Tender: Development of Hydrological Monitoring Network — North Solent National Nature Reserve

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Natural England is seeking a supplier for a conceptual hydrological model and recommendations for siting a network of dipwells at North Solent NNR as part of its Long Term Monitoring Network. The LTMN has been collecting ecosystem data since 2010 across 37 sites, most of which are National Nature Reserves, with approximately 50 permanent vegetation plots and 5 permanent soil plots at each site. This contract requires production of a conceptual hydrological model for North Solent NNR, which may be delivered as a desk-based assessment using existing information or via a site visit if appropriate, and advice on suitable dipwell locations relative to the permanent vegetation plots likely to be impacted by hydrological change.