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Landscape area data 2007 [Countryside Survey]

This dataset consists of stock (area) data for landscape features across Great Britain in 2007. 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 591 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/bf189c57-61eb-4339-a7b3-d2e81fdde28d

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Date (Publication)
2016-01-27
Date (Creation)
2007-11-01
Citation identifier
https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/bf189c57-61eb-4339-a7b3-d2e81fdde28d
Citation identifier
doi: / 10.5285/bf189c57-61eb-4339-a7b3-d2e81fdde28d
Other citation details

Brown, M.J., Bunce, R.G.H., Carey, P.D., Chandler, K., Crowe, A., Maskell, L.C., 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 2007 [Countryside Survey]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/bf189c57-61eb-4339-a7b3-d2e81fdde28d

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

Brown, M.J.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Bunce, R.G.H.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Carey, P.D.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Chandler, K.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Crowe, A.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

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

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Norton, L.R.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

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

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Scott, W.A.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

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

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Stuart, R.C.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

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

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Wright, S.M.

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

Owner
Maintenance and update frequency
Not planned

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

  • Environmental Monitoring Facilities

GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3

  • landscape
  • habitat
Keywords
  • Environmental survey
  • Land use
  • Countryside Survey

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Licence terms and conditions apply
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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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© Database Right/Copyright UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. All rights reserved.

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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Brown, M.J., Bunce, R.G.H., Carey, P.D., Chandler, K., Crowe, A., Maskell, L.C., 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 2007 [Countryside Survey]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/bf189c57-61eb-4339-a7b3-d2e81fdde28d

Spatial representation type
Text, table
Language
English
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Biota
  • Environment
Begin date
2007-05-01
End date
2007-11-01
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Unique resource identifier
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
Distribution format
Name Version

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Distributor contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

info@eidc.ac.uk

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OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name
https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/bf189c57-61eb-4339-a7b3-d2e81fdde28d

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OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name
https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/bf189c57-61eb-4339-a7b3-d2e81fdde28d.zip

Supporting information

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Dataset
Other

dataset

Conformance result

Title

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 using electronic data capture devices in the summer of 2007 by surveyors. Data were recorded from 591 1km squares sited across Britain, selected by random stratified sample. The survey was managed by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Standard Countryside Survey methodology was applied (refer to the online documentation).

Metadata

File identifier
bf189c57-61eb-4339-a7b3-d2e81fdde28d XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
8859 Part 1
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Hierarchy level name

dataset

Date stamp
2026-01-09T10:32:15
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version

2.3

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

info@eidc.ac.uk

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Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Environmental Monitoring Facilities


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