River Habitat Survey (RHS) and Plant Community survey data of the River Wye SAC 2024
In 2024, a River Habitat Survey (RHS), Simplified Phase 1 survey and LEAFPAC aquatic macrophyte survey was carried out on the River Wye Special Area of Conservation (SAC). This was to contribute to the condition assessment of features in the River Wye SAC as well as provide information to support the management and restoration of protected sites and the delivery of River Basin Management Plans.
Twenty-two monitoring sites out of thirty-five possible sites were surveyed in the River Wye catchment between 5th August and 28th September 2024.
At each site the following surveys were conducted:
• River Habitat Surveys (RHS), to assess the quality of physical habitat, supported by
• Simplified Phase 1 survey, and
• Aquatic plant surveys using the rivers LEAFPACS method, along with
• Field observations of habitat quality to assist with interpretation of the data.
The principal outputs of this project are digital copies of field records including photographs, access and parking, along with a description of each site.
These surveys were conducted on the Welsh section of the River Wye SAC.
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- Metadata
Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS161339
- Metadata Language
- English
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The QA’d RHS and Macrophyte data will be added into the Kieco Ecological Data Management System. Some of the surveys will need to be repeated due to high flows at the time of survey. This information is clearly set out in the report.
- Additional Information
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Bywater, J. A. 2024. River Habitat Survey (RHS) and Plant Community surveys of the River Wye SAC (Wales). Report No: 849, 92pp, NRW, Bangor.
- Dataset Reference Date (Creation)
- 2025-02-13
Temporal Extent
- Begin date
- 2024-08-05
- End date
- 2024-09-30
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- Biota
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- Wales (WLS)
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Distribution
Distribution
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The site access data were supplied to us by our contractor as Appendix 1 in a separate excel spreadsheet, Appendix 1 Wye Macrophyte SIDD Data 2024_Bywater Ecology. The RHS, Phase I Habitat Survey, and plant community data was entered into excel spreadsheet templates. These are; Appendix 2. Wye New RHS Site Data 2024_Bywater Ecology Appendix 3. Wye Simplified Phase I Data 2024_Bywater Ecology Appendix 4. Wye New Macrophyte Site Data 2024_Bywater Ecology.
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The RHS forms are PDFs and are labelled Appendix 5. Wye RHS PDF Forms 2024_Bywater Ecology.
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The RHS photos were saved in zip files, one for each site and shared in a folder as; Appendix 6. Wye RHS Photo Zip Files 2024_Bywater Ecology The Macrophyte survey sketch maps were saved in a zip file and shared as; Appendix 7. Wye Macrophyte Survey Sketch Maps 2024_Bywater Ecology The Macrophyte survey photos were saved in zip file as; Appendix 8. Wye Macrophyte Survey Photo Zip Files 2024_Bywater Ecology.
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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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The QA’d RHS and Macrophyte data will be added into the Kieco Ecological Data Management System. Some of the surveys will need to be repeated due to high flows at the time of survey. This information is clearly set out in the report.
Keywords
Keywords
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-06-01
Keywords
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NRW Thesaurus
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- Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) - SAC monitoring
- River Habitat Survey (RHS)
- River Wye (Afon Gwy)
- plant communities
- macrophyte surveys
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- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2025-01-08
Spatial Reference System
Content
Content Information
NRW Profile
Custom Elements
- NRW Related Title
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Bywater, J. A. 2024. River Habitat Survey (RHS) and Plant Community surveys of the River Wye SAC (Wales). Report No: 849, 92 pp, NRW, Bangor.
Constraints
Constraints
Limitations on Public Access and Use
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Access Constraints Text
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Access restrictions on this data have not been determined. It may contain sensitive information and therefore may be restricted under legislation. NRW may provide access to this dataset on request, however NRW may not release, publish or disseminate the data or derived products freely without further assessment.
Use Constraints
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© CNC/NRW. Data may only be re-used externally under provision and in line with the terms of a NRW licence following an assessment of the data.
Attribution Statement
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Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved.