diff --git a/core/views/new_hole.py b/core/views/new_hole.py
index 0782dfea..18e31657 100644
--- a/core/views/new_hole.py
+++ b/core/views/new_hole.py
@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@ class NewHoleForm(forms.Form):
     tag_text = forms.CharField(label="Exact text on tag if placed, or seen in-place", 
         widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'placeholder': 'e.g.  29 CUCC 35'}),
         max_length=50, required=False)
-    # Naming
+    # Naming 
     proposed_name = forms.CharField(label="Proposed Cave Name, can easily be changed later", 
+        widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'placeholder': 
+            'e.g.  Schreckliches Mordverlies '}),
         max_length=90, required=True)
     
     # Discovery
@@ -70,8 +72,11 @@ class NewHoleForm(forms.Form):
         label="Time of GPS reading", 
         widget=forms.TimeInput(attrs={'type': 'time'})
     )
-    gps_screenshot = forms.BooleanField(label="Screenshot taken of GPSTest while GPS device in situ?", required=False)
-    gps_photo = forms.BooleanField(label="Photo taken of GPS device in situ with view of entrance?", required=False)
+    gps_screenshot = forms.BooleanField(label="Screenshot taken of GPSTest while GPS device in situ?", 
+        initial=True,
+        required=False)
+    gps_photo = forms.BooleanField(label="Photo taken of GPS device in situ with view of entrance?", 
+         initial=True, required=False)
     
     # Navigation
     dist_to_ent = forms.FloatField(label="Distance from GPS to entrance (m)",
@@ -83,11 +88,13 @@ class NewHoleForm(forms.Form):
     
     # Status & Surveys
     is_explored = forms.BooleanField(label="Exploration complete?", required=False)
-    ug_survey_done = forms.BooleanField(label="Survex data recorded?", required=False)
+    ug_survey_done = forms.BooleanField(label="Survex data recorded?",  initial=True, required=False)
     
     # Media: Entrance Photo (Replaced dropdown with checkboxes)
-    photo_ent_no = forms.BooleanField(label="Entrance photos ?", required=False)
-    photo_ent_who = forms.CharField(label="Who has photos of entrance, tag and GPS?", required=False)
+    photo_ent_no = forms.BooleanField(label="Entrance photos ?",  initial=True, required=False)
+    photo_ent_who = forms.CharField(label="Who has photos of entrance, tag and GPS?", 
+        widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'placeholder': 'e.g.   c densham'}),
+        required=False)
 
     # Entrance description and approach
     entrance_description = forms.CharField(