4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313135333034 English Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en 2024-05-31T09:38:58.574Z NRW 1.0 wel British National Grid (EPSG::27700) Harvest Mice (Micromys minutus) in Wales - Where Might They Be? Harvest Mice (Micromys minutus) in Wales - Where Might They Be? Safleoedd craidd terfynol llygoden yr yd yng Nghymru a safleoedd ffocws terfynol llygoden yr yd yng Nghymru 2013-03-31 NRW_DS115304 The Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus), Britain’s smallest rodent, is sparsely distributed in Wales. The harvest mouse is a UK Biodiversity Action Plan priority species and is also on the list of Species of Principal Importance in Wales (Section 42, Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006). Thus the species is afforded a high conservation status, yet very little is known about its true distribution across the UK and especially Wales. This dataset is a collation of records obtained from a report written to question 'Harvest mice in Wales - where might they be?'. The work carried out and demonstrated in the associated report (see related titles) was motivated by the lack of data for the harvest mouse in Wales, in an attempt to try and understand whether the species was as sparsely spread as the data would suggest. The results from analysis of the data would act to target harvest mouse survey to areas most likely to discover new populations and confirm existing ones. This dataset is made up of harvest mouse data obtained from the Welsh Local Records Centres, comprising 139 records dating back to 1895, with fewer than 30 records since 2000. Records are scattered across lowland areas in north, west and south Wales, forming obvious clusters in areas such as North Pembrokeshire, Bridgend and Eastern Glamorgan. The purpose of this data capture was to try gain an understanding of the distribution of harvest mouse around Wales. Various data were analysed alongside the harvest mouse records to highlight areas where potential harvest mouse surveys could be targeted. Maps were produced, to highlight sites with the highest habitat ranking around the most recent harvest mouse records. The Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus), Britain’s smallest rodent, is sparsely distributed in Wales. The harvest mouse is a UK Biodiversity Action Plan priority species and is also on the list of Species of Principal Importance in Wales (Section 42, Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006). Thus the species is afforded a high conservation status, yet very little is known about its true distribution across the UK and especially Wales. This dataset is a collation of records obtained from a report written to question 'Harvest mice in Wales - where might they be?'. The work carried out and demonstrated in the associated report (see related titles) was motivated by the lack of data for the harvest mouse in Wales, in an attempt to try and understand whether the species was as sparsely spread as the data would suggest. The results from analysis of the data would act to target harvest mouse survey to areas most likely to discover new populations and confirm existing ones. This dataset is made up of harvest mouse data obtained from the Welsh Local Records Centres, comprising 139 records dating back to 1895, with fewer than 30 records since 2000. Records are scattered across lowland areas in north, west and south Wales, forming obvious clusters in areas such as North Pembrokeshire, Bridgend and Eastern Glamorgan. The purpose of this data capture was to try gain an understanding of the distribution of harvest mouse around Wales. Various data were analysed alongside the harvest mouse records to highlight areas where potential harvest mouse surveys could be targeted. Maps were produced, to highlight sites with the highest habitat ranking around the most recent harvest mouse records. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en Cofnod (North Wales Local Record Centre) Cofnod (North Wales Local Record Centre), Intec, Ffordd y Parc, Parc Menai, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 4FG contactus@cofnod.org.uk http://www.nwlrc.org.uk Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en sd">Species distribution Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme harvest mouse species distribution NRW Thesaurus NRW Thesaurus 2023-12-31 geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords 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). no limitations © CNC/NRW and © Crown copyright 2013. 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. English biota SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2021-01-06 Wales (WLS) -5.777741 -2.608865 51.240829 53.513067 1895-01-01 2013-01-31 Harvest mice in Wales : where might they be? Geographic Information System [A] MapInfo GIS layers 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 2010-12-08 false Data analysis involved the selection of a range of habitats suitable for harvest mouse from Phase 1 Habitat Survey for Wales and National Vegetation Classification (NVC) data. These data were selected within a 10 kilometre radius of the most recent (post 1980) harvest mouse records. An altitudinal threshold was set to remove all harvest mouse suitable habitat above 300 metres. The resultant habitat data were associated with grassland connectivity network data, to create a series of sites which summarised the percentage area of suitable harvest mouse habitat for each site. Analysis was carried out across Wales and identified 479 core grassland connectivity sites and a further 1208 focal grassland connectivity sites, with at least some suitable harvest mouse habitat. Each site was assigned a ranking based on the amount of combined Phase 1 and NVC harvest mouse suitable habitat. Data analysis involved the selection of a range of habitats suitable for harvest mouse from Phase 1 Habitat Survey for Wales and National Vegetation Classification (NVC) data. These data were selected within a 10 kilometre radius of the most recent (post 1980) harvest mouse records. An altitudinal threshold was set to remove all harvest mouse suitable habitat above 300 metres. The resultant habitat data were associated with grassland connectivity network data, to create a series of sites which summarised the percentage area of suitable harvest mouse habitat for each site. Analysis was carried out across Wales and identified 479 core grassland connectivity sites and a further 1208 focal grassland connectivity sites, with at least some suitable harvest mouse habitat. Each site was assigned a ranking based on the amount of combined Phase 1 and NVC harvest mouse suitable habitat.