Phase 2 Lowland Grassland Vegetation
The purpose of this data capture was to characterise the semi-natural lowland grassland vegetation of Wales and to provide a systematic conservation assessment of the sites surveyed. This is a GIS dataset containing vegetation types recorded during the Phase 2 Lowland Grassland survey of Wales (1987 - 2004). A detailed survey of plant communities in semi-natural lowland grassland vegetation. Sites vary in size and complexity from small uniform hay-meadows of less than 1 ha to extensive wet-dry pasture systems covering over 100 ha. The survey was started by Nature Conservancy Council (NCC) and continued since 1991 by Countryside Council for Wales (CCW).
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Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS100391
- Alternative Title
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- P2 Lowland Grassland Vegetation
- Llystyfiant Glaswelltir yr Iseldir Cam 2
- Metadata Language
- English
- Lineage
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Surveyed all forms of semi-natural neutral, acidic and calcareous grassland in lowland Wales, 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 extant on the ground.
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2006-06-30
Temporal Extent
- Begin date
- 1987-04-01
- End date
- 2004-12-31
- Topic category
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- Farming
- Environment
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- Wales (WLS)
Distribution
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Geographic Information System
Geographic Information System
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[A] GIS layers in ArcMap format.
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Geographic Information System
Geographic Information System
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Quality
Data quality
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- Dataset
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Surveyed all forms of semi-natural neutral, acidic and calcareous grassland in lowland Wales, 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 extant on the ground.
Keywords
Keywords
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-06-01
Keywords
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- geographical information systems (GIS)
- Phase 2 Survey (Phase II)
- vegetation (see also specific types eg.coastal or heathland vegetation and vegetation surveys)
- habitat conservation
- habitat surveys (habitat monitoring)
- species inventory
- vegetation classification
- vegetation surveys (vegetation monitoring)(see also biologicalsurveys)
- plant communities
- lowland grassland
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2023-12-31
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
- Limitations
- 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).
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© CNC/NRW and © Crown copyright 2006. All rights reserved. Natural Resources Wales, AC0000849444 Third parties seeking to re-use this data require a Licence issued by NRW. It allows re-use, reproduction and dissemination in any format or medium but only for non-commercial purposes, according to the terms and conditions of the Licence. Those seeking commercial re-use require a commercial licence available from the OS.
Metadata
Metadata
- File Identifier
- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313030333931 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
- Resource type
- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2024-05-31T09:24:01.956Z
- Metadata Standard Name
- NRW
- Metadata Standard Version
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1.0