NFI Soil Fungi & Invertebrate Communities

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01 July 2026
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Summary

Soil community data generated through eDNA metabarcoding (marker genes: ITS, 18S, COI) of soil samples collected within National Forest Inventory (NFI) woodland plots across England in 2023/24. The dataset comprises the processed sequence data and provides a list of all the species detected in each of the samples. Where a species was detected in a sample, the Read Counts (the number of DNA sequences assigned to a species) are reported. A blank cell indicates that the species was not detected in the sample. Additionally, for each species the following is included: • The OTU DNA sequence • The taxonomic identification: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species • IUCN Red List Threat Status (only available for OTUs named at the species level) • Invasive status: A Yes/No status indicating whether the species is listed as invasive in the country the sample was taken from (only available for OTUs named at the species level) • Number of samples in which the species occurs This is one part of the data generated from the eDNA Soil Biodiversity project.
The datasets also include a table with information related to the sample collected (i.e., sample comment - a description of the soil collected, and the unique decolation ID). Data are georeferenced using a delocalised grid. The coordinates for the centroid of the polygon and also the total area of the polygon are included in the dataset. Further information about the delocalisation process is provided in the dataset evidence pack (Sampling Framework). The ' NFI Soil Fungi & Invertebrate Communities’ is a project funded by the UK Government through Defra’s Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment programme (NCEA). Users should ensure they have read the supporting documentation before viewing or making use of the data. This includes the 'NCEA Analysis Ready Data Limitations Statement' and dataset specific limitations/caveats outlined in the Sampling Framework report (see Section 18). Attribution statement: © Forestry Commission copyright and/or database right 2025. Contains data generated by NatureMetrics. All rights reserved.

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NFI methods for NCEA surveys N/A 01 July 2026 Not available
NCEA_ARD_Limitations_2025_12_05 N/A 01 July 2026 Not available
Forestry Commission Open Data N/A 01 July 2026 Not available
eDNA Soil Biodiversity Evidence Pack 2023-24.zip ZIP 01 July 2026 Not available
eDNA Soil Biodiversity 2023-24.zip ZIP 01 July 2026 Not available

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Added to data.gov.uk
2025-12-17
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There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.
Harvest GUID
cd69821e-2dfe-493c-8b19-d0be5b805dc3
Extent
Latitude: 55.8111151497005° to °
Longitude: -6.41866722959945° to 1.76370560966352°
Spatial reference system
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700
Dataset reference date
2024-03-01 (creation)
2025-12-17 (publication)
2025-12-17 (revision)
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Forestry Commission (pointOfContact)
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Metadata language
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