Total Peatland

This dataset comprises the total peatland for Wales. The peat is categorised as Deep Peaty Soil, Modified Deep Peaty Soil, Shallow Peaty Soil and Soil with Peaty Pockets.

Identifier: NRW_DS119291

Alternative Title

Cyfanswm Mawndir

Metadata Language: English

Lineage: Peatland in pristine or good condition provides a range of critical ecosystem services, including biodiversity, carbon storage and sequestration, regulation of stream base flows, water runoff and downstream flood peaks and nutrient regulation and retention. Peatlands are also sinks and sources of several natural greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4). More than 75% of deep peat soils in Wales are covered in semi-natural vegetation. Most of this is upland blanket bog, with significant amounts of fen and flush and, locally, lowland raised bog. These are all UK Biodiversity Action Plan priority habitats with UK and Welsh targets for habitat management and restoration. The National Peat Map for Wales was produced by Forest Research on behalf of Forestry Commission Wales and also involved CCW and EAW. The data shows the total extent of deep peat, modified deep peat, shallow peaty soils and soils with peaty pockets. The extent of deep peat is based on soil (NSRI), drift geology (BGS) and peatland habitat mapping (CCW Phase 1 survey), with the latter being taken as evidence of deep peat when NSRI/BGS is lacking. The data was further improved by making use of recently digitised soil mapping for Welsh forests from the original Forestry Commission soil survey records. The extent of available FC soil survey information across Wales is in total 74,985 ha that have been surveyed.

Additional Information: Forest Research report 'A Strategic Assessment of the Afforested Peat Resource in Wales'

Dataset Reference Date (Publication): 2020-10-27

Temporal Extent

Begin date: 2011-01-01

End date: 2012-12-31

Topic category

Environment
Planning cadastre
Farming
Biota

Owner

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

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

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

Originator

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

Extent

Geographic Extent: Wales (WLS)

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ESRI Feature Class

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: Peatland in pristine or good condition provides a range of critical ecosystem services, including biodiversity, carbon storage and sequestration, regulation of stream base flows, water runoff and downstream flood peaks and nutrient regulation and retention. Peatlands are also sinks and sources of several natural greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4). More than 75% of deep peat soils in Wales are covered in semi-natural vegetation. Most of this is upland blanket bog, with significant amounts of fen and flush and, locally, lowland raised bog. These are all UK Biodiversity Action Plan priority habitats with UK and Welsh targets for habitat management and restoration. The National Peat Map for Wales was produced by Forest Research on behalf of Forestry Commission Wales and also involved CCW and EAW. The data shows the total extent of deep peat, modified deep peat, shallow peaty soils and soils with peaty pockets. The extent of deep peat is based on soil (NSRI), drift geology (BGS) and peatland habitat mapping (CCW Phase 1 survey), with the latter being taken as evidence of deep peat when NSRI/BGS is lacking. The data was further improved by making use of recently digitised soil mapping for Welsh forests from the original Forestry Commission soil survey records. The extent of available FC soil survey information across Wales is in total 74,985 ha that have been surveyed.

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

land use
landscape management
landscape conservation
peatland conservation
peatlands
environmental conservation
environmental management

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2023-12-31

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

Keywords

Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary

land management
ENVIRONMENT
environment

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Revision): 2013-04-03

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.subjects

Keywords

NRW SMNR Vocabulary

Mountains, Moorland and Heaths (SMNR)
Woodlands (SMNR)
Provisioning Services (SMNR)
Ecosystem (SMNR)
Geodiversity (SMNR)
Soils (SMNR)
Cultural Services (SMNR)
Soil and Land (SMNR)
Management Areas (SMNR)
Climate (SMNR)
Natural Resources (incl. Features and Processes) (SMNR)
Ecosystem Services (SMNR)
Physical Geography (physiography) (SMNR)
Regulating Services (SMNR)
Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Revision): 2023-12-27

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

Code: British National Grid (EPSG::27700)

Content Information

NRW Profile

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Constraints

Limitations on Public Access and Use

Restriction type: Other restrictions

Access Constraints Directive

Limitations: no limitations

Access Constraints Text

Other constraints: The following data is considered derived data and is therefore jointly owned by NRW, BGS, OS & CU. NRW may provide access to this dataset on request in some circumstances. NRW may NOT publish or disseminate it in its entirety.

Use Constraints

Use constraints type: Other restrictions

Other constraints: © CNC/NRW and BGS,OS & CU. NRW will only release this data in some circumstances and does NOT grant permission to third parties to re-use or disseminate this dataset unless they have a valid data use licence from the originators of the raw data used to derive these products. Attribution Statement: Mapping derived from 1:50,000 scale, BGS DiGMapGB ©NERC National Soils Map © Cranfield University (NSRI) LC0023/004-3 [2011] Phase 1 habitat mapping, Habitats of Wales © CCW, 100018813 [2011] © Crown copyright and database right [2011] Ordnance Survey Licence number [100025498]

Metadata

File Identifier: 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313139323931 XML

Metadata Language: English

Resource type: Dataset

Metadata Date: 2024-05-31T09:17:55.946Z

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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