Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) Review Data 2025
The SSSI review data (an excel spreadsheet) contains detailed information which forms the basis of tables and charts presented in the report 'Edwards C., York H. 2025. Sites of Special Scientific Interest: a Review of the Current Series in Wales. NRW Evidence Report No: 878, 82pp, Natural Resources Wales'.
It includes data about each notified SSSI in Wales (at the point of February 2025), such as the site type, the area and the length. It contains information on the notified features (species, habitats, geology) and the SSSI's impacted by habitat fragmentation.
- Identification
- Extent
- Distribution
- Quality
- Keywords
- Spatial Reference System
- Content
- Constraints
- Maintenance
- Metadata
Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS161393
- Alternative Title
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- Metadata Language
- English
- Lineage
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The SSSI review data is principally sourced from NRW's Protected Sites Database and the SSSI GIS spatial layer. It contains additional information produced by analysing this data. The data is based on notified SSSIs as of February 2025.
Full methodology details can be found in the NRW Evidence Report.
- Additional Information
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Edwards C., York H. 2025. Sites of Special Scientific Interest: a Review of the Current Series in Wales. NRW Evidence Report No: 878, 82pp, Natural Resources Wales
- Dataset Reference Date (Creation)
- 2025-09-17
Temporal Extent
- Begin date
- 2025-01-01
- End date
- 2025-02-28
- Topic category
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- Environment
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- Wales (WLS)
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Distribution
- Format Type and Description
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Delimited
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Unknown
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- Specification
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Excel Spreadsheet
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Delimited
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Unknown
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Quality
Data quality
- Quality Scope
- 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
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This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.
- Degree
- false
- Lineage
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The SSSI review data is principally sourced from NRW's Protected Sites Database and the SSSI GIS spatial layer. It contains additional information produced by analysing this data. The data is based on notified SSSIs as of February 2025.
Full methodology details can be found in the NRW Evidence Report.
Keywords
Keywords
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-06-01
Keywords
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NRW Thesaurus
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- conservation (see also conservation of specific subjects)
- environmental review
- SSSI (Sites of Special Scientific Interest)
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2025-01-08
Spatial Reference System
Content
Content Information
NRW Profile
Custom Elements
Constraints
Constraints
Limitations on Public Access and Use
- Restriction type
- Other restrictions
Access Constraints Text
- Other constraints
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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
- Use constraints type
- Other restrictions
- Other 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
- Other constraints
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Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved.