Sands of LIFE (SoLIFE) Sand Dune Soil Baseline Monitoring 2023

This survey focuses on baseline, pre-intervention monitoring in relation to two of the planned intervention types: notch creation and dune slack re-profiling. The monitoring covers six sites in Wales: Tywyn Aberffraw, Newborough, and Morfa Harlech in north Wales, and Kenfig, Merthyr Mawr and Pembrey Burrows in south Wales. At each site, baseline monitoring was set up for the planned interventions and for control locations where no intervention will take place, in order to clearly show the effect of the restoration measures. For both intervention types, soil profiles were taken at each monitoring location. Soil profiles were recorded to a depth of 50 cm and soil samples were taken to a depth of 20 cm. In addition, the baseline monitoring for the notches involved setting up sand-rain collectors at transects away from the proposed notch and control locations, downwind in the direction of the prevailing winds. Each transect started at 50 m distance from the inland end of the notch, and then at two further points (100 and 200 m). Soil samples were analysed for bulk density, electrical conductivity, pH, organic matter content by loss on ignition (LOI), calcium carbonate content, carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) content.

Identification

Identifier
NRW_DS125393
Alternative Title
  • Sand_of_LIFE_Soils_Transects.lyr
  • Sand_of_LIFE_Soils_Slacks.lyr
Metadata Language
English
Lineage

Raw data collected in the field and subsequent laboratory analysis completed following established protocols, as detailed in full in the accompanying report.
Additional Information

Holder, A.J., Fitch, A., Robinson, I., Pinder, A., Brentegani, M., Allender, S., van der Schatte Olivier, A. & Jones, L. (2021). Sands of LIFE Sand dune ecological and physical monitoring: Soils report. NRW Evidence Report Series Report No: 456, [Enter number of printed pages here]pp, Natural Resources Wales, Bangor
Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
2022-12-21
Owner
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW) -
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
Originator
  Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) -
Environment Centre Wales, Deiniol Road, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW, Wales
http://www.ceh.ac.uk/
 

Extent

Extent

Geographic Extent
Wales (WLS)
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Quality

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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
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Lineage

Raw data collected in the field and subsequent laboratory analysis completed following established protocols, as detailed in full in the accompanying report.
 

Keywords

Keywords

NRW Thesaurus
  • environmental restoration
  • sand dunes (sand-dunes) (dunes) (see also specifically named dunes)
  • monitoring programmes
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Theme

Citation

Date (Publication)
2026-07-07
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Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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Theme

Citation

Date (Publication)
2008-06-01
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Spatial Reference System

Code
British National Grid (EPSG::27700)
 

Content

Content Information

NRW Profile

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Constraints

Constraints

Limitations on Public Access and Use

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Other restrictions
 

Access Constraints Directive

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no limitations
 

Access Constraints Text

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There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
 

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

Metadata

Metadata

File Identifier
4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313235333933 XML
Metadata Language
English
Resource type
Dataset
Metadata Date
2026-07-16T09:07:46.405Z
Metadata Standard Name
NRW
Metadata Standard Version

1.0

pointOfContact
  Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) -
Environment Centre Wales, Deiniol Road, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW, Wales
http://www.ceh.ac.uk/
 
 

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