Local Experts

The list below includes all the local experts who have given their permission to be contacted for further information or identifications, please note that ALL data searches should be addressed to the SER Office, not to the individual recorders.

• For any taxonomic group not listed please either search the list of national organisations or contact the SER Office who will try to find the information you require.
• CR following a contact’s name indicates they are considered the county recorder for the group either officially or unofficially.

National Organisations

The Staffordshire Biodiversity Action Plan maintains a list of national organisations, so I do not propose to duplicate that information here

• SBAP List of Species Interest Organisations

Data Searches (all taxa)

• Data searches should be addressed to the SER Office, not to the individual recorders.

Plants, Fungi & Algae

Lichens (Fungi in part)

• Ivan Pedley CR ivan.pedley@gmail.com

Mosses and Liverworts (Bryophyta)

• Martin Godfrey CR mfgodfrey49@gmail.com
• Ivan Pedley see Lichens

Vascular Plants (Tracheophyta)

• Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, The Wolseley Centre, Wolseley Bridge, Stafford ST17 0WT (Tel: 01889 880100) info@staffs-wildlife.org.uk

Vascular Cryptogams (Pteridophyta)

• Martin Godfrey see Mosses and Liverworts (covering ferns (Pteridopsida), horsetails (Equisetopside) and clubmosses (Lycopsida))

Vertebrate Groups

Amphibians and Reptiles (Amphibia & Reptilia)

• currently vacant but there is the Facebook page
• Andy Jukes – see Grasshoppers

Birds

• Nick Pomiankowski CR West Midland Bird Club staffs-recorder@westmidlandbirdclub.org.uk  @Staffs_Birds

Mammals

• Derek Crawley CR, 155a, Eccleshall Road, Stafford. ST16 1PD derek.crawley@staffordshiremammalgroup.org.uk or derekcrawley@btinternet.com

Bats (Chiroptera)

• Kelly Hopkins CR (Staffordshire Bat Group) staffsbat@gmail.com

Invertebrates

• Staffordshire Invertebrate Group, c/o Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, The Wolseley Centre, Wolseley Bridge, Stafford. ST17 0WT (Tel +44 (0)1889 880100) – If the group of invertebrates is not specifically listed below then SIG should be considered the primary contact.  Facebook

General Entomology

• Dr Dave Skingsley, Staffordshire Invertebrate Group (Secretary), c/o Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences, Staffordshire University, Leek Road, Stoke-on-Trent. ST4 2DF (Tel +44 (0)1782 295757) D.R.Skingsley@staffs.ac.uk  @bugbotherer

Insects (Uniramia, Pterygota)

Dragonflies (Odonata)

• Dave Jackson CR jacksongrus@talktalk.net

Grasshoppers (Orthoptera)

• Andy Jukes CR andy@conopsentomology.co.uk  @ConopsEnto

Beetles (Coleoptera)

• Staffordshire Ecological Record – but if anyone more qualified wants to be included please contact SER

True Bugs (Hemiptera)

• David Budworth dbud01@aol.com

Thrips (Thysanoptera)

• Ivan Pedley see Lichens

True Flies (Diptera)

• Dr Dave Skingsley – see General Entomology
• Andy Jukes – see Grasshoppers
• Malcolm Smart malcolmsmart@talktalk.net (Diptera other than Nematocera)

Caddisflies (Trichoptera)

• Dr Ian Wallace, UK Caddis Recording Scheme recorder@staffsmoths.org.uk

Moths (Lepidoptera)

• David Emley CR recorder@staffsmoths.org.uk

Butterflies (Lepidoptera)

• John Bryan (Butterfly Conservation) johnpbryan15@aol.com

Bees, Wasps and Ants (Hymenoptera:Aculeata)

• Andy Jukes CR – see Grasshoppers

Sawflies (Hymenoptera:Symphyta)

• Andrew Halstead ahalstead44@btinternet.com

Snails, et al (Mollusca)

• Roy Gillibrand CR – roy.gillibrand@dsl.pipex.com
• Dr Dave Skingsley – see General Entomology

Spiders, et al (Arachnida)

• John Stanney johndstanney@gmail.com (Spiders (Araneae), harvestmen (Opiliones) and false scorpions (Pseudoscorpiones))

Acari

• Ivan Pedley see Lichens (covering Ticks (Acari, Ixodidae))

Crustaceans (Crustacea)

Woodlice (Isopoda)

• Staffordshire Ecological Record