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Search the libraryAll formatsAll formats Reset filters [![Former industrial site and green riverbank](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/fieldwork/images/demo/brownfield.jpg?width=1672&height=941&name=brownfield.jpg)](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/resources/site-briefing-guide?hsLang=en) Guide / Land8 minute read ### [The early-stage site briefing checklist](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/resources/site-briefing-guide?hsLang=en) The information that helps a consultant understand your site, your decision and your timescale. [Explore resource](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/resources/site-briefing-guide?hsLang=en) [![Coastal habitat and boardwalk](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/fieldwork/images/demo/coast.jpg?width=1672&height=941&name=coast.jpg)](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/insights/ecology-programme?hsLang=en) Article / Ecology6 minute read ### [Make space for ecology in your programme](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/insights/ecology-programme?hsLang=en) A project planning conversation about survey scope, access and seasonal information needs. 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Try another topic or reset the filters. ![Riverside development site](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/fieldwork/images/demo/brownfield.jpg?width=1672&height=941&name=brownfield.jpg) FIELD NOTES / 01 ### The site briefing checklist A field guide for project teams THE SITE BRIEFING GUIDE ## A better brief starts here. A concise checklist to help you gather useful information before the first environmental project conversation. - ↗Define the decision your project depends on - ↗Bring together the information you already have - ↗Make scope, access and timing part of the brief [Read the guide](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/resources/site-briefing-guide?hsLang=en) EVENTS & CONVERSATIONS ## Keep the conversation going. Short sessions that make room for useful questions and a wider perspective. 12 NOV 2026 Online conversation ### Environmental scoping, before the design is fixed How to define a useful environmental brief and bring specialists into the early project stages. [Explore the session](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/events/environmental-scoping?hsLang=en) ON DEMAND Field notes ### Reading a site with the whole team A written guide to connecting land, ecology and water questions around a shared brief. [Read the guide](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/resources/site-briefing-guide?hsLang=en) Illustrative events for the Fieldwork theme demo. No registration is required. YOUR NEXT PROJECT ## Let us look at the bigger picture. Tell us where you are starting and what you need to understand. [Start a conversation](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/project-brief?hsLang=en)[Meet our team](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/team?hsLang=en) ## Good decisions start with a conversation. 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