Coastal Communities Network
Scotland

External resources and useful links

Many organisations have created some great resources which can help communities to work on restoration projects, survey their local coastline, and collect useful data. Below are some resources which are useful for restoration and monitoring projects.

Restoration resources

SMEEF Restoration toolkit – This gives a comprehensive overview of frequently asked questions across several key areas of restoration: restoration and enhancement, permissions and licensing, monitoring, funding and engagement..

NatureScot Marine Restoration and Enhancement webpage: This gives an overview of the terminology associated with marine restoration and signposts to other restoration resources..

NatureScot guidance and recommendations for native oyster enhancement projects in Scotland

Photo credit: Kilchoan Estate

Image of coastal cliffs

Weather, tides and locations

OS Locate App – this simple and reliable app for iOS and Android shows your position and elevation through converting your GPS location to Ordinance Survey grid references.

Windy – Windy is a webpage designed for outdoor sports and activities. It can show wind speed, wave speed, sea temperature etc. , .

BBC Tide Tables – this service shows tide times across Scotland up to seven days in advance..

Scotland, Kelp forests, FFI, blue carbon, carbon, seaweed

Species identification

Merlin Bird ID – This app identifies bird species, both through step-by-step visual identification and through bird calls.

SEEK species ID – this app uses image recognition technology it identify plants and animals.

NatureScot Scottish Biodiversity List – this list contains all the species considered to be of principal importance for biodiversity conservation in Scotland

Surveying and recording

NatureScot Community-led Marine Biodiversity Monitoring Handbook – this useful handbook is Scotland’s first ‘how to’ guide for community-led marine biodiversity survey and monitoring, containing various survey methods and data forms to help you collect scientifically useful data

iRecord – this free app allows you to record any species on the go and contribute to biodiversity data, providing scientists with important new information. This can also be used offline.

iNaturalist app: this all is similar to iRecord, and allows you to record plants and animals, crowdsource identifications, and build your knowledge of nature and biodiversity.