Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Regional Data: South East Wales (South East Wales Biological Records Centre - SEWBReC)
This dataset is made up of a collation of species records (excluding sensitive records) derived from Natural Resources Wales (formerly Countryside Council for Wales), South and East Region paper files. The purpose of this data capture was to mobilise a valuable data resource in order to provide baseline data to inform conservation work, research, site management and decision-making within NRW and externally. Records are for the NRW's South and East Region which includes Blaenau-Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath-Port Talbot, Newport, Rhondda-Cynon-Taff, Swansea, Torfaen, and The Vale of Glamorgan. There are also Records from other parts of Wales. Many records are for designated sites (including Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs), Special Area of Conservation (SACs), National Nature Reserves etc), however, there are also large numbers of records from the wider countryside. The majority of the records have six figure grid-references, but some of these may be from site centroids rather than actual location of the species in question.
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Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS114859
- Alternative Title
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- NRW Regional Data: South East Wales Non-sensitive Species Records NBN Gateway key: GA000823
- NRW Regional Data: South East Wales Sensitive Species Records NBN Gateway key: GA000824
- Data Rhanbarthol Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru (CNC): De Ddwyrain Cymru
- Metadata Language
- English
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This dataset was created from species records extracted, computerised and collated from paper records held at NRW's Regional office files. The work was carried out under contract by SEWBReC Staff Members, Jenny Sneddon, Rebecca Johnson, Lindsay Bamforth, Alice Britt and Elaine Wright, from 2005 to 2008, as part of NRW's Data Mobilisation Project. Offices covered were Cardiff and Swanesa. The material from which records were derived included the following: reports, site registers, recording cards, protected site condition assessments, Phase 1 and Phase 2 habitat surveys, other general survey work and records of casual observations. Numerous biological recording techniques and survey methodologies were used in the collection of these records. Some of the records were produced by NRW staff or by qualified contractors working on NRW's behalf whilst some records have been provided by third parties, or derived from documents, surveys or datasets produced by others, but held in NRW files. Due to the nature of the files and the lack of documentation it is impossible to determine what proportion of the records within the dataset are NRW owned against third party data. The majority of the records were created by NRW staff, or qualified contractors and are generally of a good standard. These records have not been subject to systematic verification. The computerisation of these records has been subject to validation. The spatial reference (grid reference) has been validated. Data should be checked against original sources before use in contentious circumstance.
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2014-06-01
Temporal Extent
- Begin date
- 1980-01-01
- End date
- 2014-06-01
- Topic category
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- Biota
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- Wales (WLS)
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Distribution
Distribution
- Format Type and Description
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Documents
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This data is available to download on the NBN Gateway (See Resource Locator). This dataset is split into two datasets: - NRW Regional Data: South East Wales Sensitive Species Records - NRW Regional Data: South East Wales Non-sensitive Species Records
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Documents
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- Resource Locator
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View and Download Data
World Wide Web page
Quality
Data quality
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- Dataset
- Lineage
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This dataset was created from species records extracted, computerised and collated from paper records held at NRW's Regional office files. The work was carried out under contract by SEWBReC Staff Members, Jenny Sneddon, Rebecca Johnson, Lindsay Bamforth, Alice Britt and Elaine Wright, from 2005 to 2008, as part of NRW's Data Mobilisation Project. Offices covered were Cardiff and Swanesa. The material from which records were derived included the following: reports, site registers, recording cards, protected site condition assessments, Phase 1 and Phase 2 habitat surveys, other general survey work and records of casual observations. Numerous biological recording techniques and survey methodologies were used in the collection of these records. Some of the records were produced by NRW staff or by qualified contractors working on NRW's behalf whilst some records have been provided by third parties, or derived from documents, surveys or datasets produced by others, but held in NRW files. Due to the nature of the files and the lack of documentation it is impossible to determine what proportion of the records within the dataset are NRW owned against third party data. The majority of the records were created by NRW staff, or qualified contractors and are generally of a good standard. These records have not been subject to systematic verification. The computerisation of these records has been subject to validation. The spatial reference (grid reference) has been validated. Data should be checked against original sources before use in contentious circumstance.
Keywords
Keywords
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-06-01
Keywords
- NRW Thesaurus
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- species (see also endangered species)
- Local Record Centres (LRCs)
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2023-12-31
Keywords
Keywords
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NRW SMNR Vocabulary
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- Animals, Plants and Other Organisms (SMNR)
- Natural Resources (incl. Features and Processes) (SMNR)
- Coastal Margins (SMNR)
- Ecosystem (SMNR)
- Mountains, Moorland and Heaths (SMNR)
- Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)
- Marine (SMNR)
- Semi-Natural Grasslands (SMNR)
- Urban (SMNR)
- Enclosed Farmlands (SMNR)
- Freshwater and Wetlands (SMNR)
- Woodlands (SMNR)
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Citation
- Date (Revision)
- 2023-12-27
Spatial Reference System
Content
Content Information
NRW Profile
Custom Elements
Constraints
Constraints
Limitations on Public Access and Use
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Access Constraints Directive
- Limitations
- no limitations
Access Constraints Text
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- NRW Regional Data: South East Wales Sensitive Species Records NRW is legally obliged to give public access to the data and information which it holds unless specific legal exceptions apply, for example, if the data is personal or if release of the data would result in environmental harm. This dataset contains only sensitive species records for which detailed location data is restricted. Sensitive data may be made available under licence to approved individuals and organisations on request. It is provided under strict confidentiality terms. - NRW Regional Data: South East Wales Non-sensitive Species Records The Intellectual Property Rights (including copyright and database rights) to the collation and all records created by NRW staff or contractors are owned by NRW. Where individual records were created by a third party, the copyright to that record rests with the original recorder/surveyor.
Use Constraints
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© CNC/NRW - NRW Regional Data: South East Wales Sensitive Species Records NRW is legally obliged to give public access to the data and information which it holds unless specific legal exceptions apply, for example, if the data is personal or if release of the data would result in environmental harm. This dataset does not contain any sensitive species. - NRW Regional Data: South East Wales Non-sensitive Species Records The Intellectual Property Rights (including copyright and database rights) to the collation and all records created by NRW staff or contractors are owned by NRW. Where individual records were created by a third party, the copyright to that record rests with the original recorder/surveyor. You may reproduce non-sensitive data free of charge for non-commercial and internal business purposes in any format or medium, provided that you do so accurately, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright, and do not use it in a misleading context. To avoid using old information, we recommend that you obtain the latest version from the NBN Gateway.
Metadata
Metadata
- File Identifier
- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313134383539 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
- Parent Identifier
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Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Species Data on the NBN Atlas
NRW_DS116805
- Resource type
- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2024-05-31T09:41:29.089Z
- Metadata Standard Name
- NRW
- Metadata Standard Version
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1.0