Vegetation plot data from the UKCEH Countryside Survey, Great Britain, 2022 and 2023
bibliographic citation: Smart, S.M., Andrews, C., Brown, K., Cope, S., Fitos, E., Friend, R., Garbutt, R.A., Gray, A., Hancock, G., Higgins, A., Moscrop, A., O'Brien, L., O'Ceallaigh, C., O'Ceallaigh, T., Pallett, D.W., Scarlett, P., Towill, J., Wagner, M., Wood, C.M. (2024). Vegetation plot data from the UKCEH Countryside Survey, Great Britain, 2022 and 2023. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/2859b031-ec69-48df-891f-58fbf6f942cb
description: This dataset consists of plant species presence and abundance in different sizes of plots recorded from 259 1km squares across Great Britain in 2022 and 2023, as part of a rolling soil and vegetation monitoring program of 500 1km squares, beginning in 2019 and repeated every 5 years. The UKCEH 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 previously been carried out in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1998 and 2007 by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) and predecessors, 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 vegetation data, soil data are also gathered by the current phase of the Countryside Survey. This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council award number NE/R016429/1 as part of the UK-SCAPE programme delivering National Capability.
provenance: ProvenanceStatement
  label: The data were recorded using electronic data capture devices in the summers of 2022 and 2023 by professional, trained surveyors. Data were recorded from 259 x 1km squares sited across Britain, selected by random stratified sample. The survey was managed by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Standard Countryside Survey methodology was applied (refer to the online documentation).
spatial: Location
temporal: PeriodOfTime
  start date: 2022-01-01
  end date: 2023-12-31
publisher: NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
subject: Great Britain
subject: UK-SCAPE
subject: Land cover
subject: biodiversity
subject: Environmental survey
subject: flora
subject: ground flora
subject: pollinator
subject: vascular plants
type: Dataset
available: 2024-05-09
landing page: https://doi.org/10.5285/2859b031-ec69-48df-891f-58fbf6f942cb
license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
access rights: RACC
theme: Land cover
distribution:
  access URL: https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/2859b031-ec69-48df-891f-58fbf6f942cb
  license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
  access rights: RACC
  format: Comma-separated values (CSV)
creator: Smart, S.M.
creator: Andrews, C.
creator: Garbutt, R.A.
creator: Gray, A.
creator: Pallett, D.W.
language: en

Wood, C.M.
type: Person
family name: Wood
given name: C.M.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
type: Organization

Smart, S.M.
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family name: Smart
given name: S.M.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Andrews, C.
type: Person
family name: Andrews
given name: C.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Brown, K.
type: Person
family name: Brown
given name: K.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Cope, S.
type: Person
family name: Cope
given name: S.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Fitos, E.
type: Person
family name: Fitos
given name: E.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Friend, R.
type: Person
family name: Friend
given name: R.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Garbutt, R.A.
type: Person
family name: Garbutt
given name: R.A.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Gray, A.
type: Person
family name: Gray
given name: A.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Hancock, G.
type: Person
family name: Hancock
given name: G.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Higgins, A.
type: Person
family name: Higgins
given name: A.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Moscrop, A.
type: Person
family name: Moscrop
given name: A.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

O'Brien, L.
type: Person
family name: O'Brien
given name: L.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

O'Ceallaigh, C.
type: Person
family name: O'Ceallaigh
given name: C.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

O'Ceallaigh, T.
type: Person
family name: O'Ceallaigh
given name: T.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Pallett, D.W.
type: Person
family name: Pallett
given name: D.W.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Scarlett, P.
type: Person
family name: Scarlett
given name: P.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Towill, J.
type: Person
family name: Towill
given name: J.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Wagner, M.
type: Person
family name: Wagner
given name: M.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Wood, C.M.
type: Person
family name: Wood
given name: C.M.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Land cover
type: Concept

biodiversity
type: Concept

flora
type: Concept

vascular plants
type: Concept

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
type: Organization

UKSCAPE
type: Activity