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Landscape area data 1978 [Countryside Survey]

This dataset consists of stock (area) data for Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) Broad Habitats across Great Britain in 1978. Data are presented as areas of Broad (or Priority) Habitats within a set of 256 1km squares across Great Britain. 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 by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, 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 data, soil data, linear habitat data, and freshwater habitat data are also gathered by Countryside Survey. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/86c017ba-dc62-46f0-ad13-c862bf31740e

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Date (Publication)
2016-01-20
Date (Creation)
1978-11-01
Citation identifier
https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/86c017ba-dc62-46f0-ad13-c862bf31740e
Citation identifier
doi: / 10.5285/86c017ba-dc62-46f0-ad13-c862bf31740e
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Bunce, R.G.H., Wood, C.M., Henrys, P.A., Smart, S.M., Howard, D.C., Barr, C.J. (2016). Landscape area data 1978 [Countryside Survey]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/86c017ba-dc62-46f0-ad13-c862bf31740e

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Institute of Terrestrial Ecology

Bunce, R.G.H.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Wood, C.M.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Henrys, P.A.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Smart, S.M.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Howard, D.C.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author

Institute of Terrestrial Ecology

Barr, C.J.

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
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Wood, C.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Point of contact
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

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  • Environmental Monitoring Facilities

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© Database Right/Copyright UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. All rights reserved.

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The following acknowledgement shall be used on all copies of the data, publications and reports, including use in presentations to any audience. 'Countryside Survey data owned by NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology'

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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Bunce, R.G.H., Wood, C.M., Henrys, P.A., Smart, S.M., Howard, D.C., Barr, C.J. (2016). Landscape area data 1978 [Countryside Survey]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/86c017ba-dc62-46f0-ad13-c862bf31740e

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Topic category
  • Environment
Begin date
1978-05-01
End date
1978-11-01
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OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

info@eidc.ac.uk

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https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/86c017ba-dc62-46f0-ad13-c862bf31740e

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https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/86c017ba-dc62-46f0-ad13-c862bf31740e.zip

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dataset

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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

The data were recorded onto paper field sheets in the summers of 1977 and 1978 by surveyors. Data were recorded from 256 1km squares sited across Britain, selected by random stratified sample. The areas of BAP Broad Habitats were digitized in 2009. Also see: Countryside Survey: Measuring Habitat Change Over 30 Years. 1978 Data Rescue - Final Report (2012) Wood C.M., Howard D.C., Henrys P.A., Bunce R.G.H., Smart S.M.

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86c017ba-dc62-46f0-ad13-c862bf31740e XML
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English
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dataset

Date stamp
2025-03-21T13:34:35
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version

2.3

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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

info@eidc.ac.uk

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