Tranquil Areas 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.

Identification

Identifier
NRW_DS118643
Alternative Title
  • Tranquil Areas 2009.lyr
  • Tranquil Areas 1997.lyr
  • Wales Tranquil Areas Map 2009
  • Tranquil Areas (Wales) 2009
Metadata Language
English
Lineage

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.
Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
2017-05-04
Owner
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW) -
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
Originator
  Land Use Consultants -
43 Chalton Street, London, NW1 1JD
http://www.landuse.co.uk/
 

Extent

Extent

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


 

Vertical Extent

Medin Extent Keyword
 
 

Distribution

Distribution

Format Type and Description
  • Geographic Information System ( )

    Specification

    ESRI Feature Class

Resource Locator
View and Download ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
Resource Locator
Web Mapping Services ( 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

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.
 

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
  • tranquil areas
  • Well-Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
  • agriculture (farming) (see also related subjects eg. grazing)
  • landscape management
  • health and well-being
Type
Theme

Citation

Date (Publication)
2025-01-08
Code
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Keywords

NRW SMNR Keywords
  • Soil and Land (SMNR)
  • Ecosystem Services (SMNR)
  • Landscape (SMNR)
  • Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)
  • Management Areas (SMNR)
  • Cultural Services (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

NRW Related Title

Tranquil areas Wales
NRW Related Title

Wales tranquil areas map 2009
 

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

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Other restrictions
Other constraints

© 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.
 

Attribution Statement

Other constraints

Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved and various third party recorders
 
 
 

Metadata

Metadata

File Identifier
4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313138363433 XML
Metadata Language
English
Resource type
Dataset
Metadata Date
2025-05-07T15:16:34.113Z
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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