Seven tools, from desk study to the final map.
Each tool works on its own, and they follow the order of a typical job: find out what's on and around the site, plan when to survey, then map what you found.
Desk study
What's protected on and around the site, and which species carry legal protection.
Statutory designated sites
Ramsar, SAC, SPA, SSSI and LNR sites across Great Britain on one map, with what each designation means and how the law protects it in each country.
Priority habitats and ancient trees
Priority habitat inventories for England and Wales and the Woodland Trust's Ancient Tree Inventory, on the same map and in the same buffer search.
UK Species Register
Every species on a UK or country priority list, named in wildlife protection law or listed as invasive, with the exact law, schedule and country for each listing.
Survey planning
When each survey can be done, and whether the weather will allow it.
In the field
Pocket guides to identify what you find while you're out surveying.
Mapping and reporting
Consistent, readable figures for your report.
Suggest an idea or report a problem
Tell us what would make these tools more useful in your work: a missing species or dataset, a new tool, a figure that looks wrong, or something that didn't work.
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