Resources for Counters and Local Organisers

 

Annual Reports

Click here to dowload the latest WeBS Annual Report

Click here to access past WeBS Annual Reports

Guide to the WeBS online 'Search and Download' facility

Click here to download a guidance booklet (399KB pdf)

WeBS Newsletter

The latest WeBS Newsletter will be available online soon

Click here to access past WeBS Newsletters

WeBS Counter Handbook

The WeBS Counter Handbook should detail all you need to know in order to carry out WeBS counts. It is divided into several sections. In the first section a general overview and background of WeBS is given. The second section describes the WeBS methodology and counting techniques to be used. The third section describes how to complete a recording form. The fourth section is a glossary and the fifth sections describes which species should be counted and the BTO codes used for each of these species

Click here to dowload part 1: General Information (right click to save copy, 705 KB)

Click here to dowload part 2: About Core Counts (right click to save copy, 398 KB pdf)

Click here to dowload part 3: Recording form (right click to save copy, 823 KB pdf)

Click here to dowload part 4: Glossary (right click to save copy, 101KB pdf)

Click here to dowload part 5: Species and codes (right click to save copy, 1.0 MB pdf)

Throughout, counters should give due consideration to Health and Safety. Click here to dowload information on Health and Safety for volunteer fieldworkers (48 KB pdf) (right click to save copy)

Additional information for Local Organisers can be found by clicking here (532 kb) (right click to save copy)

WeBS Core Count Recording Forms

To obtain a WeBS Core Count Recording Form, click here.

WeBS Low Tide Resources

Click here to obtain a low-tide count form

Click here to obtain low-tide count instructions

Contacts

Click here to find and contact your local organiser

Click here to contact the WeBS office

LOAC

Click here to find out more about the Local Organiser Advisory Committee

 

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