Monitoring biodiversity in places you love
Have an idea or just curious ?
Join us in exploring and protecting nature on your doorstep
Have an idea or just curious ?
Join us in exploring and protecting nature on your doorstep


At AquaTerra we apply amazing science to monitor the state of natural world around us.
Our mission is to enable you to do the same whoever you are and wherever you live.

At AquaTerra we enjoy experimenting with frugal technology. Sometimes with a frugal approach you can achieve amazing things.











DNA is in the soil, the water and the air. We can capture it to reveal the amazing biodiversity all around us.
How did our river restoration project impact biodiversity ?
Which farming practices most enourage wildlife ?
Which trees attract most intertebrates ?
Which pollinators are pollinating which flowers ?
Are some birds nesting too early !
What do bats really eat ?
Do invasive crayfish eat frogs ?
Woodland passerine nestling diet and food source availabity v hatch success study.
Democtratising environmental DNA https://researchprofiles.herts.ac.uk/en/publications/bayfordbury-edna-trials-an-experiment-in-democratising-environmen
Bento Labs eDNA technology
https://bento.bio/bento-lab/environmental-dna-edna-monitoring/
Environmental DNA monitoring in the field
https://bento.bio/story/barcoding-on-a-dive-boat-with-bento-lab-and-minion/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7598690/
Files coming soon.