Resources
Books and Equipment
SBRC has an extensive collection of books and other literature which you are welcome to browse. If you like, books from our library can be borrowed on short-term loans.
For anyone looking to increase their knowledge of a subject, it may be possible to use or borrow equipment such as nets, pots, hand lenses, etc. to help with field work. Microscopes are available for use in our office on request. Contact us for more information.
Training Courses
We provide training courses each year for anyone who wants to improve their knowledge of Shetland’s biodiversity. These expert-led courses have proved to be very popular in the past and many new species have been added to the Shetland list as a result. For more information on past and future courses click here.
Leaflets
SBRC has produced several leaflets to help you to identify and record insects and animals which you may see around the islands. These are available to download as PDFs below. For more information 
check out the surveys page.
• Bumblebees front, back
• Butterflies front, back
• Land Mammals front, back
• Marine Plants front, back
• Wanted front, back
• Nature's Calendar front, back
• Nesting Birds and the Redd Up front, back, data sheet
• Rocky Shore Animals front, back, data sheet
Data Request Service
The data that we collate is available to anyone from academic institutions and consultants to community groups and the general public. This is a free service except where data are to be used for commercial purposes. Contact us if you would like to make a request for data.
Publications
Shetland Lichens - Kery Dalby and Claire Dalby
Rare Plants of Shetland - Walter Scott, Paul Harvey, Roger Riddington and Morag Fisher
