The Association of Local Environmental Records Centres is a membership organisation representing LERCs across the United Kingdom.  It promotes the standing of LERCs as the definitive source of high quality, local, capture-resolution biodiversity data to inform the decision-making process, provides representation at a national and regional level and seeks to enhance the professional standing of LERCs through its Accreditation scheme.  It provides a central voice for the UK's Records Centre community and provides a support-based network of knowledge and advice for its members.  ALERC achieves this through the work of its directors, staff and members - find out more about ALERCs Aims and Objectives or our specialist ALERC Working Groups.

Find Your LERC

Local Environmental Records Centres (LERCs) are not-for-profit organisations that collect, collate and manage information on the natural environment for a defined geographic area. LERCs support and collaborate with a network of experts to ensure information is robust, and make information products and services accessible to a range of audiences including decision-makers, the public, and researchers. 

LERCs each cover a defined geographical area and this is usually a County or in some cases several Counties.  Each LERC supports biological recording, provides a range of data products and services and has a wealth of knowledge and contacts in their area.

To help you contact the relevant LERC for your needs, use our searchable map to find the LERCs and their contact details for your area of interest. Search by location name, postcode or grid reference.

 LERC Case Studies

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ALERC Membership

All Local Environmental Records Centres in the UK are encouraged to become members. 

Individual Membership is only open to those who have previously worked within an LERC and continue to have a positive interest in their development, and to volunteers who are actively working within a LERC.

Associate membership is open to satellite Records Centres, such as Geological Records Centres, where they are working in partnership with their LERC.  ​

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​​Knowledge Hub

ALERC Knowledge Hub is a space exclusive to ALERC members to be able to discuss strategic and technical matters relevant to LERCs.

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Conference

Every year ALERC hosts a conference to share experiences and set the future direction for LERCs.

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Publications and Positions

Learn more about ALERC's privacy policy and  has public positions on Open, Shared and Closed data. 

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ALERC Accreditation

ALERC accreditation inspires confidence in your LERC. Accreditation ensures standards are met and processes and procedures are in place to help develop and improve services. LERCs have received a number of benefits, both internal (in terms of their policies and process) and external (in terms of their relationships with partners). 

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