1 Amanda Arnold (Queen Mary's University, London) advised on aquatic invertebrates;

      2 Joanna Bagniewska, Sandra Baker, Hannah Dugdale, and Stephen Ellwood (WildCRU, University of Oxford) gave advice on survey techniques for mammals;

      3 Katherine Boughey and the Bat Conservation Trust gave advice on monitoring bats;

      4 Philip Briggs (Bat Conservation Trust) provided helpful discussions on bats;

      5 Mary Brierley, David Groom, and Sue Hutchinson (Manchester Metropolitan University – MMU) helped with technical details and supplied equipment for many of the images;

      6 Dave Brooks (Rothamsted Research) provided material on CCA;

      7 Paul Chipman (MMU) contributed to mammal sampling and statistics;

      8 Suzanne Clark, John Cussans and Sue Welham (Rothamsted Research) advised on mixed effects models;

      9 Rod Cullen (MMU) discussed sampling invertebrates;

      10 Cathy Delaney (MMU) advised on soil sampling;

      11 Mike Dobson (Freshwater Biological Association) advised on aquatic invertebrates;

      12 Mark Elgar (University of Melbourne) commented on the proposal for the book;

      13 Alan Fielding (MMU) advised on Chapter 5;

      14 Chris Goldspink (MMU) advised on fish sampling;

      15 Mark Grantham, David Leech, Rob Robinson (BTO) supplied information on birds;

      16 Ed Harris (MMU) advised on sampling amphibians and reptiles;

      17 Paul Hart (Leicester University) supplied information on electrofishing;

      18 Øyvind Hammer (Paleontological Museum, University of Oslo) discussed applications within the PAST software package;

      19 Martin Hartup (Burnham Beeches) provided information on, and practical experience of, reptile sampling;

      20 Alison Haughton (Rothamsted Research) provided internet information, alerted us to the less obvious information sources, and contributed to Chapter 6;

      21 Mike Hounsome (University of Manchester) advised on bird sampling and statistics;

      22 Martin Jones and Stuart Marsden (MMU) advised on bird sampling;

      23 Jonathan Lageard (MMU) advised on tree coring;

      24 Mark Langan (MMU) commented on Chapter 1 and provided information on aquatic invertebrate sampling and statistics;

      25 Les May (MMU) provided guidelines on field notebooks and advised on sampling using animal sounds;

      26 Jacqui Morrison (MMU) advised on camera trapping;

      27 Ed Mountford (JNCC) contributed towards the forest techniques section, especially mensuration;

      28 Richard Preziosi (University of Manchester/MMU) commented on the proposal for the book and discussed various sampling and statistical methods;

      29 Liz Price (MMU) helped with plant sampling;

      30 Helen Read (Burnham Beeches) advised on Chapters 1–3;

      31 Ian Rotherham (Sheffield Hallam University) commented on the proposal for the book;

      32 Robin Sen (MMU) advised on microbial techniques;

      33 Emma Shaw (MMU) advised on sampling and monitoring spiders;

      34 Rob Sheldon (RSPB) was helpful when preparing the bird section;

      35 Dave Shuker (University of Edinburgh) commented on the proposal for the book;

      36 Richard Small and David Wilkinson (Liverpool John Moores University) commented on the proposal for the book and on Chapters 1–3;

      37 Graham Smith (MMU) advised on GIS and remote sensing;

      38 Nigel Stork (University of Melbourne) provided information on fogging;

      39 Rob Strachan (Environment Agency for Wales) gave insights into less well‐known survey techniques for mammals;

      40 Michelle Tobin (University of Hull) commented on the proposal for the book;

      41 Derek Yalden (University of Manchester) advised on mammal sampling.

      1 Henry Andrews, Katharine Clayton, Oliver Haines, and Thomas Hamilton Koch (Bat Tree Habitat Key Project – BTHKP) and Steaphan Hazell (NHBS) – bat tree‐roost net;

      2 Karen Anderson (University of Exeter) – lightweight drones;

      3 Amanda Arnold (Queen Mary University of London) – aquatic invertebrates;

      4 Chris Bennett (Rothamsted Research) – plants;

      5 Dan Blumgart (Rothamsted Research and Lancaster University) – moth traps;

      6 David Brown (University of Cardiff) – snakes;

      7 Friederike Clever (MMU) – coral reef fish poster;

      8 Jordan Cuff (Cardiff University) – DNA metabarcoding;

      9 Robin Curtis (University of Exeter) – butterflies;

      10 Jenny Jacobs (Rothamsted Research) – bees;

      11 Vicky Larcombe (née Oglivy) (Froglife) – tree frogs;

      12 Erica McAlister (Natural History Museum, London) – insects;

      13 Stuart Marsden (MMU) – parrots;

      14 Helen Read (Burnham Beeches) – trees;

      15 Jo Setchell (University of Durham) – mandrills;

      16 Emma Shaw (MMU) – tarantulas;

      17 Roisin Stanbrook (University of Central Florida) – dung beetles;

      18 Christopher Todd (University of St Andrews) – barnacles;

      19 Gareth Williams (Bangor University) – marine microbes;

      20 Ian Winfield (CEH, Lancaster) – fish;

      21 Matt Zeale (University of Bristol) – bats.