Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Forest Ownership

This dataset illustrates the acquisitions that have created the NRW Forestry Estate as we know it today. This information is obtained from the Deed Management System which has been designed for the maintenance and reporting of the NRW land holdings.

Identification

Identifier
NRW_DS116291
Alternative Title
  • FCGB Ownership.LYR
  • Perchnogaeth Ystâd Coedwigaeth Genedlaethol
Metadata Language
English
Lineage

Estates, Forest Planning, Mapping and GeoData and ESRI (UK) Ltd have developed the Deed Management Extension. It has been designed to: enable the Mapping and Geographic Information Units to interrogate and maintain the NRW land holdings records, provide land ownership data to Estates staff with GIS, produce update polygons to maintain legal boundary information in NRWs 'Forester' GIS system.


The Deed Management System application is packaged as an ArcMap 9.2 extension. It links ArcMap GIS and ORACLE (a relational database management system, or RDMS). Spatial information (polygons covering acquisitions and disposals of land areas, NRW accesses, NRW servitudes, legal boundaries) and deeds database information (attributes) are all managed within ArcMap 9.2.


Since the creation of NRW in 2013, NRW have maintained the data in the Forester recreation module.
Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
2026-10-15

Temporal Extent

Begin date
2012-01-31
 
Topic category
  • Boundaries
  • Economy
  • Environment
Owner
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW) -
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
Originator
  Forestry Commission (FC) -
Forestry Commission, Silvan House, 231 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh, EH12 7AT, Scotland
enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
Originator
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW) -
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
 

Extent

Extent

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


 
 

Distribution

Distribution

Format Type and Description
  • Geographic Information System ( Unknown )

    Specification

    ESRI Feature Class

Resource Locator
Download Data and Web Services ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
Resource Locator
Web Mapping Service ( OGC:WMS )
 

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

Estates, Forest Planning, Mapping and GeoData and ESRI (UK) Ltd have developed the Deed Management Extension. It has been designed to: enable the Mapping and Geographic Information Units to interrogate and maintain the NRW land holdings records, provide land ownership data to Estates staff with GIS, produce update polygons to maintain legal boundary information in NRWs 'Forester' GIS system.


The Deed Management System application is packaged as an ArcMap 9.2 extension. It links ArcMap GIS and ORACLE (a relational database management system, or RDMS). Spatial information (polygons covering acquisitions and disposals of land areas, NRW accesses, NRW servitudes, legal boundaries) and deeds database information (attributes) are all managed within ArcMap 9.2.


Since the creation of NRW in 2013, NRW have maintained the data in the Forester recreation module.
 

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
  • forestry (see also timber, silviculture)
  • acquisition
  • estates
  • FORESTRY/WOODLANDS
Type
Theme

Citation

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

Keywords

NRW SMNR Keywords
  • Natural Resources (Incl. Features and Processes) (SMNR)
  • Management Areas (SMNR)
  • Woodlands (SMNR)
  • Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)
  • Ecosystem (SMNR)
  • Animals, Plants and Other Organisms (SMNR)
Type
Theme

Citation

Date (Publication)
2024-06-26
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-smnr-keywords
 

Spatial Reference System

Code
British National Grid (EPSG::27700)
 

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

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. Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and owners copyright. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose.
 

Attribution Statement

Other constraints

Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved.
 

Licence

Other constraints
Open Government Licence
 
 
 

Metadata

Metadata

File Identifier
4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313136323931 XML
Metadata Language
English
Resource type
Dataset
Metadata Date
2026-10-19T15:27:12.799Z
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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