Landscape area data 2007 [Countryside Survey]

This dataset consists of stock (area) data for landscape features across Great Britain in 2007. Data are presented as areas of Broad (or Priority) Habitats, with associated landscape attributes (such as plant species and land use), within a set of 591 1km squares across Great Britain. The Countryside Survey is a unique study or 'audit' of the natural resources of the UK's countryside. 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 by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, 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 habitat areas, vegetation species data, soil data, linear habitat data, and freshwater habitat data are also gathered by Countryside Survey. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/bf189c57-61eb-4339-a7b3-d2e81fdde28d

Date (Publication): 2016-01-27

Date (Creation): 2007-11-01

Identifier: https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/bf189c57-61eb-4339-a7b3-d2e81fdde28d

Identifier: doi: / 10.5285/bf189c57-61eb-4339-a7b3-d2e81fdde28d

Other citation details: Brown, M.J., Bunce, R.G.H., Carey, P.D., Chandler, K., Crowe, A., Maskell, L.C., Norton, L.R., Scott, R.J., Scott, W.A., Smart, S.M., Stuart, R.C., Wood, C.M., Wright, S.M. (2016). Landscape area data 2007 [Countryside Survey]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/bf189c57-61eb-4339-a7b3-d2e81fdde28d

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Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Brown, M.J.

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Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Bunce, R.G.H.

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Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Carey, P.D.

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Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Chandler, K.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5651-2828

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Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Crowe, A.

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Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Maskell, L.C.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4006-7755

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Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Norton, L.R.

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Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Scott, R.J.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9349-0069

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Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Scott, W.A.

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Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Smart, S.M.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2750-7832

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Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Stuart, R.C.

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Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Wood, C.M.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0394-2998

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Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Wright, S.M.

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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

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NERC Environmental Information Data Centre

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Wood, C.

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

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Environmental survey
Land use
Countryside Survey

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Other constraints: The following acknowledgement shall be used on all copies of the data, publications and reports, including use in presentations to any audience. 'Countryside Survey data owned by NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology'

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Other constraints: If you reuse this data, you should cite: Brown, M.J., Bunce, R.G.H., Carey, P.D., Chandler, K., Crowe, A., Maskell, L.C., Norton, L.R., Scott, R.J., Scott, W.A., Smart, S.M., Stuart, R.C., Wood, C.M., Wright, S.M. (2016). Landscape area data 2007 [Countryside Survey]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/bf189c57-61eb-4339-a7b3-d2e81fdde28d

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Begin date: 2007-05-01

End date: 2007-11-01

Unique resource identifier: OSGB 1936 / British National Grid

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Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

Statement: The data were recorded using electronic data capture devices in the summer of 2007 by surveyors. Data were recorded from 591 1km squares sited across Britain, selected by random stratified sample. The survey was managed by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Standard Countryside Survey methodology was applied (refer to the online documentation).

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