The UK’s landscapes have transformed dramatically over time, with many habitats lost or degraded. Lost Habitats uses AI to analyse historical maps, revealing where diverse ecosystems like woodlands and wetlands once thrived. This insight is crucial for guiding today’s restoration efforts, improving biodiversity, and addressing environmental challenges. By understanding the past, we can better restore the natural environments needed for a sustainable future.
As we face the growing impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss, there has never been a more pressing need to understand where we’ve come from, in order to build a sustainable future.
Discover the roots of nature recovery
Use historical data to uncover lost ecosystems and guide targeted rewilding and conservation efforts, ensuring projects are rooted in a clear understanding of past biodiversity.
Conservation and Biodiversity Restoration
Support land management and planning teams by integrating Lost Habitats data to align with BNG requirements, helping to create long-term, sustainable land-use plans.
Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) Planning
Quickly screen and assess sites across England, Scotland, and Wales using annually updated habitat data, enabling faster, more informed decision-making for landowners, developers, and conservationists.
Rapid Environmental Assessments
Leverage historical insights to connect past landscapes with future restoration strategies, helping shape landscape recovery and habitat preservation efforts that are informed by centuries of change.
Strategic Landscape and Nature Recovery
Effortless Integration
& Tailored Delivery
Lost Habitats is designed to fit seamlessly into your workflow.
Available as a comprehensive report, it provides an overview of key habitats—Woodlands, Wetlands, Pastures, Boundaries, and Ponds—offering clear insights into how these habitats have changed over time. This at-a-glance format is ideal for quick decision-making and landscape assessments.
For those needing a more integrated solution, Lost Habitats is also available as a WFTS, allowing you to plug it directly into your GIS system. This enables in-depth analysis of habitat changes, helping to inform detailed landscape recovery and conservation plans with ease.
The first national digital model of historical habitats
Access comprehensive habitat data, offering a unique national perspective for environmental restoration.
200 Years of Habitat Change at Your Fingertips
Explore centuries of habitat transformations, from woodlands to wetlands, to support data-driven recovery strategies.
Seamless GIS Integration
Integrate effortlessly into your existing GIS systems, providing instant access to habitat insights and analysis.
Bespoke trained AI for Habitat Analysis
Unlock unprecedented insights, such as how woodland and wetland connectivity has evolved over time, providing valuable data for targeted restoration efforts.
Gain insights into historical landscape changes, helping inform decisions about land use, conservation, and sustainable management. By understanding habitat shifts and new developments, you can better plan for restoration, enhance ecosystem services, and meet environmental stewardship goals.
Landowners &
Asset Managers
Track habitat changes over time, revealing patterns of loss, maintenance, and transformation. These insights help ecologists and conservationists design targeted conservation strategies, prioritize restoration areas, and guide future biodiversity recovery efforts.
Ecologists & Conservationists
A critical tool for developing Local Nature Recovery Strategies and meeting Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirements. Lost Habitats enables local authorities and planners to assess habitat changes over time, driving urgent, sustainable development plans and long-term environmental protection strategies.
Local
Authorities
Critical Insight across Industry
