4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313631333436 English Natural Resources Wales Maes y Ffynnon Bangor LL57 2DW Wales opendata@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk 2025-12-23T10:18:02.176Z NRW 1.0 wel British National Grid (EPSG:27700) Gwent Levels - Resilient Ecological Networks Gwent Levels - Resilient Ecological Networks Rhwydwaith Ecolegol Gadarn Gwastadeddau Gwent Gwent Levels Nature Recovery Zones.lyr Gwent Levels Core Zone.lyr 2025-04-09 NRW_DS161346 Resilient Ecological Networks (RENs), are networks of habitat linking protected sites and other biodiversity hotspots across the wider landscape, providing maximum benefit for biodiversity and human well-being.  Such networks have existing or potential for healthy resilient ecosystems, which provide a range of important ecosystem services, as well as allowing the movement of species across landscapes in response to climate change and disruptive or adverse events. The maintenance, enhancement and re-creation of RENs are vital for nature recovery. RENs are composed of Core Zones (including protected sites such as SSSIs) and Nature Recovery Zones. These mapped together form an applied opportunity map for a Network. The current layers available are the mapped products of the Gwent Levels Nature Network, which define resilient ecological networks in this area: Core and Nature Recovery Zone. As well as this set of priority networks, it is useful to also be able to view these layers alongside other open datasets available which are the: - Sites of Special Scientific Interest NRW_DS98776 - Priority Ecological Networks NRW_DS125572 The output of the project has identified 42 core zones covering 18,979 hectares (ha) and 86 nature recovery zones covering 2,214 ha as two GIS layers. These broadly comprise freshwater, fen, bog, semi-natural grassland, and native woodland ecosystems. The Core Zone layer is based on sites designated for nature conservation in Wales (SAC, SSSI, NNRs, SINC, Priority habitats as identified in Section 7 of the Environment (Wales) Act, and Ancient Woodland database). These layers highlight areas of opportunity and serve as an evidence base to support action planning, while remaining flexible and not prescriptive in terms of specific conservation measures. Resilient Ecological Networks (RENs), are networks of habitat linking protected sites and other biodiversity hotspots across the wider landscape, providing maximum benefit for biodiversity and human well-being.  Such networks have existing or potential for healthy resilient ecosystems, which provide a range of important ecosystem services, as well as allowing the movement of species across landscapes in response to climate change and disruptive or adverse events. The maintenance, enhancement and re-creation of RENs are vital for nature recovery. RENs are composed of Core Zones (including protected sites such as SSSIs) and Nature Recovery Zones. These mapped together form an applied opportunity map for a Network. The current layers available are the mapped products of the Gwent Levels Nature Network, which define resilient ecological networks in this area: Core and Nature Recovery Zone. As well as this set of priority networks, it is useful to also be able to view these layers alongside other open datasets available which are the: - Sites of Special Scientific Interest NRW_DS98776 - Priority Ecological Networks NRW_DS125572 The output of the project has identified 42 core zones covering 18,979 hectares (ha) and 86 nature recovery zones covering 2,214 ha as two GIS layers. These broadly comprise freshwater, fen, bog, semi-natural grassland, and native woodland ecosystems. The Core Zone layer is based on sites designated for nature conservation in Wales (SAC, SSSI, NNRs, SINC, Priority habitats as identified in Section 7 of the Environment (Wales) Act, and Ancient Woodland database). These layers highlight areas of opportunity and serve as an evidence base to support action planning, while remaining flexible and not prescriptive in terms of specific conservation measures. Mae'r haenau hyn yn gynnyrch mapio Rhwydwaith Natur Gwastadeddau Gwent, sy'n diffinio rhwydweithiau ecolegol cadarn yn yr ardal hon: Parth Craidd a Pharth Adfer Natur. Mae allbwn y prosiect wedi nodi 42 parth craidd sy'n cwmpasu 18,979 hectar (ha) ac 86 parth adfer natur sy'n cwmpasu 2,214 ha fel dwy haen GIS. Yn fras, mae'r rhain yn cynnwys ecosystemau dŵr croyw, cors galchog, cors, glaswelltir lled-naturiol ac ecosystemau coetir brodorol. Mae'r haen Parth Craidd yn seiliedig ar safleoedd a ddynodwyd ar gyfer cadwraeth natur yng Nghymru (ACA, SoDdGA, GNG, SINC, cynefinoedd â blaenoriaeth fel y'u nodir yn Adran 7 o Ddeddf yr Amgylchedd (Cymru) a chronfa ddata Coetir Hynafol). Mae’n cynnwys gwybodaeth Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru © Natural Resources Wales a Hawl Cronfa Ddata. Cedwir pob hawl. Mae’n cynnwys Data’r Arolwg Ordnans. Rhif trwydded yr Arolwg Ordnans: AC0000849444. Mae’n cynnwys data sy'n deillio o awdurdodau lleol Caerdydd, Sir Fynwy a Chasnewydd a data a gasglwyd fel rhan o'r Bartneriaeth Lefelau Byw ac Ymddiriedolaeth Natur Gwent 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 Newport Wetlands Reserve (see also Gwent Levels Wetlands Reserve) calcicolous ecosystems ecosystem services NRW Thesaurus 2025-01-08 geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely. noLimitations © 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. Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Contains Data Derived from Cardiff, Monmouthshire and Newport Local Authorities and Data Collected as part of the Living Levels Partnership and Gwent Wildlife Trust. Open Government Licence English biota Wales (WLS) -3.1786 -2.6361 51.474 51.6342 2024-04-01 2025-04-09 Hancocks, E., Thomas, R., Waters, E. [2025]. Gwent Levels. Mapping Resilient Ecological Network core zones and nature recovery zones. NRW Evidence Reports. Report No: 855, 67 pp, Natural Resources Wales, Cardiff. Documents NRW Evidence Report in Word or PDF Format Geographic Information System ESRI Feature Class https://datamap.gov.wales/layergroups/geonode:nrw_gwent_levels_ren WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link View and Download https://datamap.gov.wales/capabilities/layergroup/7650/?ows_service=wms OGC:WMS Web Mapping Service 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 Core Zone layer is based on sites desginated for nature conservation in Wales (SAC, SSSI, NNRs, SINC and Ancient Woodland database). Full methodology can be found in the NRW Evidence Report titled in the additional information. Core Zone layer is based on sites desginated for nature conservation in Wales (SAC, SSSI, NNRs, SINC and Ancient Woodland database). Full methodology can be found in the NRW Evidence Report titled in the additional information.