River Habitat Survey (RHS) and Plant Community survey data of the River Wye SAC 2024 and 2025
In 2024 and 2025, a River Habitat Survey (RHS), Simplified Phase 1 survey and LEAFPAC aquatic macrophyte survey was carried out at 28 survey sites 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-eight monitoring sites were surveyed in the River Wye catchment between 5th August and 28th September 2024 and between June and July 2025. 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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- NRW_DS161491
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The QA’d RHS and Macrophyte data has been 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.
Data from this work will be incorporated into, and made available as part of, the existing datasets: River Habitat Survey (RHS) (NRW_DS116339) and Freshwater Ecology: River Macrophytes (NRW_DS161279).
Data has been collected according to the methodologies set out in River Habitat Survey, River LEAFPACS and Common Standards Monitoring for Rivers (2016).
Please note: this metadata entry refers to the valid 2024 and 2025 data. Metadata entry NRW_DS161339 refers to the invalid (internal use only) 2024 RHS and Plant Community survey data of the River Wye SAC data.
- Dataset Reference Date (Creation)
- 2026-01-26
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2026-02-05
Temporal Extent
- Begin date
- 2024-05-08
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- 2025-09-07
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- Biota
http://www.bywater-ecology.co.uk/index.html
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- Wales (WLS)
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Report
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Photos
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Quality
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- 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 has been 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.
Data from this work will be incorporated into, and made available as part of, the existing datasets: River Habitat Survey (RHS) (NRW_DS116339) and Freshwater Ecology: River Macrophytes (NRW_DS161279).
Data has been collected according to the methodologies set out in River Habitat Survey, River LEAFPACS and Common Standards Monitoring for Rivers (2016).
Please note: this metadata entry refers to the valid 2024 and 2025 data. Metadata entry NRW_DS161339 refers to the invalid (internal use only) 2024 RHS and Plant Community survey data of the River Wye SAC data.
Keywords
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- 2008-06-01
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- River Wye (Afon Gwy)
- plant communities
- Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) - SAC monitoring
- aquatic macrophytes
- River Habitat Survey (RHS)
- macrophyte surveys
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- Date (Publication)
- 2026-03-02
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There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
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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.
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Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved.
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- Open Government Licence