59e3be5c-8ac8-45cd-8e98-a69732755dc6 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 2026-01-09T12:10:22 UK GEMINI 2.3 OSGB 1936 / British National Grid Vegetation plot data from the Environment and Rural Affairs Monitoring & Modelling Programme, Wales, 2021-2023 2025-12-18 publication https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/59e3be5c-8ac8-45cd-8e98-a69732755dc6 10.5285/59e3be5c-8ac8-45cd-8e98-a69732755dc6 doi: Maskell, L.C., Smart, S.M., Brentegani, M., Deacon, A., Emmett, B.A., Fitos, E., Garbutt, A., Lucas, J.R., Monkman, G., Reinsch, S., Richardson-Jones, V., Wallace, H.L., Williams, B., Wood, C.M., Ardeshir, D., Biddle, A., Boffey, C., Cope, S., Forster Brown, C., Fothergill, C., Friend, R., Handley, J., Handley, T., Higgins, A., Scott, H., Shepherd, S., Ward, T., Jan Winder, Jon Winder (2025). Vegetation plot data from the Environment and Rural Affairs Monitoring & Modelling Programme, Wales, 2021-2023. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/59e3be5c-8ac8-45cd-8e98-a69732755dc6 This dataset includes records of plant species and abundance from within a wide range of land use types across Wales, collected as part of the Environment and Rural Affairs Monitoring & Modelling Programme (ERAMMP) National Field Survey (NFS) between 2021-2023. ERAMMP NFS is a resurvey of all of the 300 locations from the initial Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (GMEP) monitoring program (300 1km squares) on a rolling annual basis, with the aim to resurvey all sites between 2021 and 2025. Between 2021-2023 ERAMMP National Field Survey resurveyed 225 of those 300 for plant species and abundance. The initial monitoring program, GMEP, was set up by the Welsh Government in 2013 to report national trends and monitor the effects of the Glastir agri-environment scheme on the environment and ran from 2013 to 2016. The field survey element was based on a stratified random sampling design of 300 x 1km square sites across Wales, and was managed by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/59e3be5c-8ac8-45cd-8e98-a69732755dc6 Maskell, L.C. UK 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 Smart, S.M. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2750-7832 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 Brentegani, M. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9426-7168 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 Deacon, A. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1122-0924 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 Emmett, B.A. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2713-4389 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 Fitos, E. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Garbutt, A. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9145-9786 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 Lucas, J.R. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5346-0228 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 Monkman, G. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5645-1834 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 Reinsch, S. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4649-0677 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 Richardson-Jones, V. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Wallace, H.L. Ecological Surveys (Bangor) hilary@ecologicalsurveys.co.uk author Williams, B. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8292-4905 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 Wood, C.M. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0394-2998 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 Ardeshir, D. Unaffiliated dan_ardeshir@icloud.com author Biddle, A. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology astridbiddle@aol.com author Boffey, C. Penny Anderson caroline.boffey@pennyanderson.com author Cope, S. Unaffiliated simon.cope2@btinternet.com author Forster Brown, C. Agricultural Development Advisory Service (United Kingdom) Chris.Forster-Brown@adas.co.uk author Fothergill, C. Unaffiliated foragesandfinds@gmail.com author Friend, R. Unaffiliated richfriend@icloud.com author Handley, J. Unaffiliated john.checology@gmail.com author Handley, T. Unaffiliated john.checology@gmail.com author Higgins, A. Unaffiliated indigenous.forestry@outlook.com author Scott, H. Unaffiliated ecologyhscott@googlemail.com author Shepherd, S. Agricultural Development Advisory Service (United Kingdom) steven.shepherd@adas.co.uk author Ward, T. Severn Rivers Trust admin@severnriverstrust.com author Jan Winder Unaffiliated boxbush01@btinternet.com author Jon Winder Unaffiliated boxbush01@btinternet.com author Welsh Government EMAIL NOT PROVIDED owner Maskell, L.C. UK 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 pointOfContact NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk publisher NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk custodian Environmental Monitoring Facilities theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication bryophyte tree GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3 2019-01-28 creation Biodiversity Environmental survey Wales Environment and Rural Affairs Monitoring & Modelling Programme (ERAMMP) vascular plants agri-environment scheme otherRestrictions no limitations otherRestrictions This resource is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence otherRestrictions © Crown copyright: Welsh Government licenced under the Open Government Licence v3.0 otherRestrictions © Hawlfraint y Goron: Llywodraeth Cymru Mae'r holl gynnwys ar gael dan Drwydded Llywodraeth Agored v3.0 otherRestrictions For the avoidance of doubt, if the publication of the Licensed Data is not within Wales, the Welsh form of the acknowledgement wording is not required. otherRestrictions If you reuse this data, you should cite: Maskell, L.C., Smart, S.M., Brentegani, M., Deacon, A., Emmett, B.A., Fitos, E., Garbutt, A., Lucas, J.R., Monkman, G., Reinsch, S., Richardson-Jones, V., Wallace, H.L., Williams, B., Wood, C.M., Ardeshir, D., Biddle, A., Boffey, C., Cope, S., Forster Brown, C., Fothergill, C., Friend, R., Handley, J., Handley, T., Higgins, A., Scott, H., Shepherd, S., Ward, T., Jan Winder, Jon Winder (2025). Vegetation plot data from the Environment and Rural Affairs Monitoring & Modelling Programme, Wales, 2021-2023. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/59e3be5c-8ac8-45cd-8e98-a69732755dc6 textTable 10000 English utf8 biota environment 2021-01-01 2023-12-31 -5.473 -2.654 51.375 53.434 Comma-separated values (CSV) NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk distributor https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/59e3be5c-8ac8-45cd-8e98-a69732755dc6.zip Supporting information Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset information https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/59e3be5c-8ac8-45cd-8e98-a69732755dc6 Download the data Download a copy of this data download 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 Within each of 225 x 1km sample squares across Wales, a set of vegetation plots of varying sizes were recorded by professional botanists, comprising covers of vascular plants. Data were recorded on electronic recording devices, and then transferred to secure databases at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. To ensure confidentiality of the data with respect to land owners and managers, the locations of 1km squares and survey sites were converted to the centres of the containing 10km Ordnance Survey grid squares.