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Countryside Survey 1984 estimates of linear feature lengths in Great Britain

This dataset consists of stock (length) data for linear features across Great Britain in 1984. The data are national estimates generated by analysing the sample data from 384 1km squares surveyed for the Countryside Survey long term monitoring project, then scaling up to a national level. The data are presented as mean lengths for 7 different feature categories within 45 different land class types, based on the ITE Land Classification. The Countryside Survey is a unique study or 'audit' of the natural resources of the UK's countryside, carried out by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. The sample sites are chosen from a stratified random sample, based on a 15 by 15 km grid of GB. Surveys have been carried out in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1998 and 2007 with repeated visits to the majority of squares. The countryside is sampled and surveyed using rigorous scientific methods, allowing us to compare new results with those from previous surveys. In this way we can detect the gradual and subtle changes that occur in the UK's countryside over time. In addition to linear features, habitat areas, species plot, soil plot, freshwater habitat and satellite map data are also produced by Countryside Survey. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/271d398c-29de-4ff9-ba68-1b8e0621c6ee

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Date (Publication)
2014-12-04
Identifier
CEH:EIDC: / 1406199764438
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https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/271d398c-29de-4ff9-ba68-1b8e0621c6ee
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doi: / 10.5285/271d398c-29de-4ff9-ba68-1b8e0621c6ee
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Barr, C.J., Bunce, R.G.H., Maskell, L.C., Norton, L.R., Scott, R.J., Scott, W.A., Smart, S.M., Stuart, R.C., Whittaker, H.A., Wood, C.M., Wright, S.M. (2014). Countryside Survey 1984 estimates of linear feature lengths in Great Britain. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/271d398c-29de-4ff9-ba68-1b8e0621c6ee
Author
  Institute of Terrestrial Ecology - Barr, C.J.
Author
  Institute of Terrestrial Ecology - Bunce, R.G.H.
Author
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Maskell, L.C.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4006-7755
Author
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Norton, L.R.
Author
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Scott, R.J.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9349-0069
Author
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Scott, W.A.
Author
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Smart, S.M.
Author
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Stuart, R.C.
Author
  Institute of Terrestrial Ecology - Whittaker, H.A.
Author
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Wood, C.M.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0394-2998
Author
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Wright, S.M.
Publisher
  NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
Custodian
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Point of contact
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Wood, C.
Owner
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • Habitats and Biotopes
Keywords
  • Environmental survey
  • Great Britain
  • hedges
  • fences
  • walls
  • tree lines
  • grass strips
  • banks
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This resource is made available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
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© Database Right/Copyright UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. All rights reserved.
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All use of CS data must be acknowledged. The following acknowledgement and copyright notice (where applicable), shall be used on all copies of the data, publications and reports, including use in presentations to any audience. 'Acknowledgement: Countryside Survey data owned by NERC - Centre for Ecology & Hydrology' 'Countryside Survey © Database Right/Copyright NERC - Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. All rights reserved.'
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Barr, C.J., Bunce, R.G.H., Maskell, L.C., Norton, L.R., Scott, R.J., Scott, W.A., Smart, S.M., Stuart, R.C., Whittaker, H.A., Wood, C.M., Wright, S.M. (2014). Countryside Survey 1984 estimates of linear feature lengths in Great Britain. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/271d398c-29de-4ff9-ba68-1b8e0621c6ee
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Metadata language
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Topic category
  • Environment
Begin date
1984-05-01
End date
1984-10-31
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OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
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Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Statement
The data were recorded onto paper field sheets in the summer of 1984 by surveyors. Data were recorded from 384 1km squares sited across Britain, selected by random stratified sample. The boundary lines were digitized in the 1990s. The digitized data were used to generate national estimates of the stock of linear features for Great Britain using the standard Countryside Survey methodology (refer to the online documentation). Estimates are presented by ITE Land Class (2007 version), as mean length per Land Class.
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2025-11-13T16:21:04
Metadata standard name
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Metadata standard version
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Point of contact
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg , Lancaster , LA1 4AP , UK
https://eidc.ac.uk/
 
 

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