4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313235343336 English Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en 2025-11-03T13:01:38.342Z NRW 1.0 wel British National Grid (EPSG::27700) Terrestrial Priority Habitat Surveys Terrestrial Priority Habitat Surveys Arolygon Cynefinoedd Daearol â Blaenoriaeth Priority Habitat Mapping Vegetation.lyr Priority Habitat Mapping Mospoly.lyr Priority Habitat Mapping Notes.lyr Priority Habitat Mapping photos.lyr Priority Habitat Mapping Quadrats.lyr Priority Habitat Mapping Sites.lyr 2023-01-12 2025-10-30 NRW_DS125436 This dataset contains Priority Habitat Surveys of individual sites (not Wales-wide coverage), focusing on terrestrial habitats listed under Section 7 of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016, known as Priority Habitats. It consists of detailed surveys of plant communities in mixed habitat context at a coarser scale than Phase 2 (National Vegetation Classification) habitat surveys. The primary objective of these surveys is to identify and map areas of Priority Habitat of nature conservation importance, which can then feed into existing Wales-wide Priority Habitat extent and distribution data. The survey data can be used to identify areas of important habitat to inform schemes and projects such as woodland creation schemes, developments, or agricultural improvement, and can inform conservation management and restoration work to improve habitat condition and connectivity, and enhance biodiversity. The dataset is not the product of a co-ordinated Survey Programme like the Lowland Peatland and Lowland Grassland Surveys of Wales, but is instead designed to be a single place to store ad-hoc site surveys of mixed Priority Habitat, under a common data structure, so they can be easily analysed and shared. Only surveys that have been extensively validated and verified by NRW vegetation and cartographic specialists will be added to the dataset. This dataset is not to be confused with layer files derived from the ‘Environment (Wales) Act Section 7 Terrestrial Habitats of Principal Importance’ dataset, which is largely based on the Phase 1 Terrestrial Habitat Survey (1987-1997). These layer files are split into Wales-wide coverage for individual habitats, for example ‘Priority Habitat Blanket Bog.lyr.' See metadata NRW_DS122418 for more information. Habitat composition may change over time, for example due to successional trends, land management or even planned developments. A record of a vegetation type or species in the digital data is therefore no guarantee of it still being extant on the ground. Individual site reports for most sites surveyed are also available upon request. This dataset contains Priority Habitat Surveys of individual sites (not Wales-wide coverage), focusing on terrestrial habitats listed under Section 7 of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016, known as Priority Habitats. It consists of detailed surveys of plant communities in mixed habitat context at a coarser scale than Phase 2 (National Vegetation Classification) habitat surveys. The primary objective of these surveys is to identify and map areas of Priority Habitat of nature conservation importance, which can then feed into existing Wales-wide Priority Habitat extent and distribution data. The survey data can be used to identify areas of important habitat to inform schemes and projects such as woodland creation schemes, developments, or agricultural improvement, and can inform conservation management and restoration work to improve habitat condition and connectivity, and enhance biodiversity. The dataset is not the product of a co-ordinated Survey Programme like the Lowland Peatland and Lowland Grassland Surveys of Wales, but is instead designed to be a single place to store ad-hoc site surveys of mixed Priority Habitat, under a common data structure, so they can be easily analysed and shared. Only surveys that have been extensively validated and verified by NRW vegetation and cartographic specialists will be added to the dataset. This dataset is not to be confused with layer files derived from the ‘Environment (Wales) Act Section 7 Terrestrial Habitats of Principal Importance’ dataset, which is largely based on the Phase 1 Terrestrial Habitat Survey (1987-1997). These layer files are split into Wales-wide coverage for individual habitats, for example ‘Priority Habitat Blanket Bog.lyr.' See metadata NRW_DS122418 for more information. Habitat composition may change over time, for example due to successional trends, land management or even planned developments. A record of a vegetation type or species in the digital data is therefore no guarantee of it still being extant on the ground. Individual site reports for most sites surveyed are also available upon request. Mae'r set ddata hon yn cynnwys Arolygon Cynefinoedd â Blaenoriaeth o safleoedd unigol (nid yw’n gorchuddio Cymru gyfan), gan ganolbwyntio ar gynefinoedd daearol a restrir o dan Adran 7 Deddf yr Amgylchedd (Cymru) 2016, a elwir yn Gynefinoedd â Blaenoriaeth. Mae'n cynnwys arolygon manwl o gymunedau planhigion yng nghyd-destun cynefinoedd cymysg ar raddfa fwy bras nag arolygon cynefinoedd Cam 2 (Dosbarthiad Llystyfiant Cenedlaethol). Ni ddylid cymysgu'r set ddata hon â ffeiliau haen sy'n deillio o set ddata 'Deddf yr Amgylchedd (Cymru) Adran 7 Cynefinoedd Daearol Pwysig Iawn', sy'n seiliedig i raddau helaeth ar arolygon Arolwg Cynefinoedd Daearol (1987-1997) Cam 1 ac arolygon Dosbarthiad Llystyfiant Cenedlaethol Cam 2. Gall cyfansoddiad cynefin newid dros amser, er enghraifft oherwydd tueddiadau olynol, rheoli tir neu hyd yn oed ddatblygiadau wedi'u cynllunio. Felly, nid yw cofnod o fath neu rywogaeth o lystyfiant yn y data digidol yn gwarantu ei fod yn dal i fodoli ar y ddaear. Mae adroddiadau safleoedd unigol ar gyfer y rhan fwyaf o safleoedd a arolygwyd hefyd ar gael ar gais. 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 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 Habitats and biotopes GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme habitat mapping 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 NRW SMNR Keywords 2024-06-26 geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-smnr-keywords Part of this dataset is sensitive, and access may be restricted under relevant legislation. NRW may NOT publish or disseminate the sensitive data. Requests should be referred to NRW's Access to Information Officer. However, there are no access restrictions on non-sensitive data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate a redacted version of the data freely. no limitations © CNC/NRW All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right NRW does NOT grant permission to third parties to re-use or disseminate the full dataset. A redacted version of the 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. Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right. NRW Conditional English biota SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2021-01-06 Wales (WLS) -5.777741 -2.608865 51.240829 53.513067 2021-06-24 Geographic Information System Unknown This dataset contains spatial sites data (ArcGIS Feature class) and non-spatial Excel spreadsheet, photographs and accompanying reports. 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 This dataset contains spatial sites data (ArcGIS Feature class) and non-spatial Excel spreadsheet, photographs and accompanying reports. This dataset contains spatial sites data (ArcGIS Feature class) and non-spatial Excel spreadsheet, photographs and accompanying reports.