Identification

Title

Freshwater pond quality data 2007 [Countryside Survey] v1.1

Abstract

This dataset consists of freshwater pond quality data for sites across Great Britain in 2007. Data include macrophyte species records, chemistry and water quality, and environmental variables such as pollution, grazing and management, from ponds surveyed within a set of 591 1km squares across Great Britain (note - not all squares contained ponds). The survey was part of Countryside Survey, a unique study or 'audit' of the natural resources of the UK's countryside, and was carried out by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and Pond Conservation. The sample sites are chosen from a stratified random sample, based on a 15 by 15 km grid of GB. 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 freshwater habitat data, habitat areas, vegetation species data, soil data and linear habitat data are also gathered by Countryside Survey. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/cbb9ee99-8078-4dc4-87de-ee99390e579e

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/cbb9ee99-8078-4dc4-87de-ee99390e579e

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/cbb9ee99-8078-4dc4-87de-ee99390e579e.zip

name: Supporting information

description: Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/cbb9ee99-8078-4dc4-87de-ee99390e579e

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

inlandWaters

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Environmental Monitoring Facilities

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-8.648

East bounding longitude

1.768

North bounding latitude

60.861

South bounding latitude

49.864

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2007-05-01

End position

2007-11-01

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2016-11-15

date type

creation

effective date

2007-11-01

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

The data were recorded on paper in the summer of 2007 by professional surveyors and transferred to digital files by Pond Conservation staff. Chemical analyses were undertaken by UKAS accredited laboratories at CEH Lancaster. Data were recorded from up to 591 1km squares sited across Britain, selected by random stratified sample.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Williams, P., Biggs, J., Crowe, A., Murphy, J., Nicolet, P., Weatherby, A., Dunbar, M., Edwards, F. (2016). Freshwater pond quality data 2007 [Countryside Survey] v1.1. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/cbb9ee99-8078-4dc4-87de-ee99390e579e

owner

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2022-05-06T10:01:50

Metadata language

eng