Dormouse Database (1905 - 2004)

The database was constructed to hold data arising from the Great Nut Hunt and build a complete and up to date picture of the distribution of the dormouse. This has been used for reporting on the delivery of the Biodiversity Action Plan. England and Wales. The dormouse does not occur in Scotland or Northern Ireland. The dataset has relied largely on contributed data rather than proactive survey, so it suffers from bias towards places that people visited during the Great Nut Hunts. Grid references would normally refer to the centroid of a wood where the dormouse was found, rather than the actual point. Many grid references have not been checked on a GIS to confirm that they fall within the woodland boundary; this is an on-going process and would normally result in an 8-figure (10m resolution) grid reference being used. This dataset includes the name of recorder, site name, grid reference and type of sighting (for example dead or alive, location of nest). Records originate from a variety of sources, with the collation held and maintained by Tony Mitchell-Jones at English Nature. It is an incomplete directory of sites, some of which are monitored annually as part of the national monitoring scheme. Only the most recent record for each site is included in this dataset, historical data is held in the original database. The source data also includes comments and the record source. Records use 6 figure British National Grid references (precision unknown), all give the centre of the site.

Identifier: NRW_DS24307

Alternative Title

Dormouse Database - NE - Welsh Extract CCW000380000000C
Cronfa Ddata Pathewod

Metadata Language: English

Lineage: The presence of dormice was identified in several different ways, which are recorded in the dataset. These have varying degrees of confidence. * High confidence: Live specimen; dead specimen; confirmed hazel nut; nest in box. * Medium confidence: Unconfirmed hazel nut; nest in vegetation. * Low confidence: Report; other; unknown; unconfirmed nest. 1) Hazel nuts opened by dormice were collected by members of the public in 2 Great Nut Hunts. All opened nuts were checked by Dr P Morris. 2) occasional records submitted by individuals (very few records). 3) Site data from the National Dormouse Monitoring programme. This would normally include data from live animals seen at the site. Data collection has been limited to records collected since 1990. From that time, collection has been sporadic and related to the Great Nut Hunt and other projects which collected dormouse records (eg hedgerow project). The majority of records are based on the identification of hazel nuts opened in a characteristic way by dormice. These can be found at any time of year although winter is probably the most productive time) and indicate the presence of dormice within the past 12 months or so (depending on the decay rate of nut shells). For this reason, the year of the record is more important than the exact date.

Dataset Reference Date (Publication): 2004-06-01

Temporal Extent

Begin date: 1905-05-15

End date: 2004-06-01

Topic category

Biota

Owner

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

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

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

Originator

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

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

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

Originator

Countryside Council for Wales (CCW)

Countryside Council for Wales, Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW

http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/

Extent

Geographic Extent: Wales (WLS)

Format Type and Description

Database ()

Specification

[A] MS Access database. [B] A welsh abstract of the species data is held in Recorder 6 Dormouse Database - NE - Welsh Extract

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
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Lineage: The presence of dormice was identified in several different ways, which are recorded in the dataset. These have varying degrees of confidence. * High confidence: Live specimen; dead specimen; confirmed hazel nut; nest in box. * Medium confidence: Unconfirmed hazel nut; nest in vegetation. * Low confidence: Report; other; unknown; unconfirmed nest. 1) Hazel nuts opened by dormice were collected by members of the public in 2 Great Nut Hunts. All opened nuts were checked by Dr P Morris. 2) occasional records submitted by individuals (very few records). 3) Site data from the National Dormouse Monitoring programme. This would normally include data from live animals seen at the site. Data collection has been limited to records collected since 1990. From that time, collection has been sporadic and related to the Great Nut Hunt and other projects which collected dormouse records (eg hedgerow project). The majority of records are based on the identification of hazel nuts opened in a characteristic way by dormice. These can be found at any time of year although winter is probably the most productive time) and indicate the presence of dormice within the past 12 months or so (depending on the decay rate of nut shells). For this reason, the year of the record is more important than the exact date.

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Species distribution

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2008-06-01

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

Keywords

NRW Thesaurus

mammals (see also specific species)(see also animals)
dormice (dormouse)
hazel dormouse (common dormouse)
muscardinus avellanarius

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2023-12-31

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-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 to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.

Use Constraints

Use constraints type: Other restrictions

Other constraints: © CNC/NRW, 2004. Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and NRW's 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.

Metadata

File Identifier: 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-3234333037 XML

Metadata Language: English

Resource type: Dataset

Metadata Date: 2024-05-31T09:38:35.87Z

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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Dormouse Database (1905 - 2004)

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Content Information

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Access Constraints Directive

Access Constraints Text

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