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Brown, M.J., Bunce, R.G.H., Carey, P.D., Chandler, K., Crowe, A., Maskell, L.C., Norton, L.R., Scott, R.J., Scott, W.A., Smart, S.M., Stuart, R.C., Wood, C.M., Wright, S.M. (2016). Landscape area data 2007 [Countryside Survey]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/bf189c57-61eb-4339-a7b3-d2e81fdde28d
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Landscape area data 2007 [Countryside Survey]
This dataset consists of stock (area) data for landscape features across Great Britain in 2007. Data are presented as areas of Broad (or Priority) Habitats, with associated landscape attributes (such as plant species and land use), within a set of 591 1km squares across Great Britain.
The Countryside Survey is a unique study or 'audit' of the natural resources of the UK's countryside. The sample sites are chosen from a stratified random sample, based on a 15 by 15 km grid of GB. Surveys have been carried out in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1998 and 2007 by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, with repeated visits to the majority of squares. The countryside is sampled and surveyed using rigorous scientific methods, allowing us to compare new results with those from previous surveys. In this way we can detect the gradual and subtle changes that occur in the UK's countryside over time. In addition to habitat areas, vegetation species data, soil data, linear habitat data, and freshwater habitat data are also gathered by Countryside Survey.
The Countryside Survey is a unique study or 'audit' of the natural resources of the UK's countryside. The sample sites are chosen from a stratified random sample, based on a 15 by 15 km grid of GB. Surveys have been carried out in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1998 and 2007 by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, with repeated visits to the majority of squares. The countryside is sampled and surveyed using rigorous scientific methods, allowing us to compare new results with those from previous surveys. In this way we can detect the gradual and subtle changes that occur in the UK's countryside over time. In addition to habitat areas, vegetation species data, soil data, linear habitat data, and freshwater habitat data are also gathered by Countryside Survey.
Publication date: 2016-01-27
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These data are held and managed by the Environmental Information Data Centre
For more details and to access the data, go to https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/bf189c57-61eb-4339-a7b3-d2e81fdde28d
Format
Comma-separated values (CSV)
Spatial information
- Study area
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- Spatial representation type
- Tabular (text)
- Spatial reference system
- OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
Temporal information
- Temporal extent
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2007-05-01 to 2007-11-01
Provenance & quality
The data were recorded using electronic data capture devices in the summer of 2007 by surveyors. Data were recorded from 591 1km squares sited across Britain, selected by random stratified sample. The survey was managed by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Standard Countryside Survey methodology was applied (refer to the online documentation).
Citations
Henrys, P.A., & Jarvis, S.G. (2019). Integration of ground survey and remote sensing derived data: Producing robust indicators of habitat extent and condition. Ecology and Evolution, 9(14), 8104–8112. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5376
Phillipson, J., Blair, G., & Henrys, P. (2022). Quantifying uncertainty in land cover mappings: An adaptive approach to sampling reference data using Bayesian inference. Environmental Data Science, 1. https://doi.org/10.1017/eds.2022.14
Bunce, R.G.H., Wood, C.M., & Smart, S.M. (2018). The Ecology of British Upland Landscapes. I.Composition of Landscapes, Habitats, Vegetation and Species. Journal of Landscape Ecology, 11(3), 120-139. https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2018-0015
Wood, C.M., Bunce, R.G.H., Norton, L.R., Maskell, L.C., Smart, S.M., Scott, W.A., Henrys, P.A., Howard, D.C., Wright, S.M., Brown, M.J., Scott, R.J., Stuart, R.C., & Watkins, J.W. (2018). Ecological landscape elements: long-term monitoring in Great Britain, the Countryside Survey 1978–2007 and beyond. In Earth System Science Data (Vol. 10, Issue 2, pp. 745–763). Copernicus GmbH. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-10-745-2018
Supplemental information
Correspondence/contact details
Claire Wood
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 4AP
UNITED KINGDOM
enquiries@ceh.ac.uk
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 4AP
UNITED KINGDOM
Authors
Brown, M.J.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Bunce, R.G.H.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Carey, P.D.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Crowe, A.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Norton, L.R.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Scott, W.A.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Stuart, R.C.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Wright, S.M.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Other contacts
- Rights holder
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
- Custodian
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
- Publisher
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NERC Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
Additional metadata
- Topic categories
- biota
environment - INSPIRE theme
- Environmental Monitoring Facilities
- Keywords
- __Aesthetic landscapes , Climate regulation , Countryside Survey , Crop pollination , Environmental survey , Equable climate (carbon in vegetation) , habitat , Habitat type , Land management , landscape , Land use , Land use and land use change , National , Wild plant diversity , Wild plant diversity
- Last updated
- 28 May 2024 07:07