Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon Terrestrial Environmental Change Network (ECN) Site

Long term monitoring of physical, chemical and biological variables on Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon. The monitoring is designed to collect, store, analyse and interpret long-term datasets for physical, chemical and biological variables, which drive or respond to environmental change. The Yr Wyddfa monitoring contributes to the national Environmental Change Network. It is one of 12 terrestrial ECN sites across the UK and is important within the context of the network because it extends its climatic and ecological coverage, as well as the geographical distribution (it's the only montane site under oceanic influence and has the highest rainfall). The ECN's objectives are to establish and maintain a network of sites from which to obtain comparable long-term datasets through the monitoring of a range of variables; to integrate and analyse these data to identify natural and man-induced environmental changes, improve understanding of the causes of change, distinguish short-term fluctuations from long-term trends, and predict future changes. NRW also carries out other monitoring at the site which contributes to a variety of national monitoring initiatives, see lineage fields of the individual metadata entries in the 'contains' field below.

Identification

Identifier
NRW_DS45632
Alternative Title
  • Safle Rhwydwaith Newid Amgylcheddol Daearol Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon
Metadata Language
English
Lineage

Standard protocols are used to collect data, some of which have been developed specifically for ECN (see individual metadata entries in the contains field below for more details). The data is sent to CEH Merlewood where it is checked and transferred into a centralised database managed by the ECN Central Coordinating Unit (CCU) incorporating data from all ECN sites across the UK. Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon, Gwynedd site: The 700ha site incorporates the summit of Yr Wyddfa and includes three additional summits over 800m, it also includes 5 lakes. It is part of Yr Wyddfa National Nature Reserve managed by CCW.
Additional Information

The data is subject to a variety of quality control procedures (QA). Each monitoring protocol has a corresponding paper form which is filled in the field. The data is entered into an Excel spreadsheet which has background calibration graphs in order to flag any outliers within the data. These outliers can then be double checked against the paper records. Every year the spreadsheet is checked against the paper records, and each line of data within the spreadsheet is assigned a quality code which helps to flag up any problems during data collation e.g. snow in gauge. The CEH CCU also have their own QA procedures which they follow on receipt of the data.
Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
2014-01-31
Owner
  Welsh Government
Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ
wales.gov.uk
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
 

Extent

Extent

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


 
 

Distribution

Distribution

Format Type and Description
  • Documents ()

    Specification

    There are documents containing physical, chemical and biological data.

Resource Locator
The UK Environmental Change Network

World Wide Web page

 

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

Standard protocols are used to collect data, some of which have been developed specifically for ECN (see individual metadata entries in the contains field below for more details). The data is sent to CEH Merlewood where it is checked and transferred into a centralised database managed by the ECN Central Coordinating Unit (CCU) incorporating data from all ECN sites across the UK. Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon, Gwynedd site: The 700ha site incorporates the summit of Yr Wyddfa and includes three additional summits over 800m, it also includes 5 lakes. It is part of Yr Wyddfa National Nature Reserve managed by CCW.
 

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
  • Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
  • climate change (climatic change)
  • Environmental Change Network (ECN)
  • Environmental Change Network Site (ECN Site)
  • baseline monitoring
Type
Theme

Citation

Date (Publication)
2023-12-31
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords

Keywords

NRW SMNR Vocabulary
  • Natural Resources (incl. Features and Processes) (SMNR)
  • Soils (SMNR)
  • Ecosystem (SMNR)
  • Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)
  • Semi-Natural Grasslands (SMNR)
  • Water Resources (SMNR)
  • Management Areas (SMNR)
  • Air (SMNR)
  • Animals, Plants and Other Organisms (SMNR)
  • Water Quality (SMNR)
  • Mountains, Moorland and Heaths (SMNR)
  • Climate (SMNR)
  • Soil and Land (SMNR)
Type
Theme

Citation

Date (Revision)
2023-12-27
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-smnr-keywords
 

Spatial Reference System

Code
British National Grid (EPSG::27700)
 

Content

Content Information

NRW Profile

Custom Elements

NRW Related Title

Y Wyddfa/Snowdon ECN site : progress report for financial year 1995/6
NRW Related Title

Y Wyddfa/Snowdon ECN Site : Progress report to the Welsh Office for financial year 1996/7
NRW Related Title

Environmental change network Y Wyddfa/Snowdon ECN site : progress report to the National Assembly for Wales for financial year 1999/2000
NRW Related Title

Environmental change network Y Wyddfa/Snowdon ECN site : progress report to the National Assembly for Wales for financial year 2000/2001
NRW Related Title

Environmental change network Y Wyddfa/Snowdon ECN site : progress report to the National Assembly for Wales for financial year 2002/2003
NRW Related Title

Environmental change network Y Wyddfa/Snowdon ECN site : progress report to the National Assembly for Wales for financial year 2004/2005
NRW Related Title

Environmental change network yr Wyddfa/Snowdon ECN site : progress report to the National Assembly for Wales for financial year 2005/2006
NRW Related Title

Environmental change network Y Wyddfa/Snowdon ECN site : progress report to the National Assembly for Wales for finanical year 2001/2002
NRW Related Title

Environmental change network Y Wyddfa/Snowdon ECN site : progress report to the Welsh Office for financial year 1997/8
NRW Related Title

Environmental change network yr Wyddfa/ Snowdon ECN Site : progress report to the National Assembly for Wales for financial year 2006/2007
NRW Related Title

Environmental change network Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon ECN Site : progress report to the National Assembly for Wales for financial year 2003/2004
NRW Related Title

Environmental change network Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon ECN site: progress report to the national assembly for Wales 2007/2008
 

Constraints

Constraints

Limitations on Public Access and Use

Restriction type
Other restrictions
 

Access Constraints Directive

Limitations
no limitations
 

Access Constraints Text

Other constraints

This data is jointly owned by NRW and Welsh Government. Part of this dataset is sensitive and restricted. Please refer to NRW's Sensitive Features List and Guidance for details. Sensitive data must be kept confidential; general release is not permitted due to risk of harm to the environment or third parties. Sensitive data may only be released under an appropriate NRW Licence. Requests should be referred to NRW's Access to Information Officer. Data may be released freely if the sensitive records are removed in advance, or shown only at a coarser scale.
 

Use Constraints

Use constraints type
Other restrictions
Other constraints

© CNC/NRW and WG 2014. There are no use restrictions on this data. Recipients may re-use, reproduce, disseminate this data free of charge in any format or medium, provided they do so accurately, acknowledging both the source and the copyright of NRW/ Welsh Government and do not use it in a misleading context. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose, that dissemination or publishing does not result in duplication and that it is fairly interpreted. Advice on interpretation should be sought where required. To avoid re-using old data, users should periodically obtain the latest version from the original source. Recipients may only re-use sensitive data in strict confidence under the terms of an appropriate NRW Licence. No publication or dissemination is permitted, except if sensitive records are removed in advance, or shown only at a coarser scale.
 
 
 

Metadata

Metadata

File Identifier
4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-3435363332 XML
Metadata Language
English
Parent Identifier
Monitoring and Surveillance of National Nature Reserves (NNRs) in Wales

NRW_DS110512
Resource type
Dataset
Metadata Date
2024-05-31T09:14:28.641Z
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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