We have records of more than 1500 species of plants, animals and fungi sighted in Silwood grounds since the 1940's. Find the list of species and higher taxa that have been recorded and click the tabs below to find out what data is available. This data collection is under construction and we will love your contributions! Write to us or submit your records to iNaturalist project: Wildlife of Silwood.
Species Records
Bird species have been recorded in Silwood Park campus since the 1940's. Historical data came from a series of cards where sightings of bird species were reported over the years. Most cards include late 1940’s and 1950’s observations.
The species list has been updated with occasional observations by the students' Bird Watching Society, the BTO Frimley Ringing group and college research projects .
Download the Silwood Bird list (CSV) or the details of how it has been created (metadata) Write to us to access the sighting records.
This is data from surveys done by Professor Mick Crawley at Silwood Park campus from 1983 to 2015, and a list of bryophytes and liverwort collected by Master student Sinan Gurlek in 2022-2023
Find details about the Silwood Plant list or contact us to access the data.
This list includes plant, animal and fungal species reported in Silwood Park campus. Records have been put together using different types of data sources:
- Long-term experiments. Species recorded throughout the years are stated as present. Specific records for these species can be found in each experiment data sets. Data from 1992.
- Data collected from graduate and undergraduate student short term research field projects at Silwood fields since 2016. Specific records for these species can be found in each experiment data tables.
- Data from surveys done by organizations or as part of graduate courses from 2016. Additional data exist for some surveys.
- Wildlife sightings by individuals or organized groups on campus. Data from 2016.
Find here details of how the list has been created or contact us to access the data