Wales Peatland Restoration
The National Peatland Action Programme (NPAP) coordinates peatland restoration action across Wales and reports on restoration activity to the Welsh and UK Governments.
This Welsh Peatland Restoration Activities layer consolidates maps of restoration work undertaken across Wales directly by the National Peatland Action Programme (NPAP) in NRW as well as its partner organisations.
Restoration activities are presented as polygons containing attributes that detail the broad activity type, site, delivery organisation, start and end date of restoration work.
To ensure the consistency and transparency of data recording and reporting, a standardised reporting system is defined Restoration activities on peatlands in Wales: activity classification and codes. Restoration activities are divided into five broad activity types: Hydrological Management, Erosion Control, Tree Management, Vegetation Management and Grazing.
Hydrological Management aims to reverse the impact of harmful activities that have resulted in adverse changes to hydrological regimes.
Erosion Control aims to reduce the effect of erosional features such as haggs and gullies. These features expose areas of bare peat which are prone to further degradation if left uncontrolled.
Tree Management aims to reduce the impact of trees on peatland. Most Tree Management techniques for peatland restoration involve conifer plantation, there are also activities addressing the presence of broadleaf trees.
Vegetation Management aims to control the dominance of small numbers of abundant species (e.g. Molinia, Calluna) to ensure the recovery and persistence of mire vegetation.
Grazing activities aim to restore and manage peatlands through modifying grazing regimes.
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Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS125730
- Alternative Title
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- National Peatland Action Programme (NPAP) Funded Peatland Restoration Activities 2020-2023 – GIS Dataset
- Gweithgareddau Adfer Mawndir a Ariannwyd drwy’r Rhaglen Weithredu Genedlaethol ar Fawndiroedd (NPAP) 2020-2023
- Wales Peatland Restoration Activities
- Peatland Restoration Activities
- Metadata Language
- English
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This map was last updated to include restoration activities reported to 31st March 2026.
Restoration activities are initially recorded by NPAP and partners as points, polylines and polygons in accordance with the Restoration activities on peatlands in Wales: activity classification and codes. Restoration activity polygons are then created to represent the area of the peatland targeted by each type of activity in line with consensus and best available knowledge.
NPAP staff and partners are required to submit GIS data to evidence their restoration work. ESRI shapefiles were created using the spatial reference system OSGB 1936, formatted using a template to standardise data collection.
- Additional Information
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https://cdn.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru/k4hle1oa/peatland-restoration-activities-glossary.pdf
https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/maps/peatland-data-portal-map-layers/?lang=en
Peatland restoration information: https://naturalresourceswales.sharefile.eu/share/view/sc5293d9c253b437f8522a1f831548a4a/fod9ff70-756e-4dbf-b0d5-829ca5f61cb9
- Dataset Reference Date (Creation)
- 2024-03-01
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2026-09-02
Temporal Extent
- Begin date
- 2020-04-01
- End date
- 2026-03-31
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- Environment
Extent
Extent
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- Wales (WLS)
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Unknown
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Unknown
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- View and Download ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
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- Web Mapping Service ( OGC:WMS )
Quality
Data 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
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This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.
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- false
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This map was last updated to include restoration activities reported to 31st March 2026.
Restoration activities are initially recorded by NPAP and partners as points, polylines and polygons in accordance with the Restoration activities on peatlands in Wales: activity classification and codes. Restoration activity polygons are then created to represent the area of the peatland targeted by each type of activity in line with consensus and best available knowledge.
NPAP staff and partners are required to submit GIS data to evidence their restoration work. ESRI shapefiles were created using the spatial reference system OSGB 1936, formatted using a template to standardise data collection.
Keywords
Keywords
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-06-01
Keywords
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NRW Thesaurus
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- National Peatland Resource Database
- peatland conservation
- Peatland Survey
- lowland peatlands
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2026-08-27
Spatial Reference System
Content
Content Information
NRW Profile
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Constraints
Constraints
Limitations on Public Access and Use
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Access Constraints Directive
- Limitations
- 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.
Use Constraints
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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
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Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved.
Licence
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- Open Government Licence
Metadata
Metadata
- File Identifier
- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313235373330 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
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- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2026-10-06T11:33:18.099Z
- Metadata Standard Name
- NRW
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1.0