Squirrels of Central Wales - Collation of historical records (1950 - 1999)
The red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is Britain's only native squirrel and has experienced a severe decline in England and Wales over the last 50 years. This decline is linked to the expansion of its larger relative the grey squirrel S. carolinensis, which was introduced into Britain from North America in the late nineteenth century. The exact mechanisms of displacement are not fully understood, but it appears that grey squirrels are better able to utilise food resources in broadleaved woodland, with the result that red squirrels generally disappear from such habitats within about 15 years of the arrival of greys. This dataset is a collation of red squirrel sightings for central Wales. The purpose of this data capture was to collate all records of red squirrels from central Wales in order to identify remaining areas of refuge for this species. The data was also collated to provide the initial recommendations for conservation actions. Brief habitat assessments of the remaining red squirrels sites were provided, based on forest area, tree species composition and age structure. Forest configuration, adjoining habitat and the presence of large−seeded broadleaves were also considered, to assess the potential threat from grey squirrels. The primary aim of the present study was to collate all recent (post−1990) red squirrel records from central Wales, to identify the remaining red squirrel refugia. Other key objectives were to provide a preliminary habitat assessment of the main sites where red squirrels still occur, and to make initial recommendations for conservation action, as appropriate.
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Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS102112
- Alternative Title
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- Squirrel Data - CCW - Central Wales, West area report (56) CCW000380000000A
- Gwiwerod Canolbarth Cymru - Casgliad o gofnodion hanesyddol
- Metadata Language
- English
- Lineage
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Records were collated from Biological Records Centre (BRC), County mammal recorders for Brecknock and Carmarthenshire, CCW, Forest Enterprises, Tilhill Economic Forest, Woodland Management Wales as well as private individuals and local naturalists.
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2000-12-31
Temporal Extent
- Begin date
- 1950-01-01
- End date
- 1999-12-02
- Topic category
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- Biota
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- POWYS - POWYS
- Geographic Extent
- SIR CEREDIGION - CEREDIGION
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- SIR GAERFYRDDIN - CARMARTHENSHIRE
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Distribution
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Documents
Documents
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[A] Comprises of paper map and tables published in a summary report. [B] May already exist in electronic format in Llandeilo office. [C] Raw data to be held in Recorder 6 Squirrel Data - CCW - Central Wales, West area report (56) CCW000380000000A
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Documents
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Quality
Data quality
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Records were collated from Biological Records Centre (BRC), County mammal recorders for Brecknock and Carmarthenshire, CCW, Forest Enterprises, Tilhill Economic Forest, Woodland Management Wales as well as private individuals and local naturalists.
Keywords
Keywords
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-06-01
Keywords
- NRW Thesaurus
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- red squirrels
- sciurus vulgaris
- grey squirrels
- sciurus carolinensis
- Brechfa Forest
- Irfon Forest
- Tywi Forest
- Crychan Forest
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2023-12-31
Spatial Reference System
Content
Content Information
NRW Profile
Custom Elements
- NRW Related Title
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The red squirrel in central Wales : a preliminary study
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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This data is comprised of a mixture of third party owned records and NRW records. NRW policies permits access to and release of this data under the same terms as its own data. There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
Use Constraints
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© CNC/NRW and various third party recorders 2000 NRW owns the copyright of the collation, but the ownership of the records themselves rests with the originator. 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 the copyright of NRW/third party recorders 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.
Metadata
Metadata
- File Identifier
- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313032313132 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
- Parent Identifier
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Squirrel Collation for Wales
NRW_DS102082
- Resource type
- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2024-05-31T09:41:21.241Z
- Metadata Standard Name
- NRW
- Metadata Standard Version
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1.0