bf8be82a-a189-4767-9a9a-ebb92d233b8e 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 2026-02-12T13:25:21 UK GEMINI 2.3 OSGB 1936 / British National Grid Vegetation plot data from the UKCEH Countryside Survey, Great Britain, 2025 2026-01-16 publication 2026-01-07 creation https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/bf8be82a-a189-4767-9a9a-ebb92d233b8e 10.5285/bf8be82a-a189-4767-9a9a-ebb92d233b8e doi: Maskell, L.C., Andrews, C., Deacon, A., Fitos, E., Fothergill, C., Garbutt, R.A., Gray, A., Hancock, G., Nemeth, K., Pallett, D.W., Patton, J.E., Scarlett, P.D., Smart, S.M., Tipler, A., Vallis-Wilks, M., Wagner, M., Wood, C., Williams, G. (2026). Vegetation plot data from the UKCEH Countryside Survey, Great Britain, 2025. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/bf8be82a-a189-4767-9a9a-ebb92d233b8e This dataset consists of plant species presence and abundance in different sizes of plots recorded from 100 1km squares across Great Britain in 2025, as part of a rolling soil and vegetation monitoring program of 500 1km squares, beginning in 2019 and repeated every 5 years. 2025 represents the second year of a new cycle. The UKCEH 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 previously been carried out in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1998 and 2007 by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) and predecessors, 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 vegetation data, soil data are also gathered by the current phase of the Countryside Survey. This research was supported by NERC, through the UKCEH National Capability for UK Challenges Programme NE/Y006208/1 (www.countrysidesurvey.org.uk) Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/bf8be82a-a189-4767-9a9a-ebb92d233b8e 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 Andrews, C. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2428-272X 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 Fitos, E. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Fothergill, C. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology foragesandfinds@gmail.com author Garbutt, R.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 Gray, A. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6785-0590 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 Hancock, G. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology gee.hancock@outlook.com author Nemeth, K. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Pallett, D.W. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3981-6547 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 Patton, J.E. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Scarlett, P.D. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk 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 Tipler, A. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology alfie.tipler@outlook.com author Vallis-Wilks, M. XSG Ltd malcolm@xsg.co.uk author Wagner, M. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Wood, C. 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 Williams, G. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk owner Claire Wood UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk pointOfContact NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk custodian NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk publisher Biodiversity Environmental survey Great Britain ground flora NC-UK vascular plants otherRestrictions no limitations otherRestrictions This resource is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence otherRestrictions If you reuse this data, you should cite: Maskell, L.C., Andrews, C., Deacon, A., Fitos, E., Fothergill, C., Garbutt, R.A., Gray, A., Hancock, G., Nemeth, K., Pallett, D.W., Patton, J.E., Scarlett, P.D., Smart, S.M., Tipler, A., Vallis-Wilks, M., Wagner, M., Wood, C., Williams, G. (2026). Vegetation plot data from the UKCEH Countryside Survey, Great Britain, 2025. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/bf8be82a-a189-4767-9a9a-ebb92d233b8e tin 10 English utf8 biota environment 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 -8.648 1.768 49.864 60.861 Comma-separated values (CSV) NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk distributor https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/bf8be82a-a189-4767-9a9a-ebb92d233b8e Download the data Download a copy of this data download https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/bf8be82a-a189-4767-9a9a-ebb92d233b8e.zip Supporting information Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset information 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 using electronic data capture devices in the summers of 2025 by professional, trained surveyors. Data were recorded from 100 x 1km squares sited across Britain, selected by random stratified sample. The survey was managed by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Standard Countryside Survey methodology was applied (refer to the online documentation).