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Species Surveys - Protected and Invasive Species Records Collected Through Environment Agency Survey 1970 - 2021

Publisher
Environment Agency
Updated
6 July 2026
Topic
Not set

Summary

This is for Approval for Access product AfA225. Protected and invasive species of interest to the Environment Agency surveyed and collected during our monitoring activities including location and date of survey. Primarily these are aquatic and riparian species (marine and freshwater), including invertebrates, plants, algae and fish. The data includes ad-hoc records from surveys at local offices. Data is from 1970 onwards. This dataset does not include records of Freshwater Pearl Mussel, but otherwise includes all Rare and Protected species surveyed by the Environment Agency. The full Environment Agency species data holding comprises Non-native species, Rare and Protected Species and Native Species [“other” species]. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. All rights reserved.

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
25 July 2025
Harvest GUID
70375f61-d465-11e4-85b1-f0def148f590
Extent (Latitude)
55.816° to 49.943°
Extent (Longitude)
-6.236° to 2.072°
Spatial reference system
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700
Dataset reference date (creation)
2023-03-13
Dataset reference date (revision)
2022-03-29
Frequency of update
biannually
Access constraints
There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.
Responsible party
Environment Agency (pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng

Contact

Enquiries

DSPcustomerforum@environment-agency.gov.uk

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Licence information

Open Government Licence