Mancini, F. et al see all authors

Risk from exposure to pesticides for earthworms, springtails, lacewings, parasitic wasps, bumble bees, solitary bees and honeybees in England, 1994-2016 v2

https://doi.org/10.5285/3dddbc9e-cbdd-487d-82fc-e0fb4c9ef5c1
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The data contain metrics of risk to earthworms, springtails, lacewings, parasitic wasps, bumblebees, honeybees and two solitary bees (Osmia bicornis and Osmia cornuta) from exposure to pesticides applied to arable crops in 5 Km grid cells in England every other year from 1994 to 2016. The metrics were derived from pesticide application rates and toxicity metrics from exotoxicology experiments. The data was derived to investigate spatial and temporal patterns of risk from exposure to pesticides for non-target invertebrates.
Publication date: 2026-08-05

Format

TIFF

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Raster
Spatial reference system
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
Spatial resolution
5000 metres

Temporal information

Temporal extent
1994-01-01    to    2016-12-31
Temporal resolution
2 years

Provenance & quality

The risk metrics were generated from chemical application data combined with lab-derived metrics of active ingredient toxicity. The pesticide application data were derived from the Pesticide Usage Survey, supplied at a regional scale and downscaled to 5 Km grid cells using the agCensus data on crops.

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This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence

Cite this dataset as:
Mancini, F.; Jarvis, S.; Gibbs, M.; Carvell, C.; Powney, G.D.; Harrower, C.A.; Skinner, G.; Dearlove, E.; Robinson, A.; Schultz, C.L.; Pywell, R.; Woodcock, B.A.; Spurgeon, D. (2026). Risk from exposure to pesticides for earthworms, springtails, lacewings, parasitic wasps, bumble bees, solitary bees and honeybees in England, 1994-2016 v2. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/3dddbc9e-cbdd-487d-82fc-e0fb4c9ef5c1

Correspondence/contact details

Francesca Mancini
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
 enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Authors

Mancini, F.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Jarvis, S.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Gibbs, M.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Carvell, C.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Powney, G.D.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Harrower, C.A.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Skinner, G.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Dearlove, E.
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
Robinson, A.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Schultz, C.L.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Pywell, R.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Woodcock, B.A.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Spurgeon, D.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Other contacts

Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Rights holder
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
biota
environment
farming
INSPIRE theme
Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Keywords
Agriculture , Biodiversity , Environmental risk , Invertebrates , Mapping , Modelling , Pesticides , Pollution , Risk
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/S000100/2
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/V006878/1
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/W005050/1