6bc0ccb4-63c8-4121-bc4b-3c479877cff9 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 2025-11-13T16:16:55 UK GEMINI 2.3 OSGB 1936 / British National Grid Countryside Survey 1998 mapped estimates of linear feature lengths in Great Britain 2014-11-28 publication 1409658139626 CEH:EIDC: https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/6bc0ccb4-63c8-4121-bc4b-3c479877cff9 10.5285/6bc0ccb4-63c8-4121-bc4b-3c479877cff9 doi: Barr, C.J., Bunce, R.G.H., Clarke, R.T., Gillespie, M.K., Howard, D.C., Maskell, L.C., Norton, L.R., Scott, R.J., Scott, W.A., Smart, S.M., Stuart, R.C., Watkins, J.W., Wood, C.M., Wright, S.M. (2014). Countryside Survey 1998 mapped estimates of linear feature lengths in Great Britain. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/6bc0ccb4-63c8-4121-bc4b-3c479877cff9 This dataset consists of stock (length) data for linear features across Great Britain in 1998 in a vector format. The data are national estimates generated by analysing the sample data from 569 1km squares surveyed for the Countryside Survey long term monitoring project, then scaling up to a national level. The data are presented as mean lengths per 1km square for seven different feature categories within 45 different land class types, based on the ITE Land Classification. The Countryside Survey is a unique study or 'audit' of the natural resources of the UK's countryside, carried out by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. 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 linear features, habitat areas, species plot, soil plot, freshwater habitat and satellite map data are also produced by Countryside Survey. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/6bc0ccb4-63c8-4121-bc4b-3c479877cff9 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 Howard, D.C. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4494-7450 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 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 Norton, L.R. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Scott, R.J. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9349-0069 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 Scott, W.A. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Smart, S.M. 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 Stuart, R.C. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Watkins, J.W. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Wood, C.M. 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 Wright, S.M. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Natural Environment Research Council enquiries@ceh.ac.uk owner 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 Environmental Monitoring Facilities theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Environmental survey Mapping Great Britain hedges walls fences banks grass strips tree lines otherRestrictions no limitations otherRestrictions This resource is made available under the terms of the Open Government Licence otherRestrictions © Database Right/Copyright UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. All rights reserved. otherRestrictions All use of CS data must be acknowledged. The following acknowledgement and copyright notice (where applicable), shall be used on all copies of the data, publications and reports, including use in presentations to any audience. 'Acknowledgement: Countryside Survey data owned by NERC - Centre for Ecology & Hydrology' 'Countryside Survey © Database Right/Copyright NERC - Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. All rights reserved.' otherRestrictions If you reuse this data, you should cite: Barr, C.J., Bunce, R.G.H., Clarke, R.T., Gillespie, M.K., Howard, D.C., Maskell, L.C., Norton, L.R., Scott, R.J., Scott, W.A., Smart, S.M., Stuart, R.C., Watkins, J.W., Wood, C.M., Wright, S.M. (2014). Countryside Survey 1998 mapped estimates of linear feature lengths in Great Britain. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/6bc0ccb4-63c8-4121-bc4b-3c479877cff9 vector English utf8 environment 1998-05-01 1999-10-31 -8.648 1.768 49.864 60.861 ESRI shapefile NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk distributor https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/6bc0ccb4-63c8-4121-bc4b-3c479877cff9.zip Supporting information Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset information https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/6bc0ccb4-63c8-4121-bc4b-3c479877cff9 Download the data Download a copy of this data download https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/maps/dddc328b-6010-4d4f-8ef4-af1b14d93d3c?request=getCapabilities&service=WMS WMS This link returns the GetCapabilities XML for the Web Map Service 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 summers of 1998 and 1999 by surveyors. Data were recorded from 569 1km squares sited across Britain, selected by random stratified sample. The boundary lines were digitized in 1998-2000. The digitized data were used to generate national estimates of the stock of linear features for Great Britain using the standard Countryside Survey methodology (refer to the online documentation). Estimates are presented by ITE Land Class (2007 version), as mean lengths per 1km square.