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Forests and Parkland

Forests and parklands support community wellbeing and the environment by providing clean air, water, wildlife habitats, and recreation spaces. They also boost the economy through tourism, timber, and ecosystem services while strengthening cultural identity and community pride.

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However, managing forests and parklands is a complex task. It requires balancing conservation, recreation, and economic use, while protecting ecosystems from threats such as climate change, invasive species, and overuse. Waywyser provides the digital tools that help communities, NGOs, and governments to plan, monitor, and sustain forest and parkland resources for the long term.

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Key Forest & Parkland Solutions that Waywyser Helps to Manage

Habitat & Ecosystem Mapping (biodiversity corridors, sensitive zones, wetlands).
Park Infrastructure Management (trails, facilities, signage, visitor centres).
Recreation & Access Planning (hiking, camping, nature walks, outdoor learning).
Conservation Monitoring (invasive species, erosion, habitat restoration).
Carbon & Climate Services (tracking carbon sequestration, reforestation efforts).
Community Engagement (citizen science, volunteer programmes, cultural heritage links).

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Funding Opportunities

Forests and parklands benefit from a wide variety of funding sources—including EU environmental and climate funds, reforestation grants, carbon credit markets, and national parks development schemes. Many programmes require applicants to demonstrate measurable environmental, social, and economic benefits. Waywyser strengthens these applications by providing data-driven evidence and reporting tools that showcase impact. With Waywyser, organisations can secure funding and deliver sustainable management of forests and parklands that benefit both people and nature.

Waywyser Features to manage Agricultural Land

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Mobile GIS Reporting

Record forest conditions, invasive species, or parkland hazards directly from the field, ensuring issues are captured and reported in real time.

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Geo-located Finding Submission

Submissions are linked to exact map coordinates, supporting precise monitoring of habitats, facilities, or conservation zones.

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Task Creation and Escalation

Reports can be turned into actionable tasks—whether repairing a damaged footpath, addressing an invasive species outbreak, or scheduling a habitat survey.

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Custom Form Building

Design tailored forms for forest inventories, tree health assessments, or visitor surveys, ensuring data collection aligns with local management needs.

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Third-Party Integration

Integrate with forestry databases, national park systems, and GIS platforms (such as ESRI) to streamline biodiversity and parkland data management.

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Asset Management

Keep track of park and forest assets—benches, bridges, signage, monitoring stations—ensuring they are safe, functional, and well-maintained.

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Traffic Monitoring

Measure visitor usage patterns to balance public access with conservation priorities, helping prevent overcrowding or ecological damage.

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Preventative Maintenance

Schedule regular inspections for trails, park facilities, or forest roads, reducing long-term repair costs and improving visitor safety.

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Offline Maps

Enable teams to collect and update forest and parkland data in remote areas without coverage, syncing seamlessly once reconnected.

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Custom Overlays

Overlay data on biodiversity, land ownership, or cultural heritage sites, enabling managers to balance conservation with recreation and development.

Let us help you achieve your monitoring and management goals.

Contact us using the web form, or email us at info@evolvetech.ie

We’ve already successfully trialled WayWyser with 12 out of 13 rural recreation officers in Ireland who are rolling it out on their trails.

Landowners in the MacGillycuddy Reeks EIP agri-environmental project are surveying walkers with WayWyser.

Forum Connemara EIP is using WayWyser to monitor and record invasive species.