At FIND we’ve created a new website which we think will be a useful tool for anyone involved in wildlife surveys.

sketchmap.co.uk is a unique website where people can quickly create maps and then add sightings and other information. It’s designed to be easy to use – so there’s no logging-in and no special software or training is necessary. Users can simply make a map and share it in seconds.

Sketchmap’s features include:
• six different drawing tools, including a fun freehand ‘sketch’ function
• four different map backgrounds including Google and Ordnance Survey
• ‘copy link’ function for sharing maps
• PDF option for printing

To create a map users simply go to the appropriate map location, choose a background, then draw, write or add symbols. Clicking the ‘copy link’ icon allows them to paste a link to their map into an email or to Facebook/Twitter etc.

To view a map users click on the link. If they want to make any changes they can unlock the map using the ‘padlock’ icon. This new map can then be shared using the ‘copy link’ icon.

A lot of work has gone into creating http://www.sketchmap.co.uk and we’re keen to let people know about it.

With kind regards

Pamela

Feel free to add the link

There’s also the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) Birdtrack scheme, as well as Butterfly Conservation’s butterfly monitoring programme.