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Water Framework Directive (WFD) Surface Water Cycle 2

This dataset is a GIS layer identifying the Surface Water Transfer (SWT) waterbodies managed under the Water Framework Directive and any related programmes. This includes SWT which are reported to...

Water Framework Directive (WFD) River Waterbodies Cycle 2

The Water Framework Directive (WFD) River Waterbodies Cycle 2 are a spatial (polygon) dataset collated as defined for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive. 'WFD River Waterbodies...

Marine Phase 1 Intertidal Habitat Survey

This is a dataset compiled of spatially-referenced survey data obtained from different intertidal communities (biotopes) in Wales. Maps include information on biotope location, species composition,...

Flood Risk Areas (Cycle 2)

The Cycle 2 Flood Risk Areas are those communities in Wales where most significant flood risks exist across all sources of flood risk. They were identified for the purpose of the second Preliminary...

Habitat Mapping for Conservation and Management of the Southern Irish Sea (HABMAP)

The HABMAP project was set up in response to the need for better spatial awareness of habitat distributions in the Southern Irish Sea. This work produced habitat maps of the seabed using novel...

Working with Natural Processes (WWNP) in Wales: Runoff Attenuation Features 1% AEP

Runoff Attenuation Features Potential is our best estimate of locations of high flow accumulation across the land surface or in smaller channels, where it may be possible to temporarily store water...

LIDAR terrain and surfaces models Wales

This dataset shows the extent of data in each individual tile that went into the merging process to create the LIDAR Composite DSM & DTM. Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) is an airborne...

National Marine Character Areas (NMCA)

Seascapes, like landscapes, reflect the relationship between people and place and the part it plays in forming the setting to our everyday lives. Marine Character Areas highlight the key natural,...

LANDMAP Visual and Sensory

LANDMAP is a unique national information system, devised by the former Countryside Council for Wales, allowing information about landscape in Wales to be collected and organised into a nationally...

Special Landscape Areas Wales

Special Landscape Areas (SLAs) are a non-statutory designation applied by a local authority to define areas of high landscape importance within their administrative boundary. This data resource is...

Environmental Pollution Incidents

This dataset contains details pollution incidents reported to Natural Resources Wales (NRW). Only substantiated and closed environmental protection incidents are included. Where these data indicate...

General licences - excluded areas where specific licences are required

This dataset is a list of designations where General licences 001, 002 and 004 do not apply. Those wishing to shoot birds listed on the general licences will require a bespoke species licence. ...

Marine Licences

The records contain coordinate data associated with current marine licence applications in Wales. The location of disposal sites is also available. This data allows the locations of licence...

Assessing Welsh Aquaculture Activities

The two AWAA Interactions Spreadsheets in Excel present the potential sensitivity of biotopes (components of habitats) and species (designated within MPAs, SSSIs or included within the Environment...

Marine Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) Pathways Heatmaps for Wales 2020

Heatmaps (geodatabases) were created for invasive non-native species pathways in Welsh waters including commercial shipping, recreational boating, aquaculture, fishing and offshore activities....

OSPAR River Monitoring Programme

The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic know as the OSPAR Convention 1998 (Oslo Convention 1972 and Paris Convention 1974), is an agreement signed by...

Historic Flood Warnings and Flood Alerts

Listing of Severe Flood Warnings, Flood Warnings, Update Flood Warnings and Flood Alerts issued since the Floodline Warnings Direct service went live on January 26th 2006 to the present. This...

Modelling of Habitat Networks for Welsh Woodlands, Grasslands, Heathlands, Bogs and Fens

There is a growing emphasis on ecological connectivity in planning for effective biodiversity conservation and building ecosystem resilience. A major part of this is to counteract the negative...

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Team Boundaries (Archived 2019)

This is a spatial datasets containing the extent polygons for the Natural Resources Wales team boundaries. The purpose of this data capture is to define boundaries for operational managed teams. ...

Tranquil Areas Wales

This data collation is made up of two datasets showing tranquil areas across Wales for 1997 and 2009. A map of the land of Wales, graded to show levels of Tranquillity. It results from combining...