Coastal Vegetated Shingle Structures of Wales

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A survey of Coastal Vegetated Shingle Ridges of Great Britain was commissioned in 1987 by the Nature Conservancy Council. The project provides a classification of the main shingle plant communities found on stable or semi-stable structures in Great Britain and was published by Joint Nature Conservation Council (JNCC) in four parts. The data was captured in an attempt to describe the size, location and quality of the Vegetated Shingle Ridges. The surveys focused on the vegetation of stony banks and did not attempt to map strandline communities; therefore the site boundary is not a true representation of the extent of the Shingle Ridge. An overall report which combines all data to determine which plant communities are found on shingle at a national level and how these related to existing National Vegetation Classification (NVC) communities, a map and a description of the major plant communities recorded at each of the sites.

Identification

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Identifier
NRW_DS115034
Teitl Amgen
Alternative Title
  • Strwythurau Cerrig Man gyda llystyfiant yng Nghymru
Laith Metadata
Metadata Language
English
Lineage

The first stage of the project identified sites comprising of shingle structures and beaches supported a permanent flora above the strandline. Each site was surveyed within a framework of the National Vegetation Classification (NVC) using techniques recommended for that methodology. Maps were based on either 1:10,000 maps of the sites or aerial photography if available. These field maps were used in conjunction with TWINSPAN analysis on plant communities to create specific shingle ridge communities which were mapped onto the final map in detail. JNCC publish electronic versions of the report on their website. They also provide a cross tabulation spreadsheet between the Coastal Vegetated Shingle communities defined by Sneddon and Randall (1994) and the NVC Classification. In 2012 Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) created vector GIS layers of the Welsh shingle habitat maps. These form 3 appendices, one for each Wales, England and Scotland. The data described here only relates to Appendix 1 - Wales.
Additional Information

Sneddon, P., & Randall, R.E. 1993. Coastal Vegetated shingle structures of Great Britain: main report. Peterborough, Joint Nature Conservation Committee. ( http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-2509 )

Dyddiad cyfeirnod y set ddata (Cyhoeddiad)
Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
1993-03-31
Perchennog
Owner
  Nature Conservancy Council (NCC)
c/o Natural Resources Wales, Maes Y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/
Perchennog
Owner
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
Cychwynnwr
Originator
  Girton College Cambridge
University of Cambridge, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, CB3 0JG
http://www.girton.cam.ac.uk/
 

Extent

Extent

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Geographic Extent
Wales (WLS)
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W
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S
Map representing the geographic extent of the dataset


 

Vertical Extent

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benthic boundary layer
 
 

Distribution

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Format Type and Description
  • Documents ()

    Specification

    [A] Report available as pdf [B] Habitat data available as MapInfo GIS layers [C] NVC- Shingle Ridge Habitat cross reference table available as Excel Spreadsheet.

 

Quality

Ansawdd Data
Data quality

Cwmpas Ansawdd
Quality Scope
Dataset
Dataset
Cydymffurfiad
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
Degree
false
Lineage

The first stage of the project identified sites comprising of shingle structures and beaches supported a permanent flora above the strandline. Each site was surveyed within a framework of the National Vegetation Classification (NVC) using techniques recommended for that methodology. Maps were based on either 1:10,000 maps of the sites or aerial photography if available. These field maps were used in conjunction with TWINSPAN analysis on plant communities to create specific shingle ridge communities which were mapped onto the final map in detail. JNCC publish electronic versions of the report on their website. They also provide a cross tabulation spreadsheet between the Coastal Vegetated Shingle communities defined by Sneddon and Randall (1994) and the NVC Classification. In 2012 Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) created vector GIS layers of the Welsh shingle habitat maps. These form 3 appendices, one for each Wales, England and Scotland. The data described here only relates to Appendix 1 - Wales.
 

Keywords

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Citation

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Date (Publication)
2008-06-01
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Allweddair
Keywords

NRW Thesaurus
  • coastal vegetation
  • shingle vegetation
  • BAP priority habitat
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Theme
Theme

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Citation

Dyddiad (Cyhoeddiad)
Date (Publication)
2023-12-31
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Allweddair
Keywords

SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
  • Coastal geomorphology
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Theme
Theme

Dyfyniad
Citation

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Date (Revision)
2021-01-06
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.rdf+xml
 

Spatial Reference System

Code
British National Grid (EPSG::27700)
 

Content

Gwybodaeth Cynnwys
Content Information

Proffil CNC
NRW Profile

Elfennau CNC
Custom Elements

NRW Related Title

Coastal vegetated shingle structures of Great Britain Appendix 1 - Shingle sites in Wales
NRW Related Title

Coastal vegetated shingle structures of Great Britain:main report
 

Constraints

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Access Constraints Directive

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no limitations
 

Access Constraints Text

Other constraints

The following data is considered OS derived data and is therefore jointly owned by NRW and the Ordnance Survey. NRW may release, publish or disseminate this data freely; providing recipients are made aware of use restrictions (See general use restrictions).
 

Use Constraints

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© CNC/NRW and © Crown copyright 2012. All rights reserved. Natural Resources Wales, AC0000849444 Third parties seeking to re-use this data require a Licence issued by NRW. It allows re-use, reproduction and dissemination in any format or medium but only for non-commercial purposes, according to the terms and conditions of the Licence. Those seeking commercial re-use require a commercial licence available from the OS. Those seeking commercial re-use require a commercial licence available from the OS.
 
 
 

Metadata

Metadata

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File Identifier
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Metadata Language
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Resource type
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Metadata Date
2024-12-09T12:37:53.147Z
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1.0

Pwynt Cyswllt
pointOfContact
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
 
 

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