Maritime Cliff and Slope Inventory for Wales (2005)
Maritime cliff and slopes are a feature of Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) listed under annex 1 of the EC Habitats Directive, form part of some Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) across Wales, and are a UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) priority habitat.
This habitat encompasses a variety of vegetation types, ranging from saxicolous lichen communities in the spray zone through to sparsely vegetated cliff-faces and ledges to coastal grassland, heath and scrub on the deeper soils of the cliff-top.
This is a spatial datasets which outlines 1 km squares where maritime cliff or slope habitat is found across Wales.
- Identification
- Extent
- Distribution
- Quality
- Keywords
- Spatial Reference System
- Content
- Constraints
- Maintenance
- Metadata
Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS101870
- Alternative Title
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- Maritime_Cliff_and_Slope.LYR
- Metadata Language
- English
- Lineage
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The methodology used was quadrat based surveys.
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2005-12-31
Temporal Extent
- Begin date
- 2005-01-01
- End date
- 2005-12-31
- Topic category
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- Elevation
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- Wales (WLS)
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Vertical Extent
- Medin Extent Keyword
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benthic boundary layer
Distribution
- Format Type and Description
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Geographic Information System
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Unknown
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- Specification
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ESRI Feature Class
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Geographic Information System
(
Unknown
)
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
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This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.
- Degree
- false
- Lineage
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The methodology used was quadrat based surveys.
Keywords
Keywords
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-06-01
Keywords
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NRW Thesaurus
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- cliffs
- coast (coasts) (coastal) (coastline) (maritime)
- coastal habitats (see also specific habitat: saltmarsh,sanddune,maritime heath)
- cliff habitats
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2025-01-08
Keywords
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SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
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- Unspecified
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2024-06-19
Spatial Reference System
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
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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
- Use constraints type
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
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© CNC/NRW and © Crown copyright 2005. 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.
Attribution Statement
- Other constraints
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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
- NRW Conditional
Metadata
Metadata
- File Identifier
- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313031383730 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
- Resource type
- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2025-11-11T16:43:42.302Z
- Metadata Standard Name
- NRW
- Metadata Standard Version
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1.0