Occurrence dataset Registered July 04, 2011

    General Biodiversity Records from Ireland

    Description

    The records in this Dataset are general records of different taxonomic groups submitted to the National Biodiversity Data Centre. This provides a temporary facility to store and make available data submitted to the Centre, until such time as subsets of the data can be added to a recognised national database.

    Purpose

    To provide a facility for recorders to contribute to the knowledge of the distribution of species in Ireland and to make their records more freely avaiable.

    Geographic scope

    Description

    The island of Ireland

    Latitude
    From 51.43320619 to 55.26300057
    Longitude
    From -10.65646794 to -5.52925169

    Temporal scope

    range
    January 01, 1906 - December 31, 2024

    Methodology

    Quality control

    The bulk of the records contained in this Dataset are from either professional recorders or highly competent recorders working in a voluntary capacity. Not all of the data has been validated.

    Method steps
    1. Data collected by different survey methods, but principally by direct field observation.

    Metrics

    Contacts

    • Oisín Duffy

      Originator
      Organization
      Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources
      Address
      Beechfield House, Carriganore, WIT West Campus, Waterford
      Roles
      Originator
      Email
      Phone
    • National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland

      Metadata author
      Organization
      National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland
      Address
      Beechfield house, Carriganore SETU West Campus
      Roles
      Metadata author
      Email
      Phone
    • Michelle Judge

      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland
      Address
      Beechfield house, Carriganore SETU West Campus
      Roles
      Administrative point of contact
      Email
      Phone

    GBIF registration

    Registration date
    July 04, 2011
    Metadata last modified
    July 28, 2025
    Hosted by
    National Biodiversity Data Centre
    Installation
    HTTP Installation
    Endpoints
    Darwin Core Archive
    Preferred identifier
    10.15468/w8q1jm

    Citation

    Oisín Duffy. General Biodiversity Records from Ireland. National Biodiversity Data Centre. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/w8q1jm accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-08-20.