Barnsley Biological Record Centre contact details

Barnsley Biological Records Centre (BBRC) is run by Sheffield City Council Ecology Unit on behalf of Barnsley Council. You can send in or ask for local biological records using the contact details below:

How to send in your records to the Barnsley Record Centre.

You can send in records to Barnsley Biological Records Centre (BBRC).

Email:  michael.senkans@sheffield.gov.uk , marked “Records for BBRC”.

Phone: 0114 2500500.

Post: Barnsley Biological Records Centre, c/o Sheffield CC Ecology Service, Parks, Woodlands and Countryside, Centre in the Park, Guildford Avenue, Sheffield S2 2PL

Records should include the following information: species name, location, grid

reference, date and observer. You can send in your records to the BBRC in a spreadsheet, in a table, or in a simple list. Make sure you have included all the required information. See page on how to record wildlife sightings via link below.  

How to ask for records from the Barnsley Record Centre:

You can ask for records from Barnsley Biological Records Centre.

Email: michael.senkans@sheffield.gov.uk and parksandcountryside@sheffield.gov.uk

Phone: 0114 2500500

Post: Barnsley Biological Records Centre, c/o Sheffield CC Ecology Service, Parks, Woodlands and Countryside, Centre in the Park, Guildford Avenue, Sheffield S2 2PL

There is a charge for commercial use. The data request form  and terms of supply & conditions of use are being updated. Use the postal address and email address given above in any correspondence.

Please note all operational matters concerning Barnsley Biological Record Centre should be directed to the address given above c/o Sheffield CC Ecology Unit.

BBRC stores records in a database (RECORDER 6) from which they can be retrieved and exported to a geographic information system (GIS) for distribution maps.

This system is under review

For more information…

Barnsley Biological Record Centre  

A steering group for the BBRC includes recorders, naturalists and conservation bodies. It is convened by Barnsley council

BBRC does not hold data from South Yorkshire Badger Group, South Yorkshire Bat Group, or Sheffield Area Geological Trust, these groups should be contacted direct if a search of data held by them is required.