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Landscape area data 1990 [Countryside Survey]

This dataset consists of stock (area) data for landscape features across Great Britain in 1990. Data are presented as areas of Broad (or Priority) Habitats, with associated landscape attributes (such as plant species and land use), within a set of 506 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/10.5285/94f664e5-10f2-4655-bfe6-44d745f5dca7

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Date (Publication)
2016-01-27
Date (Creation)
1990-11-01
Citation identifier
https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/94f664e5-10f2-4655-bfe6-44d745f5dca7
Citation identifier
doi: / 10.5285/94f664e5-10f2-4655-bfe6-44d745f5dca7
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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. (2016). Landscape area data 1990 [Countryside Survey]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/94f664e5-10f2-4655-bfe6-44d745f5dca7

Point of contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Barr, C.J.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author

Institute of Terrestrial Ecology

Bunce, R.G.H.

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Author

Institute of Terrestrial Ecology

Clarke, R.T.

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Author

Institute of Terrestrial Ecology

Gillespie, M.K.

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Author

Institute of Terrestrial Ecology

Hallam, C.J.

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

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Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Maskell, L.C.

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Author

Institute of Terrestrial Ecology

Ness, M.J.

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Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Norton, L.R.

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Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Scott, R.J.

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Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Scott, W.A.

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

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Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Stuart, R.C.

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

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Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Wright, S.M.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
NERC Environmental Information Data Centre

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Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

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Custodian
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Wood, C.M.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Point of contact
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

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Maintenance and update frequency
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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: 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. (2016). Landscape area data 1990 [Countryside Survey]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/94f664e5-10f2-4655-bfe6-44d745f5dca7

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Text, table
Distance
1000  urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001
Language
English
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Biota
  • Environment
Begin date
1990-05-01
End date
1990-11-01
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Unique resource identifier
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
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Distributor contact
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

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Protocol Linkage Name
https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/94f664e5-10f2-4655-bfe6-44d745f5dca7.zip

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https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/94f664e5-10f2-4655-bfe6-44d745f5dca7

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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 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 from 506 1km squares were digitized in 2000. Data are managed by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster.

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94f664e5-10f2-4655-bfe6-44d745f5dca7 XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
8859 Part 1
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dataset

Date stamp
2025-03-21T09:35:48
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version

2.3

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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

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