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Pond quality metrics from the Environment and Rural Affairs Monitoring & Modelling Programme, Wales, 2021-2023

This dataset consists of freshwater pond quality data for sites across Wales in 2021-2023. Data include macrophyte and aquatic invertebrate species records, water chemistry, pond quality metrics, and environmental variables such as pollution, grazing and management from surveyed ponds. Ponds were surveyed within a set of 71 x 1km squares across Wales, collected as part of the Environment and Rural Affairs Monitoring and Modelling Programme (ERAMMP) National Field Survey. ERAMMP NFS is a resurvey of locations from the initial Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (GMEP) monitoring program on a rolling annual basis, with the aim to resurvey all sites between 2021 and 2025. Between 2021-2023 ERAMMP National Field Survey resurveyed 71 squares for pond features. The initial monitoring program, GMEP, was set up by the Welsh Government in 2013 to report national trends and monitor the effects of the Glastir agri-environment scheme on the environment and ran from 2013 to 2016. The field survey element was based on a stratified random sampling design of 300 x 1km square sites across Wales (not all squares surveyed in this program contained pond features). It was managed by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/d7fe4748-13d7-470c-bf5f-9e8a157ce178

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Date (Publication)
2026-01-06
Date (Creation)
2026-01-06
Identifier
https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/d7fe4748-13d7-470c-bf5f-9e8a157ce178
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doi: / 10.5285/d7fe4748-13d7-470c-bf5f-9e8a157ce178
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Bentley, L., Doeser, A., Scarlett, P., Emmett, B.A., Feeney, C., Lucas, J.R., Monkman, G., Reinsch, S., Richardson-Jones, V., Williams, B., Wood, C.M. (2026). Pond quality metrics from the Environment and Rural Affairs Monitoring & Modelling Programme, Wales, 2021-2023. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/d7fe4748-13d7-470c-bf5f-9e8a157ce178
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Bentley, L.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5055-7673
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Doeser, A.
https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4858-2332
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Scarlett, P.
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Emmett, B.A.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2713-4389
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Feeney, C.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2175-1842
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Lucas, J.R.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5346-0228
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Monkman, G.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5645-1834
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Reinsch, S.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4649-0677
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Richardson-Jones, V.
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Williams, B.
https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8292-4905
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Wood, C.M.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0394-2998
Owner
  Welsh Government
Publisher
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Custodian
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Point of contact
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Bentley, L.
GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3
  • freshwater
  • pond
Keywords
  • Water quality
  • Environmental survey
  • Wales
  • Environment and Rural Affairs Monitoring & Modelling Programme (ERAMMP)
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© Crown copyright: Welsh Government licenced under the Open Government Licence v3.0
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© Hawlfraint y Goron: Llywodraeth Cymru Mae'r holl gynnwys ar gael dan Drwydded Llywodraeth Agored v3.0
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For the avoidance of doubt, if the publication of the Licensed Data is not within Wales, the Welsh form of the acknowledgement wording is not required.
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Bentley, L., Doeser, A., Scarlett, P., Emmett, B.A., Feeney, C., Lucas, J.R., Monkman, G., Reinsch, S., Richardson-Jones, V., Williams, B., Wood, C.M. (2026). Pond quality metrics from the Environment and Rural Affairs Monitoring & Modelling Programme, Wales, 2021-2023. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/d7fe4748-13d7-470c-bf5f-9e8a157ce178
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10  urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001
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Topic category
  • Biota
  • Environment
  • Inland waters
Begin date
2021-01-01
End date
2023-12-31
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Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Statement
The data were recorded using electronic data capture devices in the summers of 2021-2023 by professional surveyors. Data were recorded from up to 225 x 1km squares sited across Wales, selected by random stratified sample (not all squares surveyed in this program contained pond features). The survey was managed by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Standardised methodologies were applied throughout. To ensure confidentiality of the data with respect to land owners and managers, the locations of 1km squares and survey sites were converted to the centres of the containing 10 km Ordnance Survey grid squares.
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Date stamp
2026-01-12T15:54:24
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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