The Live Data Map at public_dashboard is the open public map of every record submitted to Hydroscape, UK and beyond — cormorant sightings, biodiversity records, water quality reports, roost counts, and deterrent logs. Anyone can view it, no login required. Filter by category and species.
Every record submitted through any Hydroscape tool appears on the map as a coloured pin:
- Red — cormorant sightings
- Purple — biodiversity records
- Blue — water quality reports
- Green — deterrent logs
- Night-blue — roost counts
Pins cluster at zoom-out to keep the map readable. Zoom in and the clusters break apart into individual records. Tap any pin for summary details of that submission: species, date and position. The what3words address is not shown in the popup.
Two filter dimensions, both in the sidebar:
- Filter by category — show/hide any combination of the five record types
- Filter by species — show only records for a specific species (e.g. just Red Kite sightings, just Signal Crayfish records, just Cormorant reports)
You can combine them — e.g. show only cormorant records filtered to Great Cormorant.
Below the map, the page also shows:
- National totals — total submissions, unique species, counties covered, records by type
- Top reporting regions — which parts of the UK have the highest density of records
- Recent activity — the most recent submissions across the platform
- Category breakdown — the split of records across the five types
These update live as new records come in.
Because the whole point of the platform is that angler and naturalist observations should be visible and useful, not hidden behind logins. A researcher, a rivers trust worker, a journalist, or a fishery manager curious about a region should be able to see the national data at a glance, without jumping through hoops.
- Personal details. No names, no accounts, just anonymous records.
- The what3words address. It is not drawn on the map, although it is present in the record behind it.
- Roost and colony counts. Records from the Roost Count tool are not on the public map at all. They are visible only to the person who submitted them, and to Hydroscape.
The position itself is not reduced. A pin sits where the submitter put it, at whatever precision their device managed.