Short answer
The Map section of your MyHydroscape dashboard shows every submission you've ever made on an interactive map of the UK. Coloured pins by record type. Tap any pin for details.
What the pins mean
- Purple — biodiversity sightings (any species)
- Red — cormorant reports
- Blue — water quality reports
- Green — deterrent logs
- Night-blue — roost counts
Legend is shown on the map itself. Tap any pin to see the full submission record: species, count, photo, date, time, notes.
Map controls
- Zoom — pinch on touch, scroll on desktop, or use the + / − controls
- Pan — drag to move around
- Recenter — double-tap to zoom to fit all your pins
- Filter — tap a type in the legend to toggle that record category on/off
Why this view is useful
The map does three things that the list view doesn't:
- Shows patterns. Clusters of sightings reveal the waters you visit most. Gaps show where you don't.
- Spots errors. A pin in the middle of the North Sea when you've never been near it usually means a what3words typo or a GPS misread. Worth going back to fix.
- Tells a story. A year's worth of records laid out geographically is a map of your own fishing, your own walks, your own year outdoors in a way nothing else captures.
Privacy
The map is your private view — only you see it. The Live Data Map is the public version that shows aggregated, anonymised records from all contributors (without your name attached).
Tips
- Use it to find gaps. Noticing you've only got records from Nottinghamshire? Time for a trip.
- Review records at the end of a session. It's quicker to catch mistakes on the map than scrolling a list.
- Show it off. The map is the single best thing to share with a fishing mate or club committee considering signing up.
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