Phase 2 Lowland Grassland Survey of Wales: Species Datasets
A detailed survey of plant communities in semi-natural lowland grassland vegetation. Community definition follows the National Vegetation Classification (NVC). At each site, homogeneous stands of vegetation were identified, sampled with 2 x 2 m quadrats and mapped onto Ordnance Survey base maps or aerial photographs at 1:5000 scale. This dataset has all Wales coverage with sites varying in size and complexity from small uniform hay-meadows of less than 1 ha to extensive wet-dry pasture systems covering over 100 ha. The survey was started by Nature Conservancy Council (NCC) and with Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) and is now managed by Natural Resources Wales. This dataset contains all the floristic quadrat data and site information from the Phase 2 Lowland Grassland Survey of Wales. The dataset has been extensively validated and verified. This dataset comprises of a number of surveys entered into Recorder 6 which have been packaged for dissemination onto the NBN Gateway.
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Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS110956
- Alternative Title
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- LGSW West Gwynedd CCW0002600000001
- LGSW West Glamorgan and Llanelli CCW0002600000010
- LGSW Radnor CCW0002600000006
- LGSW Preseli and South Pembroke CCW0002600000007
- LGSW Montgomery CCW0002600000004
- LGSW Mid and South Glamorgan CCW0002600000011
- LGSW Gwent CCW0002600000012
- LGSW East Gwynedd CCW0002600000002
- LGSW Clwyd CCW0002600000003
- LGSW Ceredigion CCW0002600000005
- LGSW Carmarthen and Dinefwr CCW0002600000008
- LGSW Brecknock CCW0002600000009
- Metadata Language
- English
- Lineage
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Surveys were conducted on all forms of semi-natural neutral, acidic and calcareous grassland in lowland Wales, as well as wetter Molinia (purple-moor grass) and Juncus (rush) pasture communities and associated soligenous mires. The data was captured in Recorder 6 to keep the data in a more stable environment to secure it for future use, to enable data analysis and to ease the data exchange process.
- Additional Information
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Also See: 116805 Species Data on the NBN Atlas
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2016-08-17
Temporal Extent
- Begin date
- 1987-04-30
- End date
- 2004-12-31
- Topic category
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- Biota
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- Wales (WLS)
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Distribution
Distribution
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[A] Biological Data is held in Recorder 6
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- Resource Locator
- View and Download Data ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
Quality
Data quality
- Quality Scope
- Dataset
- 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
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This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.
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- false
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Surveys were conducted on all forms of semi-natural neutral, acidic and calcareous grassland in lowland Wales, as well as wetter Molinia (purple-moor grass) and Juncus (rush) pasture communities and associated soligenous mires. The data was captured in Recorder 6 to keep the data in a more stable environment to secure it for future use, to enable data analysis and to ease the data exchange process.
Keywords
Keywords
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-06-01
Keywords
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NRW Thesaurus
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- Recorder
- NBN Atlas
- Phase 2 Survey (Phase II)
- lowland grassland
- National Biodiversity Network [NBN]
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2026-08-27
Keywords
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NRW SMNR Keywords
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- Semi-natural Grasslands (SMNR)
- Ecosystem (SMNR)
- Animals, Plants and Other Organisms (SMNR)
- Soil and Land (SMNR)
- Management Areas (SMNR)
- Soils (SMNR)
- Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)
- Natural Resources (Incl. Features and Processes) (SMNR)
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2024-06-26
Spatial Reference System
Content
Content Information
NRW Profile
Custom Elements
Constraints
Constraints
Limitations on Public Access and Use
- Restriction type
- Other restrictions
Access Constraints Directive
- Limitations
- no limitations
Access Constraints Text
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There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
Use Constraints
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© CNC/NRW, 2005. 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 NRW's copyright, 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
- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313130393536 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
- Resource type
- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2026-09-28T14:12:00.59Z
- Metadata Standard Name
- NRW
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1.0