National Plant Monitoring Scheme, 2015 dataset
This dataset contains data from the National Plant Monitoring Scheme in 2015. These consist of plant species occurrences, with abundance values, in plots. Plots are nested with 1 km squares, and are georeferenced according to the British/Irish/Channel Islands grid systems, or in latitude/longitude format; the 1 km squares surveyed were selected according to a weighted-random design, designed to enrich the sample for semi-natural habitats. Plots also have associated habitat and spatial information, as well as a small number of other environmental data. The species recorded in any particular plot are dependent on the habitat chosen for the plot by the surveyor, and the level of the scheme at which they were participating. Please see the references in the supporting documentation (survey guidance) for more information. Please be aware that this dataset is updated annually and that more recent versions exist. Full details about this dataset can be found at
https://doi.org/10.5285/33fe87f9-d45a-41ba-acca-ee8585ea6b7d
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- Date (Publication)
- 2016-02-29
- Date (Creation)
- 2015-12-31
- Identifier
- doi: / 10.5285/33fe87f9-d45a-41ba-acca-ee8585ea6b7d
- Other citation details
- Roy, D.B., Bunch, N., Harris, F., New, H., Pescott, O.L., Walker, K.J. (2016). National Plant Monitoring Scheme, 2015 dataset. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/33fe87f9-d45a-41ba-acca-ee8585ea6b7d
- Maintenance and update frequency
- notPlanned Not planned
- Maintenance note
- Dataset for the year 2015 is complete
- GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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- Species Distribution
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- no limitations
- Use constraints
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- Use constraints
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- Other constraints
- © UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland, Plantlife
- Use constraints
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- The following acknowledgement is required for users of this dataset: 'The National Plant Monitoring Scheme (NPMS) is organised and funded by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, Plantlife and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee. The NPMS is indebted to all volunteers who contribute data to the scheme.'
- Use constraints
- otherRestrictions Other restrictions
- Other constraints
- If you reuse this data, you should cite: Roy, D.B., Bunch, N., Harris, F., New, H., Pescott, O.L., Walker, K.J. (2016). National Plant Monitoring Scheme, 2015 dataset. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/33fe87f9-d45a-41ba-acca-ee8585ea6b7d
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- Metadata language
- EnglishEnglish
- Character set
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- Topic category
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- Biota
- Begin date
- 2015-01-01
- End date
- 2015-12-31
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- Unique resource identifier
- OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
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Supporting information
Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset
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- dataset Dataset
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- dataset
Conformance result
- Date (Publication)
- 2010-12-08
- Statement
- The data were initially entered through a custom-built Drupal-website, using the open-source Indicia (www.indicia.org.uk) database standard. Data were extracted from this database into the flat tables presented here.
- File identifier
- 33fe87f9-d45a-41ba-acca-ee8585ea6b7d XML
- Metadata language
- EnglishEnglish
- Character set
- ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1) 8859 Part 1
- Hierarchy level
- dataset Dataset
- Hierarchy level name
- dataset
- Date stamp
- 2025-11-13T16:26:48
- Metadata standard name
- UK GEMINI
- Metadata standard version
- 2.3
Point of contact
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg
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Lancaster
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LA1 4AP
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UK
https://eidc.ac.uk/
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