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Wales' grey seal photo-identification database: EIRPHOT (1992-2016)
This dataset is a catalogue of seal images that were collected as part of the former Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) and Natural Resources Wales' (NRW) seal monitoring and... -
National Coastal Erosion Risk Management (NCERM)
The National Coastal Erosion Risk Management (NCERM) map shows the spatial NCERM coastal baseline. This baseline is split to 'frontages'. These are defined as lengths of coast... -
National Marine Character Areas (NMCA)
Seascapes, like landscapes, reflect the relationship between people and place and the part it plays in forming the setting to our everyday lives. Marine Character Areas... -
Marine Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Features
The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 provide for the designation and protection of 'European sites', the protection of 'European protected species', and the... -
Marine Article 17 Reporting Habitat Features
Reporting under Article 17 of the EU Habitats Directive requires member states to report on progress towards achieving favourable conservation status for habitats and species of... -
Marine Licensing: Band 1 Sensitive Areas
NRW agreed, identified and documented which habitats and SAC features are sensitive to a range of Marine Licencing Band 1 activities. The dataset consists of 2 layers detailing... -
Marine Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) Habitats in Wales (archived 2018)
This archived dataset consists of 37 datasets, and has been superseded by Environment (Wales) Act Section 7: Marine Habitats as part of the newer legislative requirements. This... -
Marine Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) Species in Wales (archived 2018)
This archived dataset consists of 32 datasets, and has been superseded by Environment (Wales) Act Section 7: Marine Species as part of the newer legislative requirements. This... -
Marine Conservation Zones (MCZ)
This spatial dataset contains the digital boundaries of Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) former Marine Nature Reserves in Wales. MCZs are a way of conserving marine habitats and... -
Shoreline Management Plan and Coastal Erosion
The datasets shows the spatial coastal baseline which is split into 'frontages'. These are defined as lengths of coast with consistent characteristics based on the cliff... -
Urban Waste Water Treatment Regulations (UWWTR) Sensitive Areas - Bathing Waters
The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 (WFD Regulations 2017) requires specification of protected areas for those areas... -
Coastal Design - Extreme Sea Levels
This GIS dataset and supporting information providing design / extreme sea level and typical surge information around the coastline of Wales under present day conditions. This... -
Saltmarsh Extents
Polygon data layer showing the extent of Saltmarsh in Coastal and Transitional waters for use by both Flood and Coastal Risk Management and the implementation of Water Framework... -
Bathing Water Quality at Designated Beaches
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) monitors bathing water sites identified under EC Bathing Waters Directive 2006/7/EC in Wales. Samples are taken throughout the bathing season from... -
Seabirds at Sea Evidence Base
GIS layers showing the abundance and distribution of seabirds in welsh waters. The datasets consists of the raw data showing observations of all seabirds and derived grids... -
Habitat Mapping for Conservation and Management of the Southern Irish Sea (HABMAP)
The HABMAP project was set up in response to the need for better spatial awareness of habitat distributions in the Southern Irish Sea. This work produced habitat maps of the... -
Phase 2 Sand Dune Survey of Wales
This is a spatial dataset containing a collation of all mapped sand dune habitats in Wales. Over 40 NVC Phase 2 surveys were carried out on sand dunes across Wales. This dataset... -
National Nature Reserves (NNRs)
This spatial dataset contains the digital boundaries of National Nature Reserves (NNRs) in Wales. NNRs represent the very best examples of our wildlife habitats and geological... -
National Parks
This spatial dataset contains the digital boundaries of National Parks in Wales. National Parks were established to protect beautiful and relatively wild countryside by: -... -
Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs)
This spatial dataset contains the digital boundaries of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Wales. SSSIs cover a wide range of habitats from small fens, bogs and...