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Herts Environmental Records Centre (HERC) who curate biodiversity information for the county have just hit four million records. Read on to discover more about that milestone record and how HERC's data is used to inform decison-making in our everyday lives.

Herts Environmental Records Centre (HERC), who are hosted by Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust, have recently hit four million species observation records on their database, with a colourful waxcap mushroom found in a Watford churchyard being the milestone discovery.

HERC curates biodiversity information for the county, managing, collating, and updating comprehensive data on habitats, species, and sites across Hertfordshire. The information is used for local planning, conservation and research, to help users make connections between biodiversity and the world around them.

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