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There is a growing emphasis on ecological connectivity in planning for effective biodiversity conservation and building ecosystem resilience through Resilient Ecological Networks (RENs). A major...

Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and Special Protection Areas (SPAs) are protected and designated sites under the EC Habitats and Birds Directives. The Directives list habitat types and...

WFD River Waterbodies is a polyline Shapefile dataset collated as defined for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The river polylines were defined by using of the...

The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 (WFD Regulations 2017) requires specification of protected areas for those areas designated as nutrient...

The 'WFD River Waterbody Catchments' are a polygon Shapefile dataset collated as defined for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive. Catchments are defined as an area of land from...

Transfrontier Shipment (TFS) of waste and Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) waste export data (monthly tonnage weights) from Wales to non-UK countries, since November 2014. TFS or International Waste...

This is a dataset of physical recreation feature on the ground best depicted as point features. These features a divided into eight Categories. - Signage - NRW branded signs, information and...

This dataset will soon be replaced by the dataset "Forest Restock Areas", please see Lineage. This dataset shows restocking coupes. These are areas of intended management and may not be...

This dataset shows management coupes. These are areas of intended management and may not be implemented when indicated or at all. The feature description field indicates the probable silvicultural...

The statutory main river map is a 1:10,000 scale spatial (polyline) dataset that defines statutory watercourses designated by Natural Resources Wales as main rivers. The data is for Wales only....

The purpose of the study was to provide information on the types, quantities, origins (by Construction and Demolition sector and geographic region), and fate (management method) of Construction...

The Flood Map for Planning (FMfP) includes climate change information to show how this will affect flood risk extents for rivers, the sea and surface water and small watercourses over the next...

The National Flood Asset Database records flood infrastructure in Wales managed by Lead Local Flood Authorities (LLFAs) and Natural Resources Wales (NRW). It includes many embankments, walls,...

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...

The ‘NRW Local Model Manager’ shows the location of NRW’s detailed, local flood models which can be requested via datadistribution@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk.

The primary aim of the project was to complete woodland community descriptions of all Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSls) in Wales that have semi-natural woodland as a qualifying feature....

Water Framework Directive (WFD) Coastal Waterbodies is a polygon Shapefile dataset containing attributes that have been collated as defined for the implementation of the WFD. Article 2, clause 7...

Water Framework Directive (WFD) Transitional (Estuarine) Waterbodies Cycle 1 (2008-2013) is a polygon dataset containing attributes that have been collated as defined for the implementation of the...

Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) were areas within Wales that contain surface water or groundwater that is susceptible to nitrate pollution from agricultural activities. They were designated in...

This dataset comprises a range of land cover types where the woodland potential layers have been masked, owing to existing woodland, watercourses, peat, roads, rail and urban areas. Other...