Great Crested Newt eDNA Habitat Suitability Index Pond Surveys for District Level Licensing 2017, 2018, 2019

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The eDNA surveys for great crested newts were undertaken following the methodology contained in the Technical Advice Note WC1067 (2014). Habitat suitability surveys were conducted following the Amphibian and Reptile Groups of the United Kingdom Advice Note 5 (2010). Ponds to be surveyed were identified using OS MasterMap® Topography Layer. This data is used to help build great crested species distribution models for District Level Licensing and will be updated annually with survey data generated through the monitoring of District Level Licensing compensation habitat. Datasets used:• OS Mastermap (Ordnance Survey)• NATMap (National Soil Resources Institute - Cranfield University)• Land Cover Map 2015 (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology)• Rural Land Registry (Rural Payments Agency)• GCN Class Licence Survey Returns England (NE)Acknowledgements:Any report, map, chart or image describing work which involves the use of NSRI’s NATMap data and CEH’s LCM data should reference the dataset and acknowledge NSRI and/or CEH as the source.