About SHORE

SHORE (Sharing Habitat and Outdoor Recreation Expertise) is a private online community for people whose work involves managing recreation around sensitive habitats and species.

It was set up so that practitioners can share practical experience, ask questions, and learn from projects elsewhere in the country. Typical topics include visitor engagement, disturbance to birds and other wildlife, dog walking, signage, monitoring, legislation and mitigation strategies.

The idea came out of the national mitigation meet-up in Portsmouth in 2025. Discussions there kept returning to the same themes: coordinating at a national level, working together across organisations, sharing expertise and resources, and avoiding duplication of work that someone else has already done.

Who can join

Membership is open to professionals in this field, including rangers and wardens, access and mitigation officers, ecologists, planners and policy staff. Members work for local authorities, statutory bodies, charities, landowners and consultancies.

Every request is reviewed by the SHORE team before an account is activated. If you have a question about joining, email [email protected].

Who runs SHORE

SHORE is built and run by Outdoor Technology Ltd and is provided free of charge. You can reach the team at [email protected].