4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313138363433 English Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en 2025-05-07T15:16:34.113Z NRW 1.0 wel British National Grid (EPSG::27700) Tranquil Areas Wales Tranquil Areas Wales Mapiau o ardaloedd tawel gwledig yng Nghymru 2009 Tranquil Areas 2009.lyr Tranquil Areas 1997.lyr Wales Tranquil Areas Map 2009 Tranquil Areas (Wales) 2009 2017-05-04 NRW_DS118643 This data collation is made up of two datasets showing tranquil areas across Wales for 1997 and 2009. A map of the land of Wales, graded to show levels of Tranquillity. It results from combining several underlying layers of data, covering different factors that either contribute to tranquillity or detract from tranquillity. Produced to provide a strategic baseline for monitoring change in tranquillity in Wales to inform strategic planning and policy-making. Tranquillity is an aspect of the Welsh Government's Noise Action Plan (in response to the European Noise Directive) and is one of the qualitative measures of natural resources benefits provided by landscapes, as used in SoNaRR 2016. An accompanying technical report details the methodology used and provides map images of underlying data layers and the resulting Tranquil Areas Map. Caveats: 1. The resolution of some layers that informed the map were coarse, meaning that those parts of the data are unsuitable for using at a detailed scale. 2. Tranquillity was not formally defined in the accompanying technical report. Welsh Government has more recently defined the term and Natural Resources Wales adopted this definition for SoNaRR 2016. Tranquillity is is an untroubled state, which is peaceful, calm and free from unwanted disturbances. This can refer to a state of mind or a particular environment. The 2009 dataset repeats more or less the same methodology used for a similar study in 1997. This allows change over time to be reported. Other projects in other parts of the UK using data at better resolution and with more sophisticated analysis means that the Wales 1997 and 2009 studies are regarded as crude. However to date the 2009 study is the most recent Tranquil Areas map available for Wales. This data collation is made up of two datasets showing tranquil areas across Wales for 1997 and 2009. A map of the land of Wales, graded to show levels of Tranquillity. It results from combining several underlying layers of data, covering different factors that either contribute to tranquillity or detract from tranquillity. Produced to provide a strategic baseline for monitoring change in tranquillity in Wales to inform strategic planning and policy-making. Tranquillity is an aspect of the Welsh Government's Noise Action Plan (in response to the European Noise Directive) and is one of the qualitative measures of natural resources benefits provided by landscapes, as used in SoNaRR 2016. An accompanying technical report details the methodology used and provides map images of underlying data layers and the resulting Tranquil Areas Map. Caveats: 1. The resolution of some layers that informed the map were coarse, meaning that those parts of the data are unsuitable for using at a detailed scale. 2. Tranquillity was not formally defined in the accompanying technical report. Welsh Government has more recently defined the term and Natural Resources Wales adopted this definition for SoNaRR 2016. Tranquillity is is an untroubled state, which is peaceful, calm and free from unwanted disturbances. This can refer to a state of mind or a particular environment. The 2009 dataset repeats more or less the same methodology used for a similar study in 1997. This allows change over time to be reported. Other projects in other parts of the UK using data at better resolution and with more sophisticated analysis means that the Wales 1997 and 2009 studies are regarded as crude. However to date the 2009 study is the most recent Tranquil Areas map available for Wales. Map o dir Cymru, gyda graddau gwahanol yn dangos lefelau Llonyddwch. Mae'n deillio o gyfuno sawl haen sylfaenol o ddata sy'n cwmpasu gwahanol ffactorau sydd naill ai'n cyfrannu at lonyddwch neu'n lleihau llonyddwch. Cynhyrchwyd y map i gynnig llinell sylfaen strategol ar gyfer monitro newid mewn llonyddwch yng Nghymru fel y gellir llywio cynllunio strategol a gwaith llunio polisïau. Mae llonyddwch yn agwedd ar Gynllun Gweithredu ynghylch Sŵn Llywodraeth Cymru (mewn ymateb i'r Gyfarwyddeb Sŵn Ewropeaidd) ac mae'n un o'r mesurau ansoddol sy'n berthnasol i fuddion adnoddau naturiol a ddarperir gan dirweddau. Datganiad priodoli Yn cynnwys gwybodaeth Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru a Hawl Cronfa Ddata. Cedwir pob hawl. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en Land Use Consultants 43 Chalton Street, London, NW1 1JD luc@landuse.co.uk http://www.landuse.co.uk/ Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en Land use GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme tranquil areas Well-Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015. agriculture (farming) (see also related subjects eg. grazing) landscape management health and well-being NRW Thesaurus 2025-01-08 geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2024-06-19 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.rdf+xml IPSV Subjects List 2020-11-18 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.subjects Soil and Land (SMNR) Ecosystem Services (SMNR) Landscape (SMNR) Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR) Management Areas (SMNR) Cultural Services (SMNR) NRW SMNR Keywords 2024-06-26 geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-smnr-keywords There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely. no limitations © CNC/NRW and various third party recorders NRW owns the copyright of the collation, but the ownership of the records themselves rests with the originator. The Collation 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. The input layers data may be re-used under provision and in line with the terms of a NRW licence. Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved and various third party recorders 250000 English environment SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2021-01-06 Wales (WLS) -5.777741 -2.608865 51.240829 53.513067 1997-01-01 2017-05-04 Tranquil areas Wales Wales tranquil areas map 2009 Geographic Information System ESRI Feature Class https://datamap.gov.wales/layergroups/inspire-nrw:TranquilAreasWales WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link View and Download https://datamap.gov.wales/capabilities/layergroup/878/?ows_service=wms OGC:WMS Web Mapping Services 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 2010-12-08 This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation. false Other studies use different method approaches. Notable other studies are: - Scottish Natural Heritage. Mapping Wild Land Areas. Ongoing. http://www.snh.gov.uk/protecting-scotlands-nature/looking-after-landscapes/landscape-policy-and-guidance/wild-land/ - CPRE (Campaign for Protection of Rural England). Tranquil Places. Ongoing. http://www.cpre.org.uk/what-we-do/countryside/tranquil-places - Natural Resources Wales. Accessible Natural Greenspaces Toolkit. (includes consideration of value to people of relative tranquillity in urban areas). Refered to here but currently not published. (NRW Contact: Senior Urban Advisor). http://naturalresources.wales/people-and-communities/green-spaces/local-green-spaces/?lang=en - Land Use Consultants. 2009. Wales Tranquil Areas Map 2009. CCW Policy research Report No. 09/11. 71pp. Natural Resources Wales, Bangor. - ASH Consulting Group. 1997. Tranquil Areas Wales. CCW Policy Research Report No. 97/14. Other studies use different method approaches. Notable other studies are: - Scottish Natural Heritage. Mapping Wild Land Areas. Ongoing. http://www.snh.gov.uk/protecting-scotlands-nature/looking-after-landscapes/landscape-policy-and-guidance/wild-land/ - CPRE (Campaign for Protection of Rural England). Tranquil Places. Ongoing. http://www.cpre.org.uk/what-we-do/countryside/tranquil-places - Natural Resources Wales. Accessible Natural Greenspaces Toolkit. (includes consideration of value to people of relative tranquillity in urban areas). Refered to here but currently not published. (NRW Contact: Senior Urban Advisor). http://naturalresources.wales/people-and-communities/green-spaces/local-green-spaces/?lang=en - Land Use Consultants. 2009. Wales Tranquil Areas Map 2009. CCW Policy research Report No. 09/11. 71pp. Natural Resources Wales, Bangor. - ASH Consulting Group. 1997. Tranquil Areas Wales. CCW Policy Research Report No. 97/14.