For consultants requiring site data

Avian records are provided by Manx Birdlife. For all other biological records required for development and planning of terrestrial sites contact the Ecosystem Team at DEFA. Manx Bat Group will carry out bat surveys. Manx Wildlife Trust is the main wildlife consultant on the Island.

• Manx Birdlife
• Manx Wildlife Trust
• Manx Bat Group
• Ecosystem Policy, Isle of Man Government Email ecopolicy@gov.im Tel 01624 685963. The DEFA land search form is here for download.

Please note the NBN Atlas Isle of Man does not give the location of species records at less than 1km resolution. You will need the details of records for work on a site. Many species are protected under the 1990 Wildife Act, the lists are given here:

• Schedule 7 Plants (2004)
• Schedule 5 Animals (2004)
• Schedules 1, 2 Birds and 7 plants (2004).

After completing ANY field surveys please ensure that you send your species records to MBRP Biological Records Manager: Philippa Tomlinson. To ensure records are correctly formatted please download and use the inputting form here.

For species group specialists and keen recorders

Please do get in touch if you need acces to our Recorder6 database or our habitat mapping system. Or if you need advice about submitting data. Or if you would like to see a checklist of a species group. Biological Records Manager: Philippa Tomlinson.

To submit bulk data in an Excel table please download this file. It shows the data items required for loading directly into our Recorder6 database in the correct format.