Phase 2 Lowland Grassland Sites (Archived)
This is a spatial dataset containing sets of survey site boundaries recorded during the Phase 2 Lowland Grassland Survey of Wales (1987-2004).
The Phase 2 lowland Grassland Survey of Wales was a detailed survey of plant communities in semi-natural lowland grassland vegetation. The chief aims of the Phase 2 survey were to characterise the semi natural lowland grassland vegetation of Wales and to provide a systematic conservation assessment of the sites surveyed. Sites varied in size and complexity from small uniform hay-meadows of less than 1 ha to extensive wet-dry pasture systems covering.
The survey was started by Nature Conservancy Council (NCC) and continued since 1991 by Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) and 2013 by Natural Resources Wales (NRW).
Please see NRW_DS46160 which is metadata for the whole Phase 2 Lowland Grass Surveys.
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Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS100338
- Alternative Title
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- PH2_Lowland_Grassland_sites.LYR
- Phase 2 Lowland Grassland Boundary Survey (1987-2004)
- Metadata Language
- English
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All forms of semi-natural neutral, acidic and calcareous grassland in lowland Wales were surveyed, as well as wetter Molinia (purple-moor grass) and Juncus (rush) pasture communities and associated soligenous mires.
Community definition follows the National Vegetation Classification (NVC). At each site, homogeneous stands of vegetation were identified, sampled with 2 x 2 m quadrats and mapped onto Ordnance Survey base maps or aerial photographs at 1:5000 scale.
The main limitation of the data is their age. Habitat composition may change over time due to successional trends and also through agricultural treatments or even planned developments. A record of a vegetation type in the data is therefore no guarantee that it is still covers that extent on the ground.
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2015-10-08
Temporal Extent
- Begin date
- 1987-04-01
- End date
- 2015-10-08
- Topic category
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- Farming
- Environment
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- Wales (WLS)
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Distribution
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Geographic Information System
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Unknown
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ARCMAP format
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Unknown
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Quality
Data quality
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- Dataset
- Conformity
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
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This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.
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- false
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All forms of semi-natural neutral, acidic and calcareous grassland in lowland Wales were surveyed, as well as wetter Molinia (purple-moor grass) and Juncus (rush) pasture communities and associated soligenous mires.
Community definition follows the National Vegetation Classification (NVC). At each site, homogeneous stands of vegetation were identified, sampled with 2 x 2 m quadrats and mapped onto Ordnance Survey base maps or aerial photographs at 1:5000 scale.
The main limitation of the data is their age. Habitat composition may change over time due to successional trends and also through agricultural treatments or even planned developments. A record of a vegetation type in the data is therefore no guarantee that it is still covers that extent on the ground.
Keywords
Keywords
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-06-01
Keywords
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NRW Thesaurus
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- vegetation (see also specific types eg.coastal or heathland vegetation and vegetation surveys)
- Phase 2 Survey (Phase II)
- lowland grassland
- geographical information systems (GIS)
- habitat classification
- vegetation surveys (vegetation monitoring)(see also biologicalsurveys)
- National Vegetation Classification (NVC)
- habitat surveys (habitat monitoring)
- vegetation classification
- species inventory
- plant communities
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2026-08-27
Spatial Reference System
Content
Content Information
NRW Profile
Custom Elements
Constraints
Constraints
Limitations on Public Access and Use
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Access Constraints Directive
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- no limitations
Access Constraints Text
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The following data is considered OS derived data and is therefore jointly owned by NRW and the Ordnance Survey. NRW may release, publish or disseminate this data freely; providing recipients are made aware of use restrictions (See general use restrictions).
Use Constraints
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© CNC/NRW, 2015. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right. There are no use restrictions on this data. Recipients may re-use, reproduce, disseminate this data free of charge in any format or medium, provided they do so accurately, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright, and do not use it in a misleading context. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose, that dissemination or publishing does not result in duplication, and that it is fairly interpreted. Advice on interpretation should be sought where required. To avoid re-using old data, users should periodically obtain the latest version from the original source.
Attribution Statement
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Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right.
Licence
- Other constraints
- Open Government Licence
Metadata
Metadata
- File Identifier
- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313030333338 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
- Resource type
- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2026-09-24T11:16:48.205Z
- Metadata Standard Name
- NRW
- Metadata Standard Version
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1.0