Assessment of Heathland and Associated Habitats on the Coal Spoils of South Wales. Phase II: Assessment of Environmental Parameters
The coal extraction industry has had a massive impact on the natural environment at a landscape level, the most obvious legacy of the operations being the extensive coal spoil tips apparent across the region. In recent years millions of pounds have been spent on the stabilisation and eventual reclamation of these spoil areas and their redevelopment for housing, new industry or local open spaces. In the past the potential ecological value of the tips has generally been overlooked or understated. However, old coal spoil sites are now recognised as an important habitat for a range of species and the few remaining sites in the Valleys also have cultural and community value, however general awareness of the value of these sites is low. This has resulted in a loss of site value in term of heritage, ecology, landscape and amenity and there was a need to put individual sites into a context. The former Countryside Council for Wales (CCW), which is now part of Natural Resources Wales (NRW), conducted an integrated strategic assessment of the recreational use and conservation value of heathland and associated habitats on the coal spoils of South Wales. This datasets consists of the soil chemical analysis, soil physical analysis and soil biological analysis on 8 sites chosen from the 15 sites surveyed in the Assessment of Heathland and Associated Habitats on the Coal Spoils of South Wales 2006 survey. The purpose of this data capture was to look at edaphic factors underlying the development of coal spoil communities of high conservation value. Edaphic factor can be defines as an abiotic factor relating to the physical or chemical composition of the soil found in a particular area. For example, very alkaline soil may be an edaphic factor limiting the variety of plants growing in a region. South Wales valley; current dataset covers Torfaen, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Caerphilly and Merthyr County Borough Councils (CBCs).
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Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS109900
- Alternative Title
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- Asesu Gweundiroedd a Chynefinoedd Cysylltiedig ar Domenni Glo De Cymru. Cam II: Asesu'r Paramedrau Amgylcheddol
- Coal Spoil Habitat Assessment
- Metadata Language
- English
- Lineage
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Standard soil sampling techniques. Laboratory analysis consisted of standard analyses of chemical, physical and biological properties of soil samples.
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2008-02-28
Temporal Extent
- Begin date
- 2007-09-30
- End date
- 2008-02-02
- Topic category
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- Environment
- Biota
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- Wales (WLS)
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Vertical Extent
- Medin Extent Keyword
Vertical Extent
- Minimum value (metres)
- 140
- Maximum value (metres)
- 400
- Vertical CRS
Distribution
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Documents
Documents
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[A] Report available as paper hardcopy or digital version (Word and PDF files) [B] GIS product in the form of location of sites MapInfo table- point data. [C] Excel spreadsheets containing raw quadrat data [D] Digital photos
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Documents
Documents
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Quality
Data quality
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- Dataset
- Lineage
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Standard soil sampling techniques. Laboratory analysis consisted of standard analyses of chemical, physical and biological properties of soil samples.
Keywords
Keywords
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-06-01
Keywords
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NRW Thesaurus
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- Caerphilly
- Torfaen
- coal spoils
- lichen-heath
- Rhondda Cynon Taff (Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council)
- mines (mining)
- heathland (heaths)
- calluna vulgaris
- cladonia
- conservation assessment
- the Valleys, South Wales
- soil development
- soil chemistry
- survey methods (survey techniques) (survey) (surveying)
- soil biology
- Merthyr Tydfil
- National Vegetation Classification (NVC)
- heather
- Abandoned Coal Mines
- coastal lichens
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- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2024-04-09
Spatial Reference System
Content
Content Information
NRW Profile
Custom Elements
- NRW Related Title
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A strategic conservation assessment of heathland and associated habitats on the coal spoils of south Wales : phase II : assessment of environmental parameters
Constraints
Constraints
Limitations on Public Access and Use
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Access Constraints Directive
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- no limitations
Access Constraints Text
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There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
Use Constraints
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© CNC/NRW Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose.
Metadata
Metadata
- File Identifier
- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313039393030 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
- Parent Identifier
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Coal Spoil Conservation Project
NRW_DS109916
- Resource type
- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2024-05-31T09:31:49.166Z
- Metadata Standard Name
- NRW
- Metadata Standard Version
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1.0