dataset · United Kingdom

UK Biodiversity Indicator B7, Surface water status

This spreadsheet is the underlying data for the biodiversity indicator B7, Surface water status. Surface waters with good status support a diverse assemblage of aquatic invertebrates, fish, mammals and birds. The EU Water Framework Directive aims to improve and integrate the way water bodies are managed throughout Europe. Member States aim to reach good chemical and ecological status in inland and coastal waters by 2027 at the latest. The UK is striving to improve and protect the condition of th

Source details

Licence: UK Open Government Licence (OGL)

Evidence quality: 28.6

Listed in data.gov.uk public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).

Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z

Evidence

• http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-4250
• https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/95081440-7621-44aa-a3b2-84ebdc2e9ace/uk-biodiversity-indicator-b7-surface-water-status

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