Datasets
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United Kingdom Butterfly Monitoring Scheme: site location data 2012
This dataset provides the details of all sites which have been monitored as part of the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS). Data includes the location within the UK, the... -
Terrestrial habitat, vegetation and soil data from Shetland, 1974
Terrestrial habitat, vegetation and soil data from a survey of Shetland, carried out in the summer of 1974 by the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology. Nearly 1000 x 200m2 plots... -
Land Classification of Shetland 1974 web map service
This is a web map service for the Land Classification of the Shetland Isles. The classification was originally developed by the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology (ITE) in 1974 as... -
Operational taxonomic units for epilithon bacteria in the rivers Wolf and...
This dataset contains operational taxonomic units for epilithon (water samples): Approximate location of sampling sites was determined from maps to provide good spatial coverage... -
United Kingdom Butterfly Monitoring Scheme: collated indices 2011
Collated indices are a relative measure of butterfly abundance across monitored sites in the UK, calculated from data collected by the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS).... -
Cumbrian Lakes plankton and fish data (1940 to 2013)
This dataset consists of phyto- and zooplankton counts, chlorophyll concentration and fish catch data from the Cumbrian Lakes (Blelham Tarn, Esthwaite Water, Windermere north... -
Flower density values of common British plant species [AgriLand]
This dataset consists of flower density values of common British plant species. The data were collected during field surveys taking place from February to October in 2011 and... -
Countryside Survey 2007 mapped estimates of linear feature lengths in Great Britain
This dataset consists of stock (length) data for linear features across Great Britain in 2007 in a vector format. The data are national estimates generated by analysing the... -
Vegetation map of the Moor House National Nature Reserve
This is a spatial dataset containing polygons representing areas of vegetation mapped within the Moor House National Nature Reserve in the northern Pennines, England. The map... -
Bird abundance and distribution on Peak District farms and moorlands,...
This data set consists of the tabulated results of bird surveys on Peak District farms and moorlands. Bird abundance and distribution on Peak District farms and moorlands,... -
Windermere lake temperature data 1944-2002
This dataset consists of inshore surface water temperature (degrees C) data on Windermere. Data collection began in 1933, but it presented here from 1944 onwards. The data were... -
Model estimates of topsoil carbon [Countryside Survey]
This dataset presents estimates of mean values within selected habitats and parent material characteristics made using Countryside Survey (CS) data from 1978, 1998 and 2007... -
Continuous measurements of conductivity, dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature...
Continuous measurements of conductivity, dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature and water level from the Frome Piddle; Pang Lambourn and Tern catchments, recorded between 2002 and... -
Element and radionuclide concentrations in representative species of the...
This dataset presents the results of an initial sampling exercise conducted at a terrestrial site in northwest England in summer 2010. The following samples of terrestrial... -
Root and leaf phenology of Scandinavian subarctic plant communities, 2008-2009
This dataset consists of measurements of leaf and root growth, species abundance and soil temperature made in ten subarctic plant communities located at the Arctic Biosphere... -
Abundance of plant taxa on Norwood Farm, Somerset during 2007 and 2008
Estimates of plant abundance (for leaf area, floral units and seed abundance, mass and energy) obtained from field-based sampling as part of a study of ecological interactions... -
Countryside Survey Environmental Zones
The Environmental Zones are aggregations of ITE Land Classes; these classes are derived from repeatable multivariate analysis of environmental data collected for each 1 km... -
Model estimates of topsoil invertebrates [Countryside Survey]
Countryside Survey topsoil invertebrate data is representative of 0 - 8 cm soil depth and includes Total catch, Mite:Springtail ratio, Number of broad taxa and Shannon... -
Acoustic bat data, Cairngorms 2014
This dataset provides nightly values for activity of two Pipistrelle bat species (Pipistrellus pipistrellus and Pipistrellus pygmaeus) with associated weather and weekly... -
Estimates of linear feature lengths in Great Britain [Countryside Survey]...
This web map service shows estimates of stock (length) of linear features across Great Britain in 2007, 1998, 1990 and 1984. The data are national estimates generated by... -
Cleaned UK rainfall chemistry data (1986-2011)
These data are based on the UK rainfall chemistry data held on the UK-AIR database operated on behalf of Defra (http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/). A subset of 20 sites was analysed,... -
Survey of British calcareous grasslands, 1990 and 2007
Vegetation species and soil data from a large national survey of calcareous grasslands, carried out in Great Britain in 1990-1993 (referred to as 1990) and 2006-2009 (referred... -
Standardised Precipitation Index time series for Integrated Hydrological...
Standardised Precipitation Index (SPI) data for Integrated Hydrological Units (IHU) Hydrometric Areas (Kral et al. [1]). SPI is a drought index based on the probability of... -
Land Cover Map 2007 (1km raster, percentage aggregate class, N. Ireland)
Land Cover Map 2007 (LCM2007) is a parcel-based thematic classification of satellite image data covering the entire United Kingdom. The map updates and upgrades the Land Cover... -
Standardised Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index time series for...
Standardised Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) data for Integrated Hydrological Units (IHU) groups (Kral et al. [1]). SPEI is a drought index based on the... -
Countryside Survey 2007 mapped estimates of Broad Habitat areas in Great Britain
This dataset consists of stock (area) data for Broad Habitats across Great Britain in 2007 in a 1km grid format. The data are national estimates generated by analysing the... -
Land Cover Map 2007 (1km percentage aggregate class, GB) Web Map Service v1.2
This is a web map service (WMS) for the Land Cover Map 2007 (LCM2007), percentage cover at 1km for aggregate classes. Land Cover Map 2007 (LCM2007) is a parcel-based thematic... -
Chemical contaminants in White-tailed sea eagle eggs - Predatory Bird...
Data from analyses of addled and deserted sea eagle eggs collected by licensed collectors in Scotland. Contaminants reported include polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs),... -
Soil water chemistry data from Climoor fieldsite in Clocaenog Forest
[THIS DATASET HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN]. This dataset includes a range of determinands present in soil water in the experimental plot at the Climoor field site in the Clocaenog... -
Lepidoptera distribution and behaviour data from transects within the...
This dataset consists of behaviour and distribution data of Lepidoptera at the Stonehenge World Heritage Site in Wiltshire, UK, between 2010-2011. A long term landscape scale... -
Water chemistry data for the River Frome, Dorset, UK, from 1965-2009
Data from weekly water quality monitoring of the River Frome at East Stoke, Dorset (National Grid Reference SY 867868). The dataset consists of nitrate, soluble reactive... -
Countryside Survey 1978 vegetation plot data
This dataset consists of plant species presence and abundance in different sizes and types of plots from 256 1km x 1km square sites surveyed across Great Britain in 1978. Many... -
Pontbren Bowl study site runoff and soil water tension data
This dataset includes data collected from the Bowl site located with the Pontbren study catchment in mid Wales, UK. The Bowl is an area of improved grassland and was... -
Photosynthesis of Trifolium repens versus Lolium perenne after ozone...
The dataset consists of ACi (net CO2 assimilation rate, A, versus calculated substomatal CO2 concentration, Ci) curve data from an ozone experiment during which Trifolium repens... -
Corine land cover changes between 2006 and 2012 for the UK, Jersey and Guernsey
This dataset for the UK, Jersey and Guernsey contains the Corine Land Cover (CLC) changes between 2006 and 2012. This shapefile has been created by combining the land cover... -
Crustacean zooplankton data from Loch Leven, 1972-2007
The dataset comprises densities of the major crustacean zooplankton taxa collected from Loch Leven, a large shallow lake in the lowlands of Scotland, between 1972-2007. Data are... -
UKCEH digital river network of Great Britain (1:50,000)
This dataset comprises river centrelines, digitised from OS 1:50,000 mapping. It consists of four components: rivers; canals; surface pipes (man-made channels for transporting... -
LiDAR based Digital Terrain Model (DTM) data for South West England
This is a high resolution spatial dataset of Digital Terrain Model (DTM) data in South West England. The DTM along with a Digital Surface Model (DSM) cover an area of 9424 km2... -
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), chlorobenzenes (CB) and organochlorine...
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), chlorobenzenes (CB) and organochlorine pesticides (OC) data from river water collected at various sites within the Humber catchment area as part... -
Countryside Survey Environmental Zones View Service
This view service displays Environmental Zones which are aggregations of ITE Land Classes; these classes are derived from repeatable multivariate analysis of environmental data... -
Pontbren Llyn Hir study site soil water tension data
This dataset is from an array of tensiometers measuring soil water tension installed at the Llyn Hir monitoring site within the Pontbren study site in mid Wales, UK. Three... -
Land Cover Map 2000 (25m raster, N. Ireland)
This dataset consists of a 25m resolution raster version of the Land Cover Map 2000 for Northern Ireland. Each 25m pixel represents a 25m area of land cover target class,... -
Policy interviews on trypanosomiasis in Zambia, 2013
This resource contains anonymised policy interviews on trypanosomiasis in Zambia from 2013 conducted by Catherine Grant (Institute of Development Studies) and Noreen Machila... -
WATCH forcing data (WFD) - 20th century SWdown (surface incident shortwave...
The WATCH Forcing data is a twentieth century meteorological forcing dataset for land surface and hydrological models. It consists of three/six-hourly states of the weather for... -
Distribution of ash trees within areas less than half a hectare in Great Britain
The dataset consists of a distribution map of ash trees (Fraxinus excelsior) within woodland areas of less than half a hectare across Great Britain. The data is derived from... -
Concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) in UK sparrowhawk...
Data on concentrations of PBDEs found in the livers of 59 sparrowhawks that had died in the UK between 1998 and 2009. Samples were selected from the Predatory Bird Monitoring... -
Hourly physical and nutrient monitoring data for the River Enborne,...
This data set comprises of hourly physical and nutrient monitoring data of the River Enborne near Brimpton (National grid reference SU568648), from November 2009 to February... -
WATCH Forcing Data (WFD) - 20th Century Tair (air temperature) 1901-2001
The WATCH Forcing data is a twentieth century meteorological forcing dataset for land surface and hydrological models. It consists of three/six-hourly states of the weather for... -
Countryside Survey 1990 mapped estimates of Broad Habitat areas in Great Britain
This dataset consists of stock (area) data for Broad Habitats across Great Britain in 1990 in a 1km grid format. The data are national estimates generated by analysing the... -
Metal and metalloid concentrations in the livers of Eurasian otter (Lutra...
Dataset includes dry weight concentrations of 18 toxic, essential and trace elements quantified in the livers of otters that have been found dead in England and Wales between...