Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Monitoring: 'European Dry Heath', 'Northern Atlantic Wet Heath with Erica tetralix' and 'Blanket Bog' at the Cadair Idris candidate Special Area of Conservation (cSAC) (2004)

This dataset details the findings of a two part project to assess the condition of the European dry heath, wet heath and blanket bog habitats within the Cadair Idris candidate Special Area of Conservation (cSAC) . The work was commissioned by the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW), and carried out by Central Environmental Surveys (CES) during November 2003. The purpose of this data capture was to map the dry heath, wet heath and blanket bog habitats, including condition classes of these, within the Cadair Idris cSAC to a uniform specification.

Identifier: NRW_DS115601

Alternative Title

Arolygu ACA: Arolygu 'Rhostir Sych Ewropeaidd', Rhostiroedd gwlyb Gogledd yr Iwerydd gydag Erica Tetralix ' a 'Gorgors' yn Narpar-ardal Cadwraeth Arbennig Cadair Idris

Metadata Language: English

Lineage: In the first phase of the project the targeted vegetation types were mapped according to a uniform set of criteria. Following the completion of the mapping phase, a second phase of the project involved laying a series of permanent plots for monitoring the condition of the vegetation within selected mapping units. The latter also involved taking baseline recordings of these plots. The type, location and size of these monitoring plots was determined during discussions with Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) staff prior to commencing the second, monitoring phase. During the mapping phase of the project the vegetation was assessed by dividing each of the three principal (Annex I) habitat categories into sub-categories which highlight the main impacts on vegetation condition, such as bracken invasion, dominance of negative indicators such as Juncus squarrosus, Molinia or Eriophorum vaginatum, or impacts of specific events such as heather burn. The survey region was mapped using these categories. The mapping phase of the survey was carried out over a three week period between the 11th and the 29th of November 2003 and was undertaken by experienced surveyors.

Additional Information: There were existing surveys of parts of the site, ranging from Phase I habitat surveys to a National Vegetation Classification (NVC) survey of the National Nature Reserve (NNR) see metadata entry 'Upland vegetation survey of Cadair Idris NNR'. These employed various classifications, and a uniform survey was required to provide specific information designed to the meet the needs of habitat condition assessment and management.

Dataset Reference Date (Publication): 2003-12-31

Temporal Extent

Begin date: 2003-11-11

End date: 2003-11-29

Topic category

Biota

Owner

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

Originator

Central Environmental Surveys

Woodley, Perth Road, Dubliner, Perthshire, FK15 0BU, England

http://www.environmentalsurveys.co.uk/

Extent

Geographic Extent: GWYNEDD - GWYNEDD

Format Type and Description

Documents Documents ()

Specification

[A] The final report in Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF formats. [B] A full set of maps produced in PDF Format [C] A series of GIS laters on which the maps in the report are based in MapInfo Format.

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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Lineage: In the first phase of the project the targeted vegetation types were mapped according to a uniform set of criteria. Following the completion of the mapping phase, a second phase of the project involved laying a series of permanent plots for monitoring the condition of the vegetation within selected mapping units. The latter also involved taking baseline recordings of these plots. The type, location and size of these monitoring plots was determined during discussions with Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) staff prior to commencing the second, monitoring phase. During the mapping phase of the project the vegetation was assessed by dividing each of the three principal (Annex I) habitat categories into sub-categories which highlight the main impacts on vegetation condition, such as bracken invasion, dominance of negative indicators such as Juncus squarrosus, Molinia or Eriophorum vaginatum, or impacts of specific events such as heather burn. The survey region was mapped using these categories. The mapping phase of the survey was carried out over a three week period between the 11th and the 29th of November 2003 and was undertaken by experienced surveyors.

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Habitats and biotopes

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2008-06-01

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme

Keywords

NRW Thesaurus

candidate Special Area of Conservation (cSAC)
Cadair Idris (Cader Idris)
European Dry Heath
Northern Atlantic wet heath
erica tetralix
cross-leaved heath
blanket bogs (blanket mires)

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2023-12-31

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords

Code: British National Grid (EPSG::27700)

Content Information

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NRW Related Title: A condition assessment of the 'European Dry Heath', 'North Atlantic wet heath with erica tetralix'' and 'Blanket Bog' at the Cadair Idris cSAC

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Restriction type: Other restrictions

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Other constraints: There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.

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Other constraints: © CNC/NRW 2003. 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

File Identifier: 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313135363031 XML

Metadata Language: English

Parent Identifier: Condition monitoring of Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) in Wales
NRW_DS110194

Resource type: Dataset

Metadata Date: 2024-05-31T09:22:54.672Z

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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Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Monitoring: 'European Dry Heath', 'Northern Atlantic Wet Heath with Erica tetralix' and 'Blanket Bog' at the Cadair Idris candidate Special Area of Conservation (cSAC) (2004)

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