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Vegetation plot data from the UKCEH Countryside Survey, Great Britain, 2024

This dataset consists of plant species presence and abundance in different sizes of plots recorded from 105 1km squares across Great Britain in 2024, as part of a rolling soil and vegetation monitoring program of 500 1km squares, beginning in 2019 and repeated every 5 years. 2024 represents the first year of a new cycle. The UKCEH 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 previously been carried out in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1998 and 2007 by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) and predecessors, 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 vegetation data, soil data are also gathered by the current phase of the Countryside Survey. This research was supported by NERC, through the UKCEH National Capability for UK Challenges Programme NE/Y006208/1. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/24a2e5d9-d148-4b58-b0fa-a8e3d4b78511

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Date (Publication)
2025-02-28
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https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/24a2e5d9-d148-4b58-b0fa-a8e3d4b78511
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doi: / 10.5285/24a2e5d9-d148-4b58-b0fa-a8e3d4b78511
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Maskell, L.C., Andrews, C., Deacon, A., Campbell, K., Doyle, S., Fitos, E., Garbutt, R.A., Gray, A., Hancock, G., Highfield, C., Nemeth, K., Pallett, D.W., Scarlett, P., Smart, S.M., Vallis-Wilks, M., Wagner, M., Wood, C.M. (2025). Vegetation plot data from the UKCEH Countryside Survey, Great Britain, 2024. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/24a2e5d9-d148-4b58-b0fa-a8e3d4b78511
Point of contact
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Wood, C.M.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0394-2998
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Maskell, L.C.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4006-7755
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Andrews, C.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2428-272X
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Deacon, A.
https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1122-0924
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Campbell, K.
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  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Doyle, S.
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  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Fitos, E.
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  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Garbutt, R.A.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9145-9786
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Gray, A.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6785-0590
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Hancock, G.
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Highfield, C.
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Nemeth, K.
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  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Pallett, D.W.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3981-6547
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Scarlett, P.
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Smart, S.M.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2750-7832
Author
  XSG Ltd - Vallis-Wilks, M.
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Wagner, M.
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Wood, C.M.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0394-2998
Publisher
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Owner
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Maskell, L.C., Andrews, C., Deacon, A., Campbell, K., Doyle, S., Fitos, E., Garbutt, R.A., Gray, A., Hancock, G., Highfield, C., Nemeth, K., Pallett, D.W., Scarlett, P., Smart, S.M., Vallis-Wilks, M., Wagner, M., Wood, C.M. (2025). Vegetation plot data from the UKCEH Countryside Survey, Great Britain, 2024. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/24a2e5d9-d148-4b58-b0fa-a8e3d4b78511
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2024-06-01
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2024-09-30
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2010-12-08
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The data were recorded using electronic data capture devices in the summer of 2024 by professional, trained surveyors. Data were recorded from 105 x 1km squares sited across Britain, selected by random stratified sample. The survey was managed by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Standard Countryside Survey methodology was applied (refer to the online documentation).
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Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg , Lancaster , LA1 4AP , UK
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