Sand dune survey of Great Britain

Sand dunes are one of a series of terrestrial habitats that in Britain are almost entirely restricted to the coast. The others are saltmarshes, maritime cliffs and grasslands, vegetated shingle and strandlines. This dataset is made up of the results from vegetation surveys covering 49 sand dune systems in Wales. The specific objectives of the sand dune survey are: - To review existing knowledge of British dune vegetation; - To compile an inventory of the range and extent of dune vegetation throughout Britain; - To allow the national and regional importance of each individual site to be assessed; - To provide vegetation maps and descriptions for each site in sufficient detail to support site specific casework and conservation management, and to act as a baseline for future monitoring.

Identification

Identifier
NRW_DS101869
Alternative Title
Metadata Language
English
Lineage

Vegetation surveys are based on the National Vegetation Classification (NVC) and survey techniques included the mapping of all vegetation types in each site. The area of each vegetation or other land cover polygon was calculated and results aggregated. Mapping covered 6,405 ha, of dune area excluding large extents of afforested sand. Adding afforested dune area, vegetated dune in Wales totalled 8101 ha and this probably represented almost all of the vegetated dune resources of Wales. Field survey also recorded geomorphological characterises of sites and the impact of human activities. This information was used to classify dune systems into types of dune, summarise erosion accretion data and describe human impacts.
Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
1995-12-31

Temporal Extent

Begin date
1980-01-01
End date
1990-12-31
 
Topic category
  • Biota
Owner
  Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) -
Great Glen House, Leachkin Road, Inverness, IV3 8NW
http://www.snh.gov.uk/
Owner
  Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) -
Monkstone House, City Road, Peterborough, PE1 1JY, England
http://www.jncc.gov.uk/
Originator
  Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) -
Countryside Council for Wales, Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW
http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/
 

Extent

Extent

Geographic Extent
Great Britain (GBN)
N
W
E
S
Map representing the geographic extent of the dataset


 

Vertical Extent

Medin Extent Keyword

benthic boundary layer
 
 

Distribution

Format Type and Description
  • Documents ( )

    Specification

    Excel spreadsheet - but location not currently known. Data could be recovered from GIS layer.

 

Quality

Data quality

Quality Scope
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
Explanation

This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.
Degree
false
Lineage

Vegetation surveys are based on the National Vegetation Classification (NVC) and survey techniques included the mapping of all vegetation types in each site. The area of each vegetation or other land cover polygon was calculated and results aggregated. Mapping covered 6,405 ha, of dune area excluding large extents of afforested sand. Adding afforested dune area, vegetated dune in Wales totalled 8101 ha and this probably represented almost all of the vegetated dune resources of Wales. Field survey also recorded geomorphological characterises of sites and the impact of human activities. This information was used to classify dune systems into types of dune, summarise erosion accretion data and describe human impacts.
 

Keywords

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Type
Theme

Citation

Date (Publication)
2008-06-01
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme

Keywords

NRW Thesaurus
  • National sand dune vegetation survey.
  • sand dune ecology
  • sand dune survey
Type
Theme

Citation

Date (Publication)
2026-08-27
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords

Keywords

SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
Type
Theme

Citation

Date (Publication)
2024-06-19
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.rdf+xml

Keywords

NRW SMNR Keywords
  • Coastal Margins (SMNR)
  • Sea and Coast (SMNR)
  • Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)
  • Animals, Plants and Other Organisms (SMNR)
  • Ecosystem (SMNR)
  • Management Areas (SMNR)
Type
Theme

Citation

Date (Publication)
2024-06-26
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-smnr-keywords
 

Spatial Reference System

Code
Latitude and Longitude (EPSG::4326)
 

Content

Content Information

NRW Profile

Custom Elements

 

Constraints

Constraints

Limitations on Public Access and Use

Restriction type
Other restrictions
 

Access Constraints Directive

Limitations
no limitations
 

Access Constraints Text

Other constraints

This dataset is wholly owned by JNCC and SNH. NRW may release this dataset on request, however, enquirers are advised to obtain a copy from the owner/originator directly, rather than NRW. NRW may NOT publish or disseminate it in its entirety. See also third party use restrictions below.
 

Use Constraints

Use constraints type
Other restrictions
Other constraints

© JNCC/SNH 1990. NRW does NOT grant permission to third parties to re-use or disseminate this dataset. Those seeking such permission should approach the originator directly.
 
 
 

Metadata

Metadata

File Identifier
4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313031383639 XML
Metadata Language
English
Resource type
Dataset
Metadata Date
2026-09-28T09:44:53.635Z
Metadata Standard Name
NRW
Metadata Standard Version

1.0

pointOfContact
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW) -
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
 
 

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