It’s
now five months into the job and I’m still enjoying it. I have now
visited the vice county recorders in nine of the thirteen Welsh
vice-counties and I am amazed at the work they do. Some carry out their
recording in addition to full-time jobs, although most of these work in
some ecological capacity and will collect some records in the course of
their work. Others have been in position for several decades and have
collated an astounding body of detailed records.
Having
recently visited Arthur Chater, I was given an electronic copy of his
Flora of Cardiganshire. Whether or not you have a hard copy of the book,
I can recommend the electronic version. It is searchable so you can
quickly find the species you are interested in (no need for the index)
and also includes high resolution versions of many of the photographs,
which you can enlarge on screen. Unfortunately the file is too large to
be easily downloaded, but you can get a copy via Alex Lockton, as
detailed on the main website.
BSBI Cymru - from Barbara Brown, Welsh Officer
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