Request survey data and BTO Data Reports

• Requesting survey data
• BTO Data Reports

Requesting survey data

If you wish to request survey data from BTO please fill in the data request form.

If you wish to request data specifically relating to the Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) please contact the WeBS Secretariat.

• Please note that we are now fulfilling requests for data for use in desk studies and Ecological Impact Assessments (non-coastal) via BTO Data Reports.

BTO Data Reports

BTO Data Reports provide rigorous scientific information to inform fieldwork decisions and desk studies for Ecological Impact Assessment of potential development sites in the UK. Reports collate comprehensive and contemporary bird distribution and abundance data from BTO's high quality ornithological datasets to identify species associated with the site at different spatial scales, and to put these in wider contexts to identify key features. 

BTO Data Reports offer a step-change in the information for consultants, their clients and planners. Previously, consultants have had to filter through extracts of thousands of raw records with little supporting information and no wider context. Now, using a GIS file of your site, a BTO Data Report will list all bird species present at or near your site in the breeding season and in winter.

The report will highlight evidence for species of conservation importance (e.g. Birds of Conservation Concern Red List) and those of statutory importance in the relevant country (e.g. Schedule 1, Schedule 1A Scotland). To further help identify important features, reports highlight species for which the site and vicinity account for a high proportion of local, regional, national or UK geographical range and population size.

BTO Data Reports provide unique insights into the bird community present in the vicinity of potential development sites, helping to guide the need for detailed field surveys and highlighting potential priorities for delivering habitat mitigation, enhancement and biodiversity net gain.

What you will get

• Small sites spanning up to four 10-km squares = £200 +VAT
• Intermediate sites spanning five to ten 10-km squares = £400 +VAT
• Large sites spanning ten to twenty 10-km squares = £600 +VAT
• Very large sites spanning more than twenty 10-km squares = £POA

Contact us or request a quote

To obtain a quote, please complete the form below. We will endeavour to provide you with a quote within 5 working days of receipt of the form and associated GIS files.

Any information you provide will be stored securely and in confidence. Please see our Terms and Conditions for further details.

• If you need more information about our Data Reports service before requesting a quote, please contact us at datarequests [at] bto.org

GIS shapefiles

To provide an accurate quote we need GIS shapefiles of your site. These can be attached to the form using the UPLOAD button below prior to form submission.

• Please include at a minimum the following shape files: *.shp, *.shx , *.dbf and *.prj 
• You will need to zip the files prior to uploading them to the form.

We cannot provide a quote without these files. If you do not submit them with the form, we will send you an email requesting them after we receive your request.

Data Report quote request form