Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Regional Data: North Wales (North Wales Environmental Information Services - Cofnod)
This dataset is a collation of records derived from Natural Resources Wales (NRW) (formerly Countryside Council for Wales) North Region paper files and entered by staff of Natural Resources Wales onto the Cofnod (North Wales Environmental Information Service) Online Recording System. Records are primarily for the NRW's North Region which includes the following Local Authority areas: Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham. However there are some records for other areas. Many records are for designated sites (including Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs), Special Area of Conservation (SACs), National Nature Reserves (NNRs) etc), however, there are also large numbers of records from the wider countryside. The majority of the records have grid references of at least 100m accuracy (6 figure), however some of these may be derived from site centroids rather than refer to the actual location of the species. The majority of the records were originally created by NRW staff or qualified contractors. They have been entered onto computer by trained Cofnod staff or volunteers using Cofnod's custom built Data Entry Systems which use standard lists where possible to ensure consistent terminology. Randomised Quality Assurance checks have been carried out on much of the data (apart from that entered directly by NRW staff). All records have been screened to ensure that they have valid dates, species names and grid references. The majority of these records are subject to systematic verification by relevant local experts, and are labelled accordingly (within an additional Attribute field). Individual records have a default verification level of 'Assigned' or 'Unassessed' until they have been looked at by a Verifier, after which they may be re-labelled as 'Unconfirmed' or 'Considered Correct by Expert'. Some records known to be from a trusted source are labelled as 'Considered Correct by Cofnod'. Records identified by Verifiers as 'Known/Probably Incorrect' will be removed from the NBN Gateway. Further details are given within relevant Cofnod policies. Data should be checked against original sources before use in contentious circumstances.
- Identification
- Extent
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- Keywords
- Spatial Reference System
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- Constraints
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- Metadata
Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS111489
- Alternative Title
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- Natural Resources Wales North Wales Bat Roosts GA001352
- NRW Regional Data: North Wales (Sensitive Records) NBN Gateway key: GA000746
- NRW Regional Data: North Wales (Non-Sensitive Records) NBN Gateway key: GA000747
- Cofnod species collation mobilised from CCW regional (North) files
- Data Rhanbarthol Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru (CNC): Gogledd Cymru
- Metadata Language
- English
- Lineage
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This dataset was originally created from species records extracted, computerised and collated from paper records held at NRW's Regional office files. The work was mostly carried out by Cofnod Staff Members, between 2007 and 2010, as part of NRW's Data Mobilisation Project. Offices covered were Dolgellau, Bangor and Mold. Additional records have been captured by Cofnod volunteers and entered directly onto the Cofnod Online Recording System by staff of National Resources Wales. The material from which records were derived included the following: reports, site registers, recording cards, protected site condition assessments, Phase 1 and Phase 2 habitat surveys, other general survey work and records of casual observations. Numerous biological recording techniques and survey methodologies were used in the collection of these records. Some of the records were produced by NRW staff or by qualified contractors working on NRW's behalf whilst some records have been provided by third parties, or derived from documents, surveys or datasets produced by others, but held in NRW files. Wherever third party records could be readily and practically identified, they have been removed from this dataset.
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2014-06-01
Temporal Extent
- Begin date
- 1726-01-01
- End date
- 2014-06-01
- Topic category
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- Biota
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- Wales (WLS)
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Distribution
Distribution
- Format Type and Description
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Documents
Documents
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- Specification
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This data is available to download on the NBN Gateway (See Resource Locator). This dataset is split into two datasets: - NRW Regional Data: North Wales (Sensitive Records) - NRW Regional Data: North Wales (Non-Sensitive Records) - Natural Resources Wales North Wales Bat Roosts
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Documents
Documents
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- Resource Locator
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View and Download Data
World Wide Web page
Quality
Data quality
- Quality Scope
- Dataset
- Lineage
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This dataset was originally created from species records extracted, computerised and collated from paper records held at NRW's Regional office files. The work was mostly carried out by Cofnod Staff Members, between 2007 and 2010, as part of NRW's Data Mobilisation Project. Offices covered were Dolgellau, Bangor and Mold. Additional records have been captured by Cofnod volunteers and entered directly onto the Cofnod Online Recording System by staff of National Resources Wales. The material from which records were derived included the following: reports, site registers, recording cards, protected site condition assessments, Phase 1 and Phase 2 habitat surveys, other general survey work and records of casual observations. Numerous biological recording techniques and survey methodologies were used in the collection of these records. Some of the records were produced by NRW staff or by qualified contractors working on NRW's behalf whilst some records have been provided by third parties, or derived from documents, surveys or datasets produced by others, but held in NRW files. Wherever third party records could be readily and practically identified, they have been removed from this dataset.
Keywords
Keywords
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-06-01
Keywords
- NRW Thesaurus
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- species (see also endangered species)
- North Wales
- Local Record Centres (LRCs)
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2023-12-31
Keywords
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NRW SMNR Vocabulary
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- Animals, Plants and Other Organisms (SMNR)
- Natural Resources (incl. Features and Processes) (SMNR)
- Ecosystem (SMNR)
- Coastal Margins (SMNR)
- Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)
- Mountains, Moorland and Heaths (SMNR)
- Marine (SMNR)
- Semi-Natural Grasslands (SMNR)
- Urban (SMNR)
- Enclosed Farmlands (SMNR)
- Freshwater and Wetlands (SMNR)
- Woodlands (SMNR)
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Revision)
- 2023-12-27
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
- Other constraints
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- NRW Regional Data: North Wales (Sensitive Records) This dataset is sensitive and restricted. Sensitive data must be kept confidential; general release is not permitted due to risk of harm to the environment or third parties. Sensitive data may only be released under an appropriate NRW Licence or equivalent (an online enquiry submitted to Cofnod from their website, guidance on which will be supplied by Cofnod following a Gateway request for enhanced access). Data may be released freely if the sensitive records are removed in advance, or shown only at a coarser scale. - NRW Regional Data: North Wales (Non-Sensitive Records) There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
Use Constraints
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- Other restrictions
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© CNC/NRW - NRW Regional Data: North Wales (Sensitive Records) Recipients may only re-use sensitive data in strict confidence under the terms of an appropriate NRW Licence or equivalent. No publication or dissemination is permitted, except if sensitive records are removed in advance, or shown only at a coarser scale. At a spatial scale at which the records are considered non-sensitive then there are no use restrictions on this data, including for commercial and research purposes. 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. - NRW Regional Data: North Wales (Non-Sensitive Records) There are no use restrictions on this data, including for commercial and research purposes. 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
- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313131343839 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
- Parent Identifier
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Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Species Data on the NBN Atlas
NRW_DS116805
- Resource type
- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2024-05-31T09:41:32.804Z
- Metadata Standard Name
- NRW
- Metadata Standard Version
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1.0