WaterNet Data Hub
Access our research and monitoring data and add your own
Our philosophy has always been to make our results freely available for the benefit of freshwater wildlife. These maps show the results of our monitoring work across the UK’s freshwater wildlife habitats.
We also collect data on freshwater species and you can submit your records for one of the surveys below.
Submit your own data
Many ecologists, freshwater conservationists and volunteer citizen scientists get involved in our monitoring work by providing us with data on clean water and freshwater species across England and Wales. We are very grateful to everyone who supports our mission to protect and restore freshwater habitats.
PondNet Spawn Survey
Get involved in our biggest citizen science project and help us find out when and where amphibians are breeding.
Survey runs 1st December to 31st May.
Clean water monitoring
Add your data on nitrogen and phosphorous to help us monitor the water quality in ponds across England and Wales.
Pond quality surveys
Use the PSYM (the Predictive SYstem for Multimetrics) method to assess a pond or small lake in England and Wales.
Freshwater plant species surveys
Help us update national records of freshwater plants, including rare and threatened species.
Amphibian species surveys
Help us update national records of Common Toad and Common Frog,
Freshwater invertebrate species surveys
Help us update national records of freshwater invertebrates, including rare and threatened species.