Seagrasses offer a plethora of ecosystem services including coastal protection, carbon sequestration and fisheries nursery habitat yet are undergoing dramatic declines worldwide highlighting the need for efficient and effective seagrass restoration. Seagrass restoration is a relatively new and rapidly growing field and as such exactly how and where we should undertake restoration is still relatively unknown. Habitat suitability modelling is a common technique employed to identify possible seagrass restoration sites; however, this approach uses seagrass presence/absence as training data and fails to take into consideration the ecosystem altering attributes of healthy seagrass meadows. Current seagrass restoration efforts also often show highly site-specific results, suggesting that site selection is vital for successful restoration. To improve seagrass restoration this study undertakes a hierarchical approach to assess the suitability of potential seagrass restoration sites for on ground restoration action. Through analysis of biological, chemical, and physical characteristics of the site and employing novel investigative tools like unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the most suitable areas of potential restoration sites will be identified to develop a seagrass restoration suitability ‘map’. Careful and considered site selection should be a vital first step of any restoration action to maximise success rates.