8. Where to Get Advice

• Local authority archaeologist
• Local Historic Environment Record (HER) officer
• Local Historic Environment Records (HERs). Heritage asset information and records held by the local authority. It is essential to consult directly with the HER officer as not all records are available online or up-to-date.
• Historic England regional offices that will need to be contacted where the project area contains, or where works are likely to affect the setting or hydrogeology of, a Scheduled Monument
• Historic England’s science advisors
• Natural England’s historic environment advisors
• Natural England Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme peatlandscheme@naturalengland.org.uk
• Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS). Area-based reporting scheme for archaeological objects, through the Finds Liaison Officer (FLO)
• Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA). Professional body representing archaeologists in the UK (and overseas) where you can find accredited heritage individuals and Registered Organisations (ROs)

Other organisations and special interest/research groups UK-based & International

• IUCN UK Peatland Programme
• Quaternary Research Association (QRA): Peatland Ecosystems and Time (PEaT)
• British Ecological Society (BES): Peatlands Research Group
• International Peat Society (IPS)
• International Mires Conservation Group (IMCG)
• Global Peatlands Initiative (GPI)

Data sources

• Local Historic Environment Records (HERs). Heritage asset information and records held by the local authority. It is essential to consult directly with the HER officer as not all records are available online or up-to-date.
• National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Details of sites protected by statutory historic environment designations (e.g. Scheduled Monuments and listed assets)
• Historic England Heritage at Risk (HAR). Register annually updated list of the most important heritage assets at risk of damage or loss (Some risks such as erosion, dewatering and scrub, and tree growth may be addressed via peatland restoration).
• Historic England Research report series database. Online open library of Historic England (and formerly as English Heritage) research reports
• Historic England Aerial Archaeology Mapping Explorer. Tool to explore archaeology that has been identified, mapped and recorded in England
• National Trust Heritage Records Online. The National Trust’s archaeological and historic building database
• Archaeology Data Service (ADS). Online repository of digital heritage data (reports, site data, library)
• Online access to the index of archaeological investigations (OASIS). Information on archaeological investigations can be submitted through OASIS V – uploaded reports will automatically be accessible via the ADS’ Grey Literature Library
• Aerial photographs - Historic England Archive; Britain from Above
• The Aerial Photograph Explorer (APEX)
• British Geological Survey (BGS). Online geological maps (Geology of Britain) and borehole records (GeoIndex) 
• National Library of Scotland Multiple datasets (lidar, maps, BGS bedrock, and more)
• Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside (MAGIC). The online, publicly accessible GIS bringing together geographic datasets from across the UK 
• Defra Data Services Platform Publicly-available data – including lidar from the Environment Agency
• ArcGIS online Natural England open data – including peat condition e.g. The Peat Layer: England Peat Status Green House Gas and Carbon Storage

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