National Landscape Character Areas (NLCA)

This dataset comprises of boundaries for the 48 regional landscape character areas for Wales. The purpose of this data capture was to geographically distinguish different regions in Wales in terms of landscape identity and what characteristics and qualities make one region different and distinct from another. These distinctions and policy drivers for this project are described, together with an illustrated narrative, and published on Natural Resources Wales (NRW's) website. This dataset covers 100% of terrestrial Wales including inter-tidal areas. Boundary data derived from source data 2007-2008 with the final version being amended October 2008. Some area names were amended in August 2023 to match written profile documents, and to reflect official status change for the names Eryri and Bannau Brycheiniog.

Dynodydd: NRW_DS109859

Teitl Amgen

Landscape character areas.LYR
National Landscape Character Area
Regional landscape character map for Wales
The character map- rLCA- Map cymeriad tirwedd rhanbarthol ar gyfer Cymru, National landscape character map.

Laith Metadata: English

Datganiad: Boundaries were created from an analysis of some 40+ existing environmental datasets plus a selection of site visits. Of note, this work includes reference to both the physical environment and human perceptions of it. Landscape is about the meeting of people and place, not just about place, as such, the boundaries were not derived mechanically from datasets but were also derived using some professional judgement, following site visits and preliminary work on mapping people's perceptions of how the Welsh landscape divides into 'broydd' (areas with a distinct sense of place that people commonly relate to). Mapping scale was 1:250,000 - so this dataset has very generalised boundaries. However, as the object of the exercise was to identify broad regions, concern over whether the boundary runs this side or that side of a road or field are not relevant within the scale of the regions being identified. For example 'Vale of Clwyd', 'Gower', Montgomeryshire Hills and Vales'. Instead, boundaries should be assumed to approximate broad zones of transition from one landscape area to another. Some landscapes presented strong physical features along which to run boundary lines, whereas other landscapes were found to be complex mosaics that gradually changed, or had subtle changes with few obvious single physical lines to follow. The resources of the project did not allow for detailed resolution of such boundaries and short cuts, typically in the form of following a generalised contour line, have often been used to complete the exercise. Islands are not included in the GIS dataset available to download, however they are included as contextual features within National Landscape Character Area (NLCA) description profiles and their map images. Islands are encompassed within the equivalent characterisation of seascapes, being the National Marine Character Areas (NMCA), also available to download on Datamap Wales”.

Gwybodaeth ychwanegol: CCW Policy Research Report 07/19 explains the method in more detail. The perception related work ('Heuristic Mapping') is described in CCW Policy Research report 08/11. This is the first published dataset. Land Use Consultants (LUC) produced a first GIS version dated August 2007, but CCW did not publish this, and it is now superseded by the published version here.

Dyddiad cyfeirnod y set ddata (Cyhoeddiad): 2023-09-18

Ystod amser

Dyddiad cychwyn: 2007-04-01

Dyddiad gorffen: 2023-09-18

Categori pwnc

Boundaries

Perchennog

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

Cychwynnwr

Land Use Consultants

43 Chalton Street, London, NW1 1JD

http://www.landuse.co.uk/

Cychwynnwr

Countryside Council for Wales (CCW)

Countryside Council for Wales, Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW

http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/

Rhychwant

Hyd: Wales (WLS)

Map representing the geographic extent of the dataset

Dosbarthiad

Fformat - Math a Disgrifiad

Geographic Information System Geographic Information System ()

Math

ESRI Feature Class

Lleolwr Adnoddau

Download data

World Wide Web page

Lleolwr Adnoddau

Web Mapping service

World Wide Web page

Ansawdd Data

Cwmpas Ansawdd: Dataset

Cydymffurfiad: 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
Eglurhad
Gradd: false

Datganiad: Boundaries were created from an analysis of some 40+ existing environmental datasets plus a selection of site visits. Of note, this work includes reference to both the physical environment and human perceptions of it. Landscape is about the meeting of people and place, not just about place, as such, the boundaries were not derived mechanically from datasets but were also derived using some professional judgement, following site visits and preliminary work on mapping people's perceptions of how the Welsh landscape divides into 'broydd' (areas with a distinct sense of place that people commonly relate to). Mapping scale was 1:250,000 - so this dataset has very generalised boundaries. However, as the object of the exercise was to identify broad regions, concern over whether the boundary runs this side or that side of a road or field are not relevant within the scale of the regions being identified. For example 'Vale of Clwyd', 'Gower', Montgomeryshire Hills and Vales'. Instead, boundaries should be assumed to approximate broad zones of transition from one landscape area to another. Some landscapes presented strong physical features along which to run boundary lines, whereas other landscapes were found to be complex mosaics that gradually changed, or had subtle changes with few obvious single physical lines to follow. The resources of the project did not allow for detailed resolution of such boundaries and short cuts, typically in the form of following a generalised contour line, have often been used to complete the exercise. Islands are not included in the GIS dataset available to download, however they are included as contextual features within National Landscape Character Area (NLCA) description profiles and their map images. Islands are encompassed within the equivalent characterisation of seascapes, being the National Marine Character Areas (NMCA), also available to download on Datamap Wales”.

Allweddair

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Land cover

Math: Theme

Dyfyniad

Dyddiad (Cyhoeddiad): 2008-06-01

Cod: geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme

Allweddair

NRW Thesaurus

landscape character assessment
spatial plan
landscapes

Math: Theme

Dyfyniad

Dyddiad (Cyhoeddiad): 2023-12-31

Cod: geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords

Allweddair

NRW SMNR Vocabulary

Mountains, Moorland and Heaths (SMNR)
Woodlands (SMNR)
Urban (SMNR)
Physical Geography (physiography) (SMNR)
Geological (SMNR)
Semi-Natural Grasslands (SMNR)
Landscape (SMNR)
Enclosed Farmlands (SMNR)
Freshwater and Wetlands (SMNR)
Soil and Land (SMNR)
Ecosystem Services (SMNR)
Regulating Services (SMNR)
Provisioning Services (SMNR)
Cultural Services (SMNR)

Math: Theme

Dyfyniad

Dyddiad (Adolygu): 2023-12-27

Cod: geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-smnr-keywords

Cod: British National Grid (EPSG::27700)

Gwybodaeth Cynnwys

Proffil CNC

Elfennau CNC

Teitlau cysylltiedig CNC: Heuristic mapping analysis

Teitlau cysylltiedig CNC: Landscape character map for Wales : character area descriptions

Teitlau cysylltiedig CNC: https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/maps/nlca/?lang=en

Cyfyngiadau

Cyfyngiadau ar Fynediad a Defnydd Cyhoeddus

Math o Gyfyngiad: Other restrictions

Cyfarwyddeb Cyfyngiadau Mynediad

Cyfyngiadau: no limitations

Testun cyfyngiadau mynediad

Cyfyngiadau eraill: There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.

Defnyddiwch gyfyngiadau

Cyfyngiadau Defnyddio: Other restrictions

Cyfyngiadau eraill: © CNC/NRW All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right. Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and copyright of the owners. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose.

Datganiad Priodoli

Cyfyngiadau eraill: Open Government Licence (OGL)

Math o Drwydded

Cyfyngiadau eraill: Open Government Licence (OGL)

Metadata

Dynodydd Ffeil: 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313039383539 XML

Laith Metadata: English

Math o adnodd: Dataset

Dyddiad Metadata: 2024-05-30T15:35:55.812Z

Enw Safonol Metadata: NRW

Fersiwn Metadata: 1.0

Pwynt Cyswllt

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

Corff Cyhoeddi

Mynediad i'r Porth

Mynediad llawn i'r porth a'r metadata.

National Landscape Character Areas (NLCA)

Dull adnabod

Ystod amser

Rhychwant

Rhychwant

Dosbarthiad

Dosbarthiad

Ansawdd

Ansawdd Data

Allweddeiriau

Allweddair

Dyfyniad

Allweddair

Dyfyniad

Allweddair

Dyfyniad

System Cyfeirio Gofodol

Cynnwys

Gwybodaeth Cynnwys

Proffil CNC

Elfennau CNC

Cyfyngiadau

Cyfyngiadau

Cyfyngiadau ar Fynediad a Defnydd Cyhoeddus

Cyfarwyddeb Cyfyngiadau Mynediad

Testun cyfyngiadau mynediad

Defnyddiwch gyfyngiadau

Datganiad Priodoli

Math o Drwydded

Metadata

Metadata

Corff Cyhoeddi