Scarlett, P. et al

Pond quality metrics from the Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme, Wales 2013-2016

https://doi.org/10.5285/687b38d3-2278-41a0-9317-2c7595d6b882 Cite this dataset

This data set consists of freshwater pond quality data for sites across Wales between 2013 and 2016. Data include macrophyte species records, chemistry and water quality metrics, and environmental variables such as pollution, grazing and management from surveyed ponds. Ponds were surveyed within a set of up to 300 x 1km squares across Wales (not all sites contained pond features), collected as part of the Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (GMEP).

The monitoring programme was set up by the Welsh Government in 2013 to monitor the effects of the Glastir agri-environment scheme on the environment and ran from 2013 to 2016. The field survey element was based on a stratified random sampling design of 300 x 1km square sites across Wales, and was managed by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.

Publication date: 2020-04-14

Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type: Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system: OSGB 1936 / British National Grid

Temporal information

Temporal extent: 2013-05-01 to 2016-10-31

Provenance & quality

The data were recorded using electronic data capture devices in the summers of 2013-2016 by professional surveyors. Data were recorded from up to 300 x 1km squares sited across Wales, selected by random stratified sample. The survey was managed by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Standardised methodologies were applied throughout.

To ensure confidentiality of the data with respect to land owners and managers, the locations of 1km squares and survey sites were converted to the centres of the containing 10 km Ordnance Survey grid squares.

This dataset is included in the following collections

Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme, Wales, 2013-2016

Citations

Robinson, D.A., Thomas, A., Reinsch, S., Lebron, I., Feeney, C. J., Maskell, L.C., Wood, C.M., Seaton, F.M., Emmett, B.A., & Cosby, B.J. (2022). Analytical modelling of soil porosity and bulk density across the soil organic matter and land-use continuum. In Scientific Reports (Vol. 12, Issue 1). https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-4155-2021

Supplemental information

GMEP website

Website for the Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Project (GMEP)

ERAMMP website

Website for the Environment & Rural Affairs Monitoring and Modelling Programme (ERAMMP). Follow-up project to GMEP.

Countryside Survey website

Website for closely related project