Identification

Title

Insect visitations to wildflower seed mix trials on farms in West Sussex and Oxfordshire from 2019-2021

Abstract

The dataset contains information about insect visitations to flowers growing in seed mix trial plots on two farms, one in West Sussex, and one in Oxfordshire. The data was collected during the spring and summer seasons of 2019, 2020, and 2021. Seed mix trial plots were walked centrally and insects visiting flowers in the plots were recorded, and where possible, identified to genus or species level. The work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (NE/P009972/1) Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/ca785f4c-5e45-4743-83bb-e30dd620de2e

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/ca785f4c-5e45-4743-83bb-e30dd620de2e

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/ca785f4c-5e45-4743-83bb-e30dd620de2e.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/ca785f4c-5e45-4743-83bb-e30dd620de2e

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Habitats and Biotopes

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Seed mix

wildflower

insects

wild bees

foraging

pollinators

agri-environment

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-1.194

East bounding longitude

-1.177

North bounding latitude

51.64

South bounding latitude

51.631

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2019-01-01

End position

2021-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2022-08-04

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Plots were marked out and seed mixes sown in 2018. The plots were then surveyed for insects visiting flowers growing in the plots in 2019, 2020, and 2021. Insect visitations to flowers were recorded in the field. Flower species being visited was identified. The insect was allocated to a “group” and then further identified to species level where possible. If a bee or hoverfly specimen could not be identified to species level in the field, where possible, it was caught, and then identified in the laboratory under a dissecting microscope. All insects seen on each plot during in each survey were then entered into an excel spreadsheet, using a combination of paper notes from the field, and laboratory notes of species.

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

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

2023-07-20T07:28:07

Metadata language

eng