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National Forest Estate Recreation Points GB

Publisher
Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
Updated
8 July 2026
Topic
Not set

Summary

Physical recreation feature on the ground best depicted as point. These features a divided into eight Categories... Signage - FC branded signs, information and navigational aids, which have management activity and investment (e.g. trailhead, waymarker, information board, access point, finger post). Built feature - Purpose built and installed FC asset, which has management activity and investment (e.g. Gate, stile, bin, barrier, ticket machine, counter, steps, footbridge, BBQ, bollard, service point (e.g. bike wash, tap)). Forest furniture - Purpose built and installed FC asset, which has management activity and investment (e.g. Bench, seat, picnic table). Exercise - Purpose built and installed FC asset, which has management activity and investment (e.g. Activity point). Play equipment - Purpose built and installed FC asset, which has management activity and investment (e.g. Play component, structure). Viewpoint - A feature which has management activity and investment. Art feature - Purpose built and installed FC asset or agreed feature, which has management activity and investment (e.g. Art work, sculpture). Forest entrance - Regularly used feature to gain access to the forest/FE estate (e.g. Car park or layby access point). Miscellaneous - Features which do not fall into one of the existing feature types, but required to be captured for management purposes. Within each Category there are a number of Asset types.... Trailhead Way marker Interpretation Information Board Location Ladderboard Gate Stile Bin Barrier Ticket Machine Car Counter Steps Footbridge BBQ Fishing Pag Stepping Stones Bollard Sculpture Bench Seat Activity Point Structure Access point Rendezvous Point Play Component Art Work Finger Post Flag Pole Primary Secondary Culvert Services Point Picnic tables ...and Asset Subtypes... Orienteering marker Vehicle Pedestrian Only A Dog Bin Litter Bin Donation Charge Heavy Vehicle Light Vehicle Pedestrian/horse Pedestrian only Permanent Removable Dragons Teeth Toddler Children Recycling Bin Pay on Foot Barrier Stone Built BBQ Picnic Table BBQ Metal Wood Bridle Gate Restricted Step Stile Ladder Stile Bike Wash Tap Sanitation Point Standard Access to all

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Forestry Commission Open Data 6/6/2024

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
02 September 2020
Harvest GUID
05ea1a4f-76fc-45e1-82f4-5a0d197c00b0
Extent (Latitude)
60.87° to 54.63°
Extent (Longitude)
-8.80° to -0.71°
Spatial reference system
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG:27700)
Dataset reference date (creation)
2016-03-31
Dataset reference date (revision)
2017-09-04
Frequency of update
annually
Access constraints
No limitations on public access
Responsible party
Forest Research (publisher); Forestry Commission (owner)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng

Contact

mapping.geodata@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

Licence information

Please ensure that the following acknowledgement is displayed on any hard copy: Reproduced by Permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of \n\nHMSO. \u00a9 Crown copyright and database right year. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100021242.