dataset · Wales
Terrestrial Phase 1 Habitat Survey
This dataset holds comprehensive habitat cover data for the whole of Wales derived from a programme of field recording that was begun by the Wales Field Unit (WFU) of the Nature Conservancy Council (NCC) in 1979 and continued by the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) after restructuring in 1991. The purpose of this data capture was to inform site selection, casework and policy decisions. The lowland survey was particularly used to locate grassland sites suitable for more in-depth survey for not
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Licence: ["There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely. The associated target notes do contain personal data which may not be released without permission. T
Evidence quality: 47.4
Listed in data.gov.uk public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).
Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z
What's in it
- Data offered docs-verified
- habitat cover (Phase 1 habitat survey, full census field data) · habitat extent (derived for Local Biodiversity Action Plan process) · Web Mapping Service view
- Coverage docs-verified
- Terrestrial Wales · Field survey fieldwork 1979 to 1997
- Update frequency docs-verified
- notPlanned (no scheduled updates; metadata shows a Web Mapping Service and download updated 16/9/2026)
- Formats docs-verified
- WMS (Web Mapping Service) · View and Download (file format not stated)
- Access docs-verified
- Free/open; no access restrictions. Open Government Licence v3.0 (site-wide licence). Target notes contain personal data; redacted versions are public.
Useful for
- Use cases llm-inferred
- Desk-based habitat context for a Welsh site walkover or ecological baseline · Identifying grassland or habitat areas to scope a more detailed Phase 2 survey · Screening habitat cover for planning, casework or common/open-country constraints in Wales
- Audience llm-inferred
- ecologists · environmental consultants · planners · GIS analysts
Limitations
- Constraints llm-inferred
- Fieldwork dates from 1979 to 1997, so habitat cover may be out of date · Coverage limited to Wales · No planned updates · Target notes contain personal data; only redacted versions are public · File format of the download is not stated in the docs
Evidence
- https://datamap.gov.wales/layergroups/geonode:nrw_terrestrial_phase_1_habitat_survey
- https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/34717f66-39aa-46f1-8213-7629c8b0001b/terrestrial-phase-1-habitat-survey2
Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.