Your choice of methods will depend on the sorts of questions you need to answer or phenomena that you are seeking to understand. Different methods are revealing of different understandings of value and relationships to place.

Using multiple methods in combination helps build-up a deeper understanding of the range of practices and values related to the sites. Providing a range of options for engagement also can help overcome (some!) barriers to participation.

That different methods choices can result in different understanding and engagement emphasises the need for critical reflection on what the methods selected might not reveal or who might be excluded by the choices made. This includes practical considerations regarding where, when and how people will be asked to participate.