53ef00f4-e0c5-4095-850e-d4c474bc4ffd English ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1) dataset dataset NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg Lancaster LA1 4AP UK info@eidc.ac.uk https://eidc.ac.uk/ EIDC website The Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC) is the UK's national data centre for terrestrial and freshwater sciences. information pointOfContact 2025-11-13T16:20:10 UK GEMINI 2.3 OSGB 1936 / British National Grid Countryside Survey 1990 mapped estimates of Broad Habitat areas in Great Britain 2014-01-24 publication 1389883911200 CEH:EIDC: https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/53ef00f4-e0c5-4095-850e-d4c474bc4ffd 10.5285/53ef00f4-e0c5-4095-850e-d4c474bc4ffd doi: Barr, C.J., Bunce, R.G.H., Clarke, R.T., Gillespie, M.K., Hallam, C.J., Howard, D.C., Maskell, L.C., Ness, M.J., Norton, L.R., Scott, R.J., Scott, W.A., Smart, S.M., Stuart, R.C., Wood, C.M., Wright, S.M. (2014). Countryside Survey 1990 mapped estimates of Broad Habitat areas in Great Britain. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/53ef00f4-e0c5-4095-850e-d4c474bc4ffd This dataset consists of stock (area) data for Broad Habitats across Great Britain in 1990 in a 1km grid format. The data are national estimates generated by analysing the sample data from 508 1km squares surveyed for the Countryside Survey long term monitoring project, then scaling up to a national level. The data are presented as percent habitat per 1km square for 16 different habitat types. 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. Surveys have been carried out in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1998 and 2007 with repeated visits to the majority of squares. 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 habitat areas, vegetation species, soil data, linear feature data and freshwater habitat data are also gathered by Countryside Survey. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/53ef00f4-e0c5-4095-850e-d4c474bc4ffd Barr, C.J. Institute of Terrestrial Ecology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Bunce, R.G.H. Institute of Terrestrial Ecology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Clarke, R.T. Institute of Terrestrial Ecology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Gillespie, M.K. Institute of Terrestrial Ecology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Hallam, C.J. Institute of Terrestrial Ecology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Howard, D.C. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Maskell, L.C. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4006-7755 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Ness, M.J. Institute of Terrestrial Ecology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Norton, L.R. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Scott, R.J. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Scott, W.A. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Smart, S.M. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Stuart, R.C. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Wood, C.M. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Wright, S.M. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk custodian NERC Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk publisher Wood, C. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk pointOfContact UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk owner notPlanned Land Cover theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Environmental survey Great Britain habitats otherRestrictions no limitations otherRestrictions This resource is made available under the terms of the Open Government Licence otherRestrictions © UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology otherRestrictions If you reuse this data, you should cite: Barr, C.J., Bunce, R.G.H., Clarke, R.T., Gillespie, M.K., Hallam, C.J., Howard, D.C., Maskell, L.C., Ness, M.J., Norton, L.R., Scott, R.J., Scott, W.A., Smart, S.M., Stuart, R.C., Wood, C.M., Wright, S.M. (2014). Countryside Survey 1990 mapped estimates of Broad Habitat areas in Great Britain. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/53ef00f4-e0c5-4095-850e-d4c474bc4ffd grid 1000 English utf8 environment 1990-05-01 1990-10-31 -8.648 1.768 49.864 60.861 TIFF NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk distributor https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/53ef00f4-e0c5-4095-850e-d4c474bc4ffd Download the data Download a copy of this data download https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/53ef00f4-e0c5-4095-850e-d4c474bc4ffd.zip Supporting information Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset information dataset dataset 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 The data were recorded onto paper field sheets in the summer of 1990 by surveyors. Data were recorded from 508 1km squares sited across Britain, selected by random stratified sample. The areas of UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UK BAP) Broad Habitats were digitized in the 1990s. The digitized data were used to generate national estimates of the stock of Broad Habitats for Great Britain using the standard Countryside Survey methodology (refer to the online documentation). Estimates are presented by ITE Land Class (2007 version), as percentage values per 1km square.