omitted.
Visit our ecological survey reports for planning applications page.
"Being able to call on TVERC as a one-stop-shop repository for reliable species records and designated site information gives a high level of comfort that relevant background data are caught and accounted for early in impact assessment procedures. Without such data, the risk is always there of important information for records jumping out of the woodwork late in the day, which can result in significant and costly delays being caused to development projects."
Dominic Woodfield, BioScan Ecological Consultancy
Our service
We supply a standard biodiversity report within three working days of receiving your request. View our data search charges or use our data request cost calculator.
Sharing your records with us
The high standard data collected by ecological consultants often includes protected and notable species. If we received all of this data, our database would be even more useful to you than it is now.
Our preferred method is for you to send us an Excel spreadsheet of your records at regular intervals. You can send data to us at any time of year. We continuously update our database.
Send us the data during one or two months of the year that suit your work programmes. We'll know when to expect it, and you can plan ahead.
Learn more about how to share your records.