Wild Bird Licence Return Data
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A collation of licence return data for bird species listed under the EC Directive on the conservation of wild birds and schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act. Excludes ringing licences, which are handled by British Trust for Ornithology (BTO). The collation was created to add to the picture of wild birds distributions in Wales, to collect relevant data in one place, and to mobilise records which may not otherwise be available.

Identification

Dynodydd
Identifier
NRW_DS110519
Teitl Amgen
Alternative Title
Laith Metadata
Metadata Language
English
Lineage

Licence return forms are completed by licence holders as a condition of receiving the licence. Licences are issued to organisations and individuals to permit activities which would otherwise be unlawful, such as deliberately collecting, capturing or disturbing scheduled species, or damaging or destroying their nesting sites. Licences are generally issued for the purposes of survey, monitoring and research, or for building and other development work. Records are provided by licence holders, who have very variable recording ability. The RSPB staff responsible for inputting the data have some knowledge and expertise, and are able to weed out any obviously erroneous data. Licences are only issued to surveyors who can demonstrate, through provision of references with their licence application, that they have experience of surveying the relevant bird species.
Dyddiad cyfeirnod y set ddata (Creu)
Dataset Reference Date (Creation)
2024-05-28

Temporal Extent

Begin date
2010-01-01
 
Categori pwnc
Topic category
  • Biota
    Biota
Perchennog
Owner
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW) -
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
Perchennog
Owner
  Various including volunteer recorders -
c/o Natural Resources Wales, Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/
Cychwynnwr
Originator
  Various including volunteer recorders -
c/o Natural Resources Wales, Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/
 

Extent

Extent

Hyd
Geographic Extent
Wales (WLS)
N
W
E
S
Map representing the geographic extent of the dataset


 
 

Distribution

Fformat - Math a Disgrifiad
Format Type and Description
  • Database ( )

    Specification

    [A] Paper licence returns and RSPB database

 

Quality

Ansawdd Data
Data quality

Cwmpas Ansawdd
Quality Scope
Dataset
Dataset
Cydymffurfiad
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

This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.
Degree
false
Lineage

Licence return forms are completed by licence holders as a condition of receiving the licence. Licences are issued to organisations and individuals to permit activities which would otherwise be unlawful, such as deliberately collecting, capturing or disturbing scheduled species, or damaging or destroying their nesting sites. Licences are generally issued for the purposes of survey, monitoring and research, or for building and other development work. Records are provided by licence holders, who have very variable recording ability. The RSPB staff responsible for inputting the data have some knowledge and expertise, and are able to weed out any obviously erroneous data. Licences are only issued to surveyors who can demonstrate, through provision of references with their licence application, that they have experience of surveying the relevant bird species.
 

Keywords

Allweddair
Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Math
Type
Theme
Theme

Dyfyniad
Citation

Dyddiad (Cyhoeddiad)
Date (Publication)
2008-06-01
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme

Allweddair
Keywords

NRW Thesaurus
  • licence returns
  • bird studies (bird surveys)(bird communities)(bird distribution) (bird monitoring)
  • birds (see also specific species,groups eg.seabirds and bird studies)
  • licences
Math
Type
Theme
Theme

Dyfyniad
Citation

Dyddiad (Cyhoeddiad)
Date (Publication)
2026-08-27
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords
 

Spatial Reference System

Code
British National Grid (EPSG::27700)
 

Content

Gwybodaeth Cynnwys
Content Information

Proffil CNC
NRW Profile

Elfennau CNC
Custom Elements

 

Constraints

Constraints

Limitations on Public Access and Use

Math o Gyfyngiad
Restriction type
Other restrictions
Other restrictions
 

Access Constraints Directive

Limitations
no limitations
 

Access Constraints Text

Other constraints

Access to this data may be restricted under relevant legislation. NRW may NOT publish or disseminate the data. Requests should be referred to NRW's Access to Information Officer. In addition to this part of this dataset is sensitive and restricted as it contains data exempt from general release under EIR. Sensitive data must be kept confidential; general release is not permitted due to risk of harm to the environment or third parties.
 

Use Constraints

Cyfyngiadau Defnyddio
Use constraints type
Other restrictions
Other restrictions
Other constraints

© CNC/NRW, Various Recorders NRW does NOT grant permission to third parties to re-use or disseminate this dataset.
 
 
 

Metadata

Metadata

Dynodydd Ffeil
File Identifier
4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313130353139 XML
Laith Metadata
Metadata Language
English
Parent Identifier
Species Licence Return Datasets

NRW_DS64578
Math o adnodd
Resource type
Dataset
Dataset
Dyddiad Metadata
Metadata Date
2026-09-28T14:05:14.101Z
Enw Safonol Metadata
Metadata Standard Name
NRW
Fersiwn Metadata
Metadata Standard Version

1.0

Pwynt Cyswllt
pointOfContact
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW) -
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
 
 

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