Data Mapping | Somerset Eel Project

What is nature mapping?

Mapping nature along a river offers a rich tapestry of benefits that support environmental health, community well-being and scientific understanding including:

Biodiversity Assessment
Habitat Protection & Restoration
Water Quality & Ecosystem Health Monitoring
Flood Risk & Land Use
Planning
Community Engagement & Education
Scientific Research & Policy Making
Enhancing Recreation & Tourism.

What is the aim of the project?

Recording nature along a river acts like a living snapshot, capturing the dynamic interactions between land, water and life. It empowers communities and decision makers to nurture these vital ecosystems with insight and care. The aim of our project is to record species along the Brue and Axe corridors from source to sea and to share data collaboratively with each other.

How is the project managed?

Any data you collect should be pooled using the iNaturalist website or app. We chose iNaturalist over other providers because it operates as a nonprofit; a social network of naturalists, citizen scientists, and biologists built on the concept of mapping and sharing observations of biodiversity across the globe.

Set up iNatualist

To get started, simply create an iNaturalist account and log in. For set up information, see the tutorial, or reach out to us.

Connect to SERP

To join the project, search under the 'Community' tab for projects and select our mapping project, 'Brue & Axe River Mapping'.

Upload your data

Once you've joined the project, any records you upload through the app (in the project boundary) will be included in the mapping.

Share your data

All records uploaded to the project will be helping the global community collect data, mapping our biodiversity.

This mapping project is jointly organised by the Somerset Eel Recovery Project and The Brue Crew, and is partly based on WWF Advice