BGS Hosted Metadata
River Habitat Survey (RHS) data 2007 [Countryside Survey]
River Habitat Survey (RHS) data from rivers and streams surveyed in 2007 as part of the Countryside Survey project. River Habitat Survey (RHS) is an assessment of the physical structure of freshwater streams and rivers based on a standard 500m length sample unit. It does not require specialist geomorphological or botanical expertise but consistent recognition of features included on the form is essential. To ensure consistency of recording all surveyors must be accredited, and recording follows standard protocols. Data were collected under the Countryside Survey long term monitoring project managed by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. The Countryside Survey is a unique study or 'audit' of the natural resources of the UK's countryside. The sample sites are chosen from a stratified random sample, based on a 15 by 15 km grid of GB. Headwater stream surveys have been carried out in 1990, 1998 and 2007 with repeated visits to the majority of sites. The countryside is sampled and surveyed using rigorous scientific methods, allowing us to compare new results with those from previous surveys. In this way we can detect the gradual and subtle changes that occur in the UK's countryside over time. In addition to headwater stream data, soil data, habitat areas, vegetation species data and linear habitat data are also gathered by Countryside Survey. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/40da9509-999f-4d61-85fe-59d7b32e7ca6
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- Date (Publication)
- 2016-11-21
- Date (Creation)
- 2007-11-01
- Citation identifier
- https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/40da9509-999f-4d61-85fe-59d7b32e7ca6
- Citation identifier
- doi: / 10.5285/40da9509-999f-4d61-85fe-59d7b32e7ca6
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Dunbar, M., Murphy, J., Clarke, R., Davies, C., Scarlett, P. (2016). River Habitat Survey (RHS) data 2007 [Countryside Survey] . NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/40da9509-999f-4d61-85fe-59d7b32e7ca6
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Custodian NERC Environmental Information Data Centre Publisher UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Scarlett, P.
Point of contact Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Dunbar, M.
Author Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Murphy, J.
Author Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Clarke, R.
Author Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Davies, C.
Author Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Scarlett, P.
Author
- Maintenance and update frequency
- Not planned
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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Environmental Monitoring Facilities
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GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3
- Keywords
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- Environmental survey
- Water quality
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Countryside Survey
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- Other restrictions
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- Registration is required to access this data
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- Licence terms and conditions apply
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Dunbar, M., Murphy, J., Clarke, R., Davies, C., Scarlett, P. (2016). River Habitat Survey (RHS) data 2007 [Countryside Survey] . NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/40da9509-999f-4d61-85fe-59d7b32e7ca6
- Spatial representation type
- Text, table
- Language
- English
- Character set
- UTF8
- Topic category
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- Environment
- Inland waters
- Begin date
- 2007-05-01
- End date
- 2007-11-01
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- Unique resource identifier
- OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
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Name Version Comma-separated values (CSV)
- Distributor contact
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Distributor
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Protocol Linkage Name https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/40da9509-999f-4d61-85fe-59d7b32e7ca6 Download the data
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Protocol Linkage Name https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/40da9509-999f-4d61-85fe-59d7b32e7ca6.zip Supporting information
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- Dataset
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dataset
Conformance result
- Title
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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
- Date (Publication)
- 2010-12-08
- Statement
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The data were recorded onto electronic field tablets in the summer of 2007 by professional surveyors. Data were recorded from up to 591 1km squares sited across Britain, selected by random stratified sample. Data are managed by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster.
Metadata
- File identifier
- 40da9509-999f-4d61-85fe-59d7b32e7ca6 XML
- Metadata language
- English
- Character set
- 8859 Part 1
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
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dataset
- Date stamp
- 2026-01-09T10:32:15
- Metadata standard name
- UK GEMINI
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2.3
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Point of contact
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