Vegetated Shingle Habitats

This is a spatial dataset showing the boundary of shingle habitats and the National Vegetation Classification (NVC) equivalent code. A GIS layer was generated in 2012 from paper maps from the 1993 JNCC report by Sneddon and Randall. The purpose of this data capture is to generate an electronic version of the data and make it easily available for reporting purposes.

Identification

Identifier
NRW_DS115035
Alternative Title
  • Broad_Habitat_Coastal_Vegetated_Shingle.lyr
  • VegetatedShingle_Wales_Vegetation.TAB
Metadata Language
English
Lineage

Mapping was conducted in Wales between May and June 1989. Digitisation of the data was carried out between June and August 2012. The paper maps were scanned and geo-referenced to OS Mastermap products. Polygons were snapped to OS Mastermap where hard boundaries exist. Where a habitat boundary followed a feature not present on an OS base map then the scanned images was followed. All areas were calculated from the GIS map. Habitat and site boundary maps were digitised to CCW NVC data standards. The surveys focused on the vegetation of stony banks and did not attempt to map strandline communities; therefore the site boundary is not a true representation of the extent of the Shingle Ridge. Many of the sites have changed since the paper maps were first produced. No attempt has been made to re-map the habitats to take account of temporal changes. All data was validated against the original map and topologically cleaned.
Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
2012-08-06
Owner
  Nature Conservancy Council (NCC) -
c/o Natural Resources Wales, Maes Y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/
Owner
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW) -
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
Originator
  Girton College Cambridge -
University of Cambridge, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, CB3 0JG
http://www.girton.cam.ac.uk/
 

Extent

Extent

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


 

Vertical Extent

Medin Extent Keyword

benthic boundary layer
 
 

Distribution

Format Type and Description
  • Geographic Information System ( )

    Specification

    MapInfo tab file

 

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
Explanation

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

Mapping was conducted in Wales between May and June 1989. Digitisation of the data was carried out between June and August 2012. The paper maps were scanned and geo-referenced to OS Mastermap products. Polygons were snapped to OS Mastermap where hard boundaries exist. Where a habitat boundary followed a feature not present on an OS base map then the scanned images was followed. All areas were calculated from the GIS map. Habitat and site boundary maps were digitised to CCW NVC data standards. The surveys focused on the vegetation of stony banks and did not attempt to map strandline communities; therefore the site boundary is not a true representation of the extent of the Shingle Ridge. Many of the sites have changed since the paper maps were first produced. No attempt has been made to re-map the habitats to take account of temporal changes. All data was validated against the original map and topologically cleaned.
 

Keywords

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Type
Theme

Citation

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

Keywords

NRW Thesaurus
  • shingle vegetation
  • BAP priority habitat
  • coastal vegetation
Type
Theme

Citation

Date (Publication)
2025-01-08
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords

Keywords

SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
Type
Theme

Citation

Date (Publication)
2024-06-19
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.rdf+xml
 

Spatial Reference System

Code
British National Grid (EPSG::27700)
 

Content

Content Information

NRW Profile

Custom Elements

NRW Related Title

Coastal vegetated shingle structures of Great Britain Appendix 1 - Shingle sites in Wales
NRW Related Title

Coastal vegetated shingle structures of Great Britain:main report
 

Constraints

Constraints

Limitations on Public Access and Use

Restriction type
Other restrictions
 

Access Constraints Directive

Limitations
no limitations
 

Access Constraints Text

Other constraints

There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
 

Use Constraints

Use constraints type
Other restrictions
Other constraints

© CNC/NRW All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and copyright of the owners. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose.
 
 
 

Metadata

Metadata

File Identifier
4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313135303335 XML
Metadata Language
English
Parent Identifier
Coastal Vegetated Shingle Structures of Wales

NRW_DS115034
Resource type
Dataset
Metadata Date
2026-03-03T13:06:35.417Z
Metadata Standard Name
NRW
Metadata Standard Version

1.0

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

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