Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Forest Recreation points

This is a dataset of physical recreation feature on the ground best depicted as point features.. These features a divided into eight Categories. - Signage - signs, information and navigational aids, which have management activity and investment (e.g. trailhead, waymarker, information board) - Built feature - Purpose built and installed NRW asset, which has management activity and investment (e.g. Gate, stile, bin, barrier) - Forest furniture - Purpose built and installed NRW asset, which has management activity and investment (e.g. Bench, seat, picnic table). Exercise - Purpose built and installed NRW asset, which has management activity and investment (e.g. Activity point). - Play equipment - Purpose built and installed NRW asset, which has management activity and investment (e.g. Play component, structure). - Viewpoint - A feature which has management activity and investment. Art feature - Purpose built and installed NRW asset or agreed feature, which has management activity and investment (e.g. Art work, sculpture). - Forest entrance - Regularly used feature to gain access to the forest/FE estate (e.g. Car park or layby access point). - Miscellaneous - Features which do not fall into one of the existing feature types, but required to be captured for management purposes. Within each Category there are a number of Asset types and Asset Subtypes.

Identification

Identifier
NRW_DS119141
Alternative Title
  • Pwyntiau Hamdden Ystâd Goedwig Genedlaethol
Metadata Language
English
Lineage

The FC's Forester Recreation extension was rolled out to Forest Districts (FDs) in 2010. Since then FDs have been using this to record new recreation features, and those previously stored locally, to a common standard across GB. Since the creation of NRW in 2013, NRW have maintained the data in the Forester recreation module.
Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
2022-01-31

Temporal Extent

Begin date
2011-04-01
End date
2022-01-31
 
Topic category
  • Structure
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
Originator
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW) -
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
 

Extent

Extent

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


 
 

Distribution

Distribution

Format Type and Description
  • Geographic Information System ( )

    Specification

    ESRI Feature class

Resource Locator
Download Data and Web Service ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
Resource Locator
Web Mapping Services ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
 

Quality

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
Degree
false
Lineage

The FC's Forester Recreation extension was rolled out to Forest Districts (FDs) in 2010. Since then FDs have been using this to record new recreation features, and those previously stored locally, to a common standard across GB. Since the creation of NRW in 2013, NRW have maintained the data in the Forester recreation module.
 

Keywords

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
  • forest recreation
  • recreation (see also outdoor recreation,sports and narrower terms eg. recreation planning)
Type
Theme

Citation

Date (Publication)
2026-03-20
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords
 

Spatial Reference System

Code
British National Grid (EPSG::27700)
 

Content

Content Information

NRW Profile

Custom Elements

 

Constraints

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 Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and owners copyright. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose. Attribution statement: Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved.
 

Attribution Statement

Other constraints
Open Government Licence (OGL)
 

Licence

Other constraints
Open Government Licence (OGL)
 
 
 

Metadata

Metadata

File Identifier
4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313139313431 XML
Metadata Language
English
Resource type
Dataset
Metadata Date
2026-08-18T15:21:28.861Z
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
 
 

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