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About us

History of CPERC

CPERC was formed as the CPBRC in 2004 and expanded in 2005 through a National Lottery Heritage Grant and by a coalition of supporting Partners from Local Authorities, Natural England, and The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.

CPBRC was envisioned as a one-stop-shop for local biological records that would make logistical and economic sense for the end users of the data as well as providing a reliable source for verified data of known provenance and credibility. In addition, it has a role in supporting local naturalists in their work across the county studying our county’s biodiversity.

In 2010 CPBRC changed its name to CPERC, to reflect a wider array of data holdings relevant to biodiversity reporting. The following year, the record centre was one of the first to be formally accredited by the Association of Local Environmental Record Centres (ALERC), an external recognition of quality of service. CPERC is now firmly established as the trusted source for environmental, wildlife and habitat information in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

CPERC is hosted by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire (Wildlife Trust BCN).

Our Partners

CPERC hold Service Level Agreements (SLA's) with a number of different organisations, which we call our Partners. Our current Partners are listed below. If you believe your organisation would benefit from an SLA with us, please get in touch with the Environmental Records Centre Manager.