Vegetation Survey of Maritime Cliff and Slopes of the Llyn Peninsula
Maritime cliff and slopes is a priority habitat within the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Selected maritime sites on the Llyn Peninsula were surveyed, mapped and evaluated in September/October 2000 and the range of National Vegetation Classification (NVC) vegetation types present characterized. A number of sections of the UK coastline have been nominated as 'Vegetated Sea Cliffs of the Atlantic and Baltic Coasts' candidate Special Areas of Conservation under the EC Habitats Directive. This survey was undertaken as part of the former Countryside Council for Wales (CCWs) commitment to undertake research and survey in order to increase knowledge of the extent and quality of this resource. Selected maritime sites on the Llyn Peninsula: - Porth Neigwl (Hell's Mouth) - Porth Dinllaen (Borth Wen to Penrhyn Nefyn) - Porth Nefyn (Penrhyn Nefyn to Penrhyn Bodeilias) - Porth Pistyll (Penrhyn Bodeilias to the lower slopes of Carreg y Llam)
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Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS110036
- Metadata Language
- English
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Survey carried out during periods of low high tides, to allow the maximum access to the base of the cliffs. The basic recording unit was a 2 m x 2 m quadrat. For each quadrat a full species list, mean height of the vegetation, aspect, and slope were recorded. Where the slope of the cliff was very unstable, or too steep to allow access, quadrat records were made using binoculars. Soil information, grazing records and additional factors relating to disturbance were also recorded. Mapping in the field was carried out on 1:2500 computer-generated maps.
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2000-11-30
Temporal Extent
- Begin date
- 2000-09-06
- End date
- 2000-10-07
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- Environment
- Biota
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- Wales (WLS)
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- GWYNEDD - GWYNEDD
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Vertical Extent
- Medin Extent Keyword
- benthic boundary layer
Distribution
Distribution
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Documents
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Evidence Report in PDF or MS Word
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Geographic Information System
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MapInfo products- Aggregated_Areas.TAB, Quadrats.TAB and Polygons.TAB for each site surveyed.
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Delimited
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Excel- Tabulated quadrat data.
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Documents
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Quality
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- 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
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This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.
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Survey carried out during periods of low high tides, to allow the maximum access to the base of the cliffs. The basic recording unit was a 2 m x 2 m quadrat. For each quadrat a full species list, mean height of the vegetation, aspect, and slope were recorded. Where the slope of the cliff was very unstable, or too steep to allow access, quadrat records were made using binoculars. Soil information, grazing records and additional factors relating to disturbance were also recorded. Mapping in the field was carried out on 1:2500 computer-generated maps.
Keywords
Keywords
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-06-01
Keywords
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NRW Thesaurus
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- cliffs
- Porth Pistyll
- cliff habitats
- vegetation (see also specific types eg.coastal or heathland vegetation and vegetation surveys)
- marine and freshwater inventory
- maritime cliffs
- National Vegetation Classification (NVC)
- Porth Dinllaen
- Porth Nefyn
- Porth Neigwl
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2025-01-08
Keywords
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SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
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- Habitat characterisation
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2024-06-19
Spatial Reference System
Content
Content Information
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Vegetation survey of maritime cliff and slopes of the Llyn Peninsula 2000
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Access Constraints Text
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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).
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© CNC/NRW and © Crown copyright [2000]. 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
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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.
Metadata
Metadata
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- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313130303336 XML
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- English
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- Metadata Date
- 2025-09-05T13:22:18.983Z
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1.0