Products and Services

Local Authorities:
Following a successful pilot project to provide data to Tendring District Council, we are now expanding data provision to Local Authorities across Essex. We signed Service Level Agreements to develop an Essex Records Centre with three other Local Authorities (Essex County Council; Braintree District Council and Chelmsford Borough Council) at the end of 2010, and are hoping to expand the service further in 2011. Local Authorities and planners wishing to enquire about a Service Level Agreement should contact BRIE for further details.

Commercial organisations:
BRIE does not currently have the resources to respond to requests for data on a case-by-case basis, however commercial organisations are able to obtain data from BRIE by signing a Service Level Agreement with the developing records centre. Please contact BRIE for further details.

Not-for-profit enquiries:
BRIE does not have the resources at present to respond to individual requests for data, and individuals and organisations that wish to obtain data on a one-off basis are advised to contact the alternative sources below. However, not-for-profit organisations that wish to share data with BRIE on a regular basis are encouraged to do so via a data exchange agreement. Please contact BRIE for details.

Consultancies:
We do not currently provide a data service to consultants, but are developing plans to do so in future. To be kept informed of our progress, or to contribute data to the developing Essex Records Centre please contact us.

Organisations that have not signed a Service Level or Data Exchange Agreement with BRIE but who wish to obtain data on species and habitats within Essex should contact the organisations below:

For National and European wildlife sites information, including Sites of Special Scientific Interest, Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas, please consult Natural England  or MAGIC .

For information on Local Wildlife Sites, Special Roadside Verges, nature reserves and other habitats please contact the Essex Wildlife Trust at , or visit the Local Wildlife Sites  website.

For information on protected species and other records please contact the organisations listed below. Please note that no one organisation will hold all available data and therefore every data provider relevant to the taxa that you require should be approached to gather a comprehensive dataset.

The Environment Agency  hold data for watercourses across the region.

Essex Amphibian and Reptile Group (EssexARG)

For information on badgers visit the Essex Badger Group  website.

Essex Bat Group  hold data on bats in Essex

For information on birds contact the Essex Birdwatching Society .

Essex Ecology Services, the consultancy arm of Essex Wildlife Trust at or (Tel: 01621 862986) can provide information on protected species and other records.

Essex Field Club and its County Recorders can provide county information on non-bird groups and protected species. Essex Field Club 

For District Tree Preservation Orders please contact the relevant local authority covering the area of study.