The Status and Distribution of the Strandline Beetle Eurynebria complanata on Whiteford Burrows, Cefn Sidan, Laugharne & Pendine Burrows and Frainslake Sands, Castlemartin in 2016.
The Strandline Beetle Eurynebria complanata was recently classified as Endangered following a decline that has led to an apparent retreat in its Great Britain range to a few beaches in Carmarthen Bay. Even here, recent counts have indicated that the population might be at a critically low level. The beetle is an indicator of the health of strandline communities, which include a range of rare and scarce species likely to be similarly threatened.
The main aim of this study was to survey sites in South Wales in 2016 in order to determine the current status of E. complanata and inform management of strandline habitats. Repeat visits to key sites were undertaken to assess spatial and temporal changes. Strandline Beetle was found at just four sites, all in Carmarthen Bay, with peak counts in June of 328 adults on Whiteford Burrows, 211 adults on Cefn Sidan, 288 adults on Laugharne-Pendine Burrows and one adult on Broughton Burrows, providing a total Welsh count of 828 beetles.
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Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS116830
- Metadata Language
- English
- Lineage
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Sampling techniques included visual searches, undertaken by competent surveyors.
- Additional Information
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Stewart, B., (2017), The status and distribution of the Strandline Beetle Eurynebria complanata on Whiteford Burrows, Cefn Sidan, Laugharne & Pendine Burrows and Frainslake Sands, Castlemartin in 2016, NRW Report No. 189 80pp., Natural Resources Wales, Bangor.
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2017-02-28
Temporal Extent
- Begin date
- 2016-05-26
- End date
- 2016-11-06
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- Biota
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- BRO MORGANNWG - THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN
- Geographic Extent
- SIR GAERFYRDDIN - CARMARTHENSHIRE
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- SIR BENFRO - PEMBROKESHIRE
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Distribution
Distribution
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Species records, which are held on the NRW Recorder 6 database.
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Report as pdf format
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Unknown
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Quality
Data quality
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- Dataset
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- 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
- Lineage
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Sampling techniques included visual searches, undertaken by competent surveyors.
Keywords
Keywords
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Citation
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- 2008-06-01
Keywords
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NRW Thesaurus
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- strandlines
- eurynebria complanata
- strandline beetle
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2026-08-27
Spatial Reference System
Content
Content Information
NRW Profile
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The status and distribution of the Strandline Beetle Eurynebria complanata on Whiteford Burrows, Cefn Sidan, Laugharne & Pendine Burrows and Frainslake Sands, Castlemartin in 2016
Constraints
Constraints
Limitations on Public Access and Use
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Access Constraints Directive
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- 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 Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose.
Attribution Statement
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Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved.
Licence
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- Open Government Licence
Metadata
Metadata
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- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313136383330 XML
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- English
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- 2026-10-07T14:39:16.545Z
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- NRW
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1.0