Phase 2 Woodland Survey of Wales
The primary aim of the project was to complete woodland community descriptions of all Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSls) in Wales that have semi-natural woodland as a qualifying feature. There was also a need for some survey of woodland on SSSls where woodland is not the outright qualifying feature and some areas of non-SSSI woodland (primarily pSSSI and areas of woodland adjacent to existing SSSls). Sites and areas of woodland to be included in the survey were selected by the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW). National Vegetation Classification (NVC) field survey methodology followed procedures.
This dataset contains detailed Phase 2 survey data from over 800 woodlands of conservation interest in Wales, predominantly SSSI and pSSSI woodlands.
The purpose of this data capture was to improve the overall knowledge of Welsh woodland communities, to provide consistent community descriptions across the woodland SSSI series as fundamental site-support information and to assess SSSI status of new sites. Phase 2 woodland surveys have been carried out periodically since the late 1980s but a concentrated period of survey on SSSI and pSSSI woodland occurred from 1995 and 2000. Data was collected by trained personnel, digitised by contractors, validated by CCW Knowledge Management Group, corrections made by contractors, validated again by CCW Knowledge Management Group, corrections made in-house in conjunction with Woodland Ecologist.
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- Extent
- Distribution
- Quality
- Keywords
- Spatial Reference System
- Content
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- Maintenance
- Metadata
Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS101782
- Metadata Language
- English
- Lineage
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Standard woodland NVC survey methodology was used to collect this data. Woodland communities were identified by eye and mapped, supported by sample quadrats and target notes. Dataset is a collation of CCW commissioned NVC surveys.
This dataset was also digitised and made available through Recorder 6. It is one of a series of major Phase 2 habitat surveys, including in-house and commissioned surveys covering lowland grassland, saltmarsh, lowland peatland and lowland heathland.
- Dataset Reference Date (Creation)
- 2000-09-11
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2024-01-19
Temporal Extent
- Begin date
- 1986-01-01
- End date
- 2000-09-11
- Topic category
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- Environment
- Biota
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- Wales (WLS)
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Distribution
Distribution
- Format Type and Description
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Documents
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[A] Original survey material, including raw data, maps and reports in paper or various digital formats (NB some boundaries have been digitised as polygons but this has not been done systematically for all) [B] Summary spreadsheet (MS Excel) indexing all surveyed woodlands and summarising findings. [C] Paradox database derived from original spreadsheets. Has not been updated with more recent material and is not fully functional. Includes grid references, surveys, people, taxa and biotope dictionaries, report wizards and links to D MAP. [D] GIS products- Vegetation (MapInfo Table- polygons), Mosaic Information (MapInfo Table- no spatial objects), Site Boundaries (MapInfo Table-polygons), Survey Boundaries (MapInfo Table- polygons), Quadrats (MapInfo Table-points), Site Vegetation NVC summaries (MapInfo Table- no spatial objects), Survey Vegetation NVC summaries (MapInfo Table- no spatial objects), Georeferenced raster scans of original paper maps (MapInfo tables and image files).
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- Resource Locator
- View and Download ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
- Resource Locator
- Web Mapping Service ( OGC:WMS )
- Resource Locator
- View and Download Species Data ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
Quality
Data quality
- Quality Scope
- Dataset
- Lineage
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Standard woodland NVC survey methodology was used to collect this data. Woodland communities were identified by eye and mapped, supported by sample quadrats and target notes. Dataset is a collation of CCW commissioned NVC surveys.
This dataset was also digitised and made available through Recorder 6. It is one of a series of major Phase 2 habitat surveys, including in-house and commissioned surveys covering lowland grassland, saltmarsh, lowland peatland and lowland heathland.
Keywords
Keywords
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-06-01
Keywords
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NRW Thesaurus
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- Phase 2 Survey (Phase II)
- alder
- woodland (woodlands)
- SSSI notification
- habitats (see also specific types of habitats)
- geographical information systems (GIS)
- alnus
- Phase 2 Woodland Survey Database
- National Vegetation Classification (NVC)
- habitat classification
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- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2024-06-19
Keywords
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NRW SMNR Keywords
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- Ecosystem (SMNR)
- Soil and Land (SMNR)
- Animals, Plants and Other Organisms (SMNR)
- Management Areas (SMNR)
- Woodlands (SMNR)
- Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)
- Natural Resources (Incl. Features and Processes) (SMNR)
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- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2024-06-26
Spatial Reference System
Content
Content Information
NRW Profile
Custom Elements
- NRW Related Title
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Woodland survey of Wales : alder woodlands on SSSI
- NRW Related Title
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NVC survey of woodland SSSIs in Wales
- NRW Related Title
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NVC survey of woodland pSSSIs in Wales
Constraints
Constraints
Limitations on Public Access and Use
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- Other restrictions
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). Part of this dataset is sensitive and restricted. The sensitive data is as follows; Original survey data may contain personal data (e.g. names and addresses of landowners) Sensitive data must be kept confidential; general release is not permitted due to risk of harm to the environment or third parties. Sensitive data may only be released under an appropriate NRW Licence. Requests should be referred to NRW's Access to Information Officer. Data may be released freely if the sensitive records are removed in advance, or shown only at a coarser scale.
Use Constraints
- Use constraints type
- Other restrictions
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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. Recipients may only re-use sensitive data in strict confidence under the terms of an appropriate NRW Licence. No publication or dissemination is permitted, except if sensitive records are removed in advance, or shown only at a coarser scale.
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
- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313031373832 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
- Resource type
- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2024-10-11T10:49:52.059Z
- Metadata Standard Name
- NRW
- Metadata Standard Version
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1.0