Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) breeding productivity surveillance in Pembrokeshire

The greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, nursery roosts at Stackpole and Slebech, Pembrokeshire, are principal summer roosts of the West Wales population of the species which ranges through Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Gower, West Glamorgan. Monitoring the population is difficult, as for much of the year only a small percentage are accessible through winter surveys of hibernacula. Monitoring the status of the population is therefore only practical at the nursery roosts. This dataset consists of Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) surveillance results. The surveillance of the breeding productivity of Greater Horseshoe Bat i.e. numbers of young born annually occurs between June and August. The purpose of this data capture was to: - Provide information and updates to the local Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) - Assess feature conditions of greater horseshoe bats within Pembrokeshire Bat Sites Special Area of Conservation (SAC), and 3 component Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). - Contribute to the management database of the breeding population records for Greater Horseshoe Bats species recovers programme and the UK BAP species programmes.

Identification

Identifier
NRW_DS46140
Alternative Title
  • Cadw golwg ar lwyddiant magu Ystlumod Pedol Mwyaf yn Sir Benfro
Metadata Language
English
Lineage

Surveillance included the records of births and babies counted/handled/toe-nail-clipped within nursery roosts. Growth measurements taken and animals sexed.
Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
2013-12-31
Owner
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW) -
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
Originator
  Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) -
Countryside Council for Wales, Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW
http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/
Originator
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW) -
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
 

Extent

Extent

Geographic Extent
SIR BENFRO - PEMBROKESHIRE
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W
E
S
Map representing the geographic extent of the dataset


 
 

Distribution

Format Type and Description
  • Documents ( )

    Specification

    Records of breeding maintained in written reports and in digital Excel files. Also summary report (paper and digital).

 

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

This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.
Degree
false
Lineage

Surveillance included the records of births and babies counted/handled/toe-nail-clipped within nursery roosts. Growth measurements taken and animals sexed.
 

Keywords

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Type
Theme

Citation

Date (Publication)
2008-06-01
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme

Keywords

NRW Thesaurus
  • baseline monitoring
  • Pembrokeshire (county pre 1974)( county since 4/96)
  • bats (see also specific species)
  • surveillance
  • greater horseshoe bats
  • horseshoe bats
Type
Theme

Citation

Date (Publication)
2026-03-04
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords
 

Spatial Reference System

Code
British National Grid (EPSG::27700)
 

Content

Content Information

NRW Profile

Custom Elements

NRW Related Title

Greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) productivity in Wales 2000 - 2001 : report of the number of births at the Pembrokeshire nursery roosts Stackpole, Sledbech and LLwyngwair in the years 2000 and 2001
NRW Related Title

Greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) productivity in Wales 2003 : report of the number of births at the Pembrokeshire nursery roosts Stackpole, Sledbech and Llwyngwair
NRW Related Title

Greater horseshoe bat productivity in Pembrokeshire, Wales 1997 - 1999
 

Constraints

Constraints

Limitations on Public Access and Use

Restriction type
Other restrictions
 

Access Constraints Directive

Limitations
no limitations
 

Access Constraints Text

Other constraints

Part of this dataset is sensitive and restricted as it contains data exempt from general release under EIR. Sensitive data must be kept confidential; general release is not permitted due to risk of harm to the environment or third parties. This sensitive data includes the location of bat roosts.
 

Use Constraints

Use constraints type
Other restrictions
Other constraints

© CNC/NRW Data may be re-used under provision and in line with the terms of a NRW licence and NRWs guidance on Ecological data exempt from general release. .
 
 
 

Metadata

Metadata

File Identifier
4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-3436313430 XML
Metadata Language
English
Resource type
Dataset
Metadata Date
2026-06-26T08:29:36.942Z
Metadata Standard Name
NRW
Metadata Standard Version

1.0

pointOfContact
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW) -
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
 
 

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