Open Access - Dedicated Forests (CRoW Act)

Dataset showing forests that comprised the freehold public forest estate dedicated by former Forestry Commission Wales (FCW), now Natural Resources Wales (NRW), under section 16 of the Countryside and Rights of Way (CRoW) Act in 2005. Some forest that was dedicated has since been sold and is now in private ownership. When using this data to understand the extent of Open Access , it should be used in conjunction with Open land, Open Country, Registered Common Land, Other Statutory Access Land and Other Dedicated Land from the same years.

Identifier: NRW_DS112114

Alternative Title

Public Forests 2014.LYR
Coedwigoedd Cyhoeddus Cymru

Metadata Language: English

Lineage: First layer provided in 2005 and is updated every 10 years. Land is dedicated in perpetuity. Additions can be made to this dataset on a rolling basis (registered common land and open country is reviewed on a decadal basis, the last review was in 2014). The Countryside and Rights of Way (CRoW) Act 2000 applies to England and Wales only.

Dataset Reference Date (Publication): 2020-04-16

Temporal Extent

Begin date: 2001-01-07

End date: 2020-04-16

Topic category

Environment

Owner

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) -

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

Originator

Forestry Commission (FC) -

Forestry Commission, Silvan House, 231 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh, EH12 7AT, Scotland

enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk

Extent

Geographic Extent: Wales (WLS)

Distribution

Format Type and Description

Geographic Information System ( )

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ESRI Feature Class

Resource Locator

Download Data and Web Services

World Wide Web page

Resource Locator

Web Mapping Service

World Wide Web page

Data quality

Quality Scope: Dataset

Conformity: 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
Explanation: This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.
Degree: false

Lineage: First layer provided in 2005 and is updated every 10 years. Land is dedicated in perpetuity. Additions can be made to this dataset on a rolling basis (registered common land and open country is reviewed on a decadal basis, the last review was in 2014). The Countryside and Rights of Way (CRoW) Act 2000 applies to England and Wales only.

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2008-06-01

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme

Keywords

NRW Thesaurus

forests (see also specific forests and types of forests eg national forests)
Forest areas in Wales
Forestry Commission

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2024-06-13

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords

Keywords

NRW SMNR Keywords

Soils (SMNR)
Ecosystem (SMNR)
Natural Resources (Incl. Features and Processes) (SMNR)
Semi-natural Grasslands (SMNR)
Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)
Coastal Margins (SMNR)
Urban (SMNR)
Mountains, Moorland and Heaths (SMNR)
Physical Geography (Physiography) (SMNR)
Woodlands (SMNR)
Soil and Land (SMNR)
Enclosed Farmlands (SMNR)
Management Areas (SMNR)

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2024-06-19

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-smnr-keywords

Code: British National Grid (EPSG::27700)

Content Information

NRW Profile

Custom Elements

Constraints

Limitations on Public Access and Use

Restriction type: Other restrictions

Access Constraints Directive

Limitations: no limitations

Access Constraints Text

Other constraints: There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.

Use Constraints

Use constraints type: Other restrictions

Other constraints: © CNC/NRW All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and copyright of the owners. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose.

Attribution Statement

Other constraints: Open Government Licence (OGL)

Licence

Other constraints: Open Government Licence (OGL)

Metadata

File Identifier: 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313132313134 XML

Metadata Language: English

Resource type: Dataset

Metadata Date: 2024-12-10T17:30:57.333Z

Metadata Standard Name: NRW

Metadata Standard Version: 1.0

pointOfContact

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) -

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

Publishing Body

Access the portal

Full access to the portal and metadata.

Open Access - Dedicated Forests (CRoW Act)

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