Skip to main content

Help us improve the National Data Library - complete this short survey

Close survey banner

Moorland Change Map (England)

Publisher
Natural England
Updated
19 June 2026
Topic
Not set

Summary

The Moorland Change Map (MCM) is a vector dataset which shows whether the uplands monitored contain change during the period of monitoring (Approximately the moorland burning season of Oct to Apr. The MCM is an earth observation derived product, using the Sentinel-2 satellites Validation of the the results happens for each year per upland and Nationally. The validation shows the accuracy of the MCM results and are available in the associated Excel spreadsheet. Attribution statement: Sentinel 2 analysis-ready data supplied under the Open Government License v3 by the Defra Earth Observation Data Service [earthobs.defra.gov.uk] © Natural England

More from this publisher

All datasets from Natural England

Data links

Link Format Preview Updated
Moorland Change Map (England) 2024 - 2025: NE Open Data Geoportal dataset page 19/6/2026
Moorland Change Map (England) 2023 - 2024: NE Open Data Geoportal dataset page 19/6/2026
Moorland Change Map (England) 2022 - 2023: NE Open Data Geoportal dataset page 19/6/2026
DefraDataServicesPlatformMoorlandChangeMapEngland2022-23_WFS 19/6/2026
DefraDataServicesPlatformMoorlandChangeMapEngland2023-24_WFS 19/6/2026
DefraDataServicesPlatformMoorlandChangeMapEngland2021-22_WFS 19/6/2026
DefraDataServicesPlatformMoorlandChangeMapEngland2020-21_WFS 19/6/2026
DefraDataServicesPlatformMoorlandChangeMapEngland2018-19_WFS 19/6/2026
DefraDataServicesPlatformMoorlandChangeMapEngland2019-20_WFS 19/6/2026
DefraDataServicesPlatformMoorlandChangeMapEngland2017-18_WFS 19/6/2026
DefraDataServicesPlatformMoorlandChangeMapEngland2016-17_WFS 19/6/2026
DefraDataServicesPlatformMoorlandChangeMapEngland2015-16_WFS 19/6/2026
DefraDataServicesPlatformMoorlandChangeMapEngland2022-23_WMS 19/6/2026
DefraDataServicesPlatformMoorlandChangeMapEngland2023-24_WMS 19/6/2026
DefraDataServicesPlatformMoorlandChangeMapEngland2021-22_WMS 19/6/2026
DefraDataServicesPlatformMoorlandChangeMapEngland2020-21_WMS 19/6/2026
DefraDataServicesPlatformMoorlandChangeMapEngland2018-19_WMS 19/6/2026
DefraDataServicesPlatformMoorlandChangeMapEngland2019-20_WMS 19/6/2026
DefraDataServicesPlatformMoorlandChangeMapEngland2017-18_WMS 19/6/2026
DefraDataServicesPlatformMoorlandChangeMapEngland2016-17_WMS 19/6/2026
DefraDataServicesPlatformMoorlandChangeMapEngland2015-16_WMS 19/6/2026
Moorland Change Map (England) 2021 - 2022: NE Open Data Geoportal dataset page 19/6/2026
Moorland Change Map (England) 2020 - 2021: NE Open Data Geoportal dataset page 19/6/2026
Moorland Change Map (England) 2018 - 2019: NE Open Data Geoportal dataset page 19/6/2026
Moorland Change Map (England) 2019 - 2020: NE Open Data Geoportal dataset page 19/6/2026
Moorland Change Map (England) 2017 - 2018: NE Open Data Geoportal dataset page 19/6/2026
Moorland Change Map (England) 2016 - 2017: NE Open Data Geoportal dataset page 19/6/2026
Moorland Change Map (England) 2024 - 2025: OGC API - Features service 19/6/2026
Moorland Change Map (England) 2015 - 2016: NE Open Data Geoportal dataset page 19/6/2026
DefraDataServicesPlatformMoorlandChangeMapEngland2024-25_WFS 19/6/2026
DefraDataServicesPlatformMoorlandChangeMapEngland2024-25_WMS 19/6/2026
Moorland_Change_Map_England.shp.zip ZIP 19/6/2026
Moorland Change Map (England): Download data by area of interest 19/6/2026
Moorland_Change_Map_England.gpkg.zip ZIP 19/6/2026
Moorland_Change_Map_England.geojson.zip ZIP 19/6/2026
Moorland_Change_Map_England.gdb.zip ZIP 19/6/2026
Moorland Change Map Attribute Metadata.pdf PDF 19/6/2026
Moorland Change Map Spatial Metadata.pdf PDF 19/6/2026
2024-2025_National_Moorland_Change_Map.lyrx 19/6/2026
2023-2024_National_Moorland_Change_Map.lyr 19/6/2026
2022-2023_National_Moorland_Change_Map.lyr 19/6/2026
2020-2021_National_Moorland_Change_Map.lyr 19/6/2026
2021-2022_National_Moorland_Change_Map.lyr 19/6/2026
2019-2020_National_Moorland_Change_Map.lyr 19/6/2026
2018-2019_National_Moorland_Change_Map.lyr 19/6/2026
2017-2018_National_Moorland_Change_Map.lyr 19/6/2026
2016-2017_National_Moorland_Change_Map.lyr 19/6/2026
2015-2016_National_Moorland_Change_Map.lyr 19/6/2026

Is this data/dataset useful? Give us feedback

Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
19 June 2026
Harvest GUID
ee87630b-8810-4021-b493-036f29684983
Extent (Latitude)
55.81° to 49.86°
Extent (Longitude)
-7.05° to 2.07°
Spatial reference system
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700
Dataset reference date (creation)
2019-09-01
Dataset reference date (publication)
2021-02-02
Dataset reference date (revision)
2025-02-01
Frequency of update
annually
Access constraints
There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.
Responsible party
Natural England (pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng

Contact

data.services@naturalengland.org.uk

Freedom of Information (FOI) requests

Licence information

Open Government Licence

More from this publisher

All datasets from Natural England