Identification

Title

National Parks

Alternative title(s)

Parciau Cenedlaethol

Safleoedd (Parciau Cenedlaethol)

Sites (National Parks)

National Parks.LYR

Abstract

This spatial dataset contains the digital boundaries of National Parks in Wales. National Parks were established to protect beautiful and relatively wild countryside by: - Preserving the characteristic beauty of the landscape; - Providing access and facilities for public open-air enjoyment; - Protecting wildlife, buildings and places of architectural and historic interest; whilst allowing sustainable farming use to continue as before. Powers to create National Parks were established under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. In Wales, since 1991, the designation of National Parks are proposed by former Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) which now forms part of, Natural Resources Wales (NRW), and confirmed by the First Minister for the Welsh Government. Since 1996 the Parks have been administered by independent free-standing authorities. With the coming of GIS and its use in government departments and commercial companies mobilising the data in this way, advances the protection of these sites and the efficiency of decision making. The three National Parks have been designated over a number of years, Snowdonia 1951 (variation 1974); Pembrokeshire Coast 1952 (Variation 1989); Brecon Beacons 1955 (V ariation 1966). The data has been held digitally since mid 1990s. The boundary has been transferred to OS MasterMap by NRW but there has been joint checking by NRW staff and the relevant Park authority staff.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://datamap.gov.wales/layers/inspire-nrw:NRW_NATIONAL_PARK

name: Download Data and Web Service

https://datamap.gov.wales/capabilities/layer/383/?access_token=67k4GhAr91AqiAXnyngsm3l40RrZII&ows_service=wms

name: Web Mapping Service

Unique resource identifier

code

98777

codeSpace

https://naturalresources.wales

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

authority code

OGP

code identifying the spatial reference system

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::BNG

Additional information source

Please refer to National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 for reasons for capture of original designation.

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Protected sites

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2023-08-23

Keyword set

keyword value

Nature reserves

Biodiversity

Nature conservation

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2023-08-23

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-5.53795890

East bounding longitude

-2.99152507

North bounding latitude

53.29505135

South bounding latitude

51.58873102

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2023-08-23

code identifying the extent

Wales (WLS)

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1990-01-01

End position

2015-03-01

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2023-06-22

date type

revision

effective date

2010-01-01

Frequency of update

asNeeded

Quality and validity

Lineage

The data was first digitised to a smaller scale (1:50,000 and 1:10,000), then it was put to OS Landline and then later to OS MasterMap. This final version has had collaboration between NRW and Park Authorities to give the best interpretation of the original designation. The digital data was created from an interpretation of the National Park designation maps. These maps varied in scale from 1:63,360 (1 inch to 1 mile) and 1:50,000 scale and were accompanied by a written description of the boundary, however the map over-ruled the description if there was inconsistency. Where administrative boundaries and roads defined the Park boundary it was a rule that the position of that feature at time of designation remained the geographical position of the boundary. Howev er where rivers or Mean High Water Mark (MHWM) formed the boundary these were digitised according to the base map used at digitisation. Digital data captured to OS MasterMap.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

© CNC/NRW All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and copyright of the owners. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose.

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

telephone number

0300 065 3000

email address

enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk

responsible party role

owner

Responsible party

organisation name

National Park Authorities

telephone number

029 2049 9966

email address

info@anpa.gov.uk

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

organisation name

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

telephone number

0300 065 3000

email address

enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk

responsible party role

originator

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

telephone number

0300 065 3000

email address

enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2023-08-22

Metadata language