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Wild About Glasgow
Wild About Glasgow - How can I contribute?
Be a wildlife spotter
We need to know all about the wildlife in Glasgow, and you can help us to record it. If you see anything of interest, please let us know about it.
What to do if you spot something
Send in all the information on our special recording forms.
Species list
We would like to receive records of any wildlife you see in Glasgow or the surrounding area. However, as part of the Wild About Glasgow display in Kelvingrove Museum, we would especially like records of specific species.
View the species list
You can view the list of species by following the link under Related Information on the right hand side of this page.
Download the species list
You can download the species list in PDF format by following the link under Related Downloads on the right hand side of this page. You will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to download and view the file. You can download the software for free by following the link to Adobe's website.
How to get a recording form
Download it
You can download the form by following the link on the right hand side of this page. You will need to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to download and view the file. You can download the software for free by following the link to Adobe's website.
By post
Biological Records, Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, 200 Woodhead Road, South Nitshill Industrial Estate, Glasgow G53 7NN.
You can also email the information to us at biological.records@csglasgow.org
Please tell us the following information:
- what animal or plant you saw
- where you saw it (please be as precise as possible - a grid reference or postcode would be very helpful)
- when you saw it
- any other information – numbers, observations etc.
Send us any photographs or videos you may have taken of the wildlife you spotted. You can also send us photographs of yourself too, if you want to. You can either post it to us, or email it as an attachment. Attachments should be no larger than 15MB, and should be emailed to: biological.records@csglasgow.org
What happens next?
After checking the information you send us, we will then enter it into a computerised database, and will only use the information for nature conservation, research, education and public information purposes. The information remains your property at all times, and we will not disclose your contact details to anyone.
If you are happy for your details and all associated wildlife records to be stored on a computerised database, and for it to be used in the Wild About Glasgow display within Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, your records will then be added to the maps in the interactive in the Scotland's Wildlife gallery.
Some individual sightings will be featured in the interactive, so your name and the information on wildlife you have supplied us may appear in the interactive in the gallery at a future date.
Other areas
We would like to know about the wildlife outside Glasgow as well. We welcome records from East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde and Argyll & Bute.
However, we regret that we can not include them in the current displays in Kelvingrove, as these only relate to the City of Glasgow.
For further information, please contact:
Biological Records
Glasgow Museums Resource Centre
200 Woodhead Road
South Nitshill Industrial Estate
Glasgow
G53 7NN
Email biological.records@csglasgow.org
Web www.glasgowmuseums.com/wildaboutglasgow
Glasgow Museums gratefully acknowledges the support of Scottish Natural Heritage in the running of the Local Biological Records Centre.
You can find out more about Scottish Natural Heritage from their website: www.snh.org.uk
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Argyle Street
Glasgow
G3 8AG
Phone 0141 276 9599
Text phone 0141 276 9500 or 0141 276 9511
Fax 0141 276 9540.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is located in picturesque Kelvin Park in the popular west end of the city.
Opening hours
Monday to Thursday and Saturday 10am to 5pm, Friday and Sunday 11am to 5pm.
By Subway
Five minutes' walk from Kelvin Hall Subway station.
By rail
Fifteen minutes' walk from Partick rail station.
By bus
First Bus services 9, 16, 18, 42, 62 and 64 all stop outside Kelvingrove.
Facilities
Free guided tours; gallery shops; café; male and female toilets; wheelchair access; pay and display parking.
Access information
You can find a range of access information on our Access page.
Travel information
Use the Traveline Scotland journey planner below to find public transport journeys from any place in Scotland to or from Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
