National Rivers Authority Essex Coastal Surveys

Quality Control

This dataset has been fully validated by Essex Wildlife Trust Biological Records Centre, and has been checked using NBN Record Cleaner prior to upload. The data has not been independently verified, please check the verification status of each record for details. Some records in this dataset require confirmation, therefore data should be checked against the original and the verification status noted before use.

Method steps

1. Data was collected during field visits to the Essex coast, and are supplemented by sketch maps of each section, photos and detailed botanical record cards in some instances, and a summary report detailing any other species or field signs recorded. Data was digitised and validated by Essex Wildlife Trust Biological Records Centre on behalf of the Environment Agency, using funding from Natural England in early 2015.

The full coastal dataset covers the majority of the Essex coast, the main exceptions being areas of land owned by the MoD. The digitised data available in this dataset covers the Blackwater and Colne estuaries only. All records in this dataset are digitised to 6 figure OS grid references which are linked to coded coastal sections designated by the National Rivers Authority. Users should refer to the digitised maps held by Essex Wildlife Trust Biological Records Centre to see the full extent of each section and therefore the area in which the data was recorded.