SEARCHING THE CATALOGUE
To search the species pages, enter a word or words in any of
the Search boxes on the site and click the Search button.
SEARCH TIPS
These tips are from FreeFind
who supply the search facility.
There are several ways to modify your search.
- phrase search
The search engine supports three types of phrase search.
- To match an exact phrase, use quotes around the phrase
Example: "Cherry Hinton"
- To match a near (within a couple of words) phrase,
use square brackets [around the words]
Example: [Trumpington Hauxton]
- To match a far (within several words) phrase, use
braces { around the words }
Example: {Stretham Cambridge}
- + and - qualifiers
If you prepend a word with + that word is required to be on the page.
If you prepend a word with - that word is required to not be
on the page.
Example: +always -never
- * wildcard
If a query word ends with a * all words on a page which start the same
way as that query word will match.
Example: gift*
- ? wildcard
If a query word contains a ? any character will match that position.
Example: b?g
- boolean search
You can use the following boolean operators in your search: AND, OR, NOT.
These operators MUST be in capital letters.
Example: (contact AND us) OR (about AND us)
All of these techniques can be combined: +alway* -ne??r*