Phase 2 Woodland Survey of Wales
Citation
Natural Resources Wales (2017). Phase 2 Woodland Survey of Wales. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/y6cy8j accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-05-25.Description
This dataset contains detailed Phase 2 survey data from over 800 woodlands of conservation interest in Wales, predominantly Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSls) and pSSSI woodlands. Phase 2 woodland surveys have been carried out periodically since the late 1980s but a concentrated period of survey on SSSI and pSSSI woodland occurred from 1995 and 2000.Purpose
The purpose of this data capture was to improve the overall knowledge of Welsh woodland communities, to provide consistent community descriptions across the woodland SSSI series as fundamental site-support information and to assess SSSI status of new sites.Sampling Description
Quality Control
Data was collected by trained personnel, digitised by contractors, validated by Countryside Council for Wales' (CCW) Knowledge Management Group, corrections made by contractors, validated again by CCW Knowledge Management Group, corrections made in-house in conjunction with Woodland Ecologist.Method steps
- Standard woodland National Vegetation Classification (NVC) survey methodology was used to collect this data. Woodland communities were identified by eye and mapped, supported by sample quadrats and target notes.
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
All Wales.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
originatorNatural Resources Wales
Maes y Ffynnon
Bangor Gwynedd
LL57 2DW
email: nbnadmin@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk
homepage: https://naturalresources.wales/splash?orig=/
metadata author
Natural Resources Wales
Maes y Ffynnon
Bangor Gwynedd
LL57 2DW
email: nbnadmin@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk
homepage: https://naturalresources.wales/splash?orig=/
distributor
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administrative point of contact
email: NBNGatewayAdministrator@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk