Before you begin to complete this form you should know or have ready:
- details of your licence and any accredited agents
- survey information from when you used licensable methods, regardless of whether or not you found great crested newts
- the total number of great crested newts you found or captured at a water body (for example, a pond or lake) using each method across all the surveys there – and the peak count of great crested newts on any one survey
- the Habitat Suitability Index scores and any records of native amphibians or non-native species, if noted during your surveys
- details of any welfare concerns such as killed or injured newts