AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Marine Conservation Zones (England)

These are the boundaries for Marine Conservation Zones, and Highly Protected Marine Areas, which are both designated under the Marine and Coastal Access Act (2009). They protect nationally important marine wildlife, habitats, geology and geomorphology. Sites were selected in English inshore and offshore waters to protect not just rare and threatened marine wildlife and habitats, but also the range of biodiversity across biogeographic regions. The Highly Protected Marine Areas project followed the recommendations of the Benyon review in 2022 and sites were selected to achieve the full recovery of the marine ecosystem within the site, including the biotic and abiotic elements of the seabed, water column and surface of the sea.

This data layer is composed of boundaries for both Marine Conservation Zones and Highly Protected Marine Areas. These boundary polygons were developed by Natural England and JNCC through a process which involved a number of different stages including the gathering and assessment of evidence, site proposals, consultations and refining of boundaries before final site designation. The boundaries have been drawn using the wide variety of evidence which went into this process. Where inshore sites follow the shoreline, they are usually drawn to follow OS Mastermap MHW. Attribution statement: © Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right [year].

Tags: Protected sites, environment
Organization: Natural England
Great Crested Newt - Risk Zones (Cambridgeshire)

This dataset identifies areas where the distribution of great crested newts (GCN) has been categorised into zones relating to GCN occurrence and the level of impact development is likely to have on this species. Red zones contain key populations of GCN, which are important on a regional, national or international scale and include designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest for GCN. Amber zones contain main population centres for GCN and comprise important connecting habitat that aids natural dispersal. Green zones contain sparsely distributed GCN and are less likely to contain important pathways of connecting habitat for this species. White zones contain no GCN. However, as most of England forms the natural range of GCN, white zones are rare and will only be used when it is certain that there are no GCN. Attribution statement: © Natural England, 2020

Based upon LCM2015 © NERC (CEH) 2011.Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright 2007

Contains data supplied by Natural Environment Research Council © NERC (Centre for Ecology & Hydrology) and © Natural England

Soils Data © Cranfield University (NSRI) and for the Controller of HMSO 2019. Based upon LCM2007 © NERC (CEH) 2011.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright 2007. © third party licensors. Contains, or is derived from, information supplied by the Ordnance Survey and Rural Payments Agency. © Crown copyright and database rights 2019

© Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Environmental Records Centre, 2019

© Freshwater Habitats Trust, PondNet monitoring scheme 2018

Contains, or is derived from, information supplied by Ordnance Survey. © Crown copyright and database rights 2019 Ordnance Survey 100022021

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right, 2020.

Tags: Habitats and biotopes, Species distribution, biota, environment
Organization: Natural England
Long Term Monitoring Network - Vegetation Monitoring Plots

There are 37 sites in the LTMN project, each having 50 permanent vegetation monitoring plots (and 5 permanent soils monitoring plots). For the vegetation monitoring plots, the 50 no. 2m x 2m squares are marked with a single point in the south-west corner of the square. Attribution statement: © Natural England copyright and/or database right 2023. All rights reserved. 

Tags: environment
Organization: Natural England
Great Crested Newt - Risk Zones (Essex)

This dataset identifies areas where the distribution of great crested newts (GCN) has been categorised into district zones relating to GCN occurrence and the level of impact development is likely to have on this species. Red zones contain key populations of GCN, which are important on a regional, national or international scale and include designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest for GCN. Amber zones contain main population centres for GCN and comprise important connecting habitat that aids natural dispersal. Green zones contain sparsely distributed GCN and are less likely to contain important pathways of connecting habitat for this species. White zones contain no GCN. However, as most of England forms the natural range of GCN, white zones are rare and will only be used when it is certain that there are no GCN. Attribution statement: © Natural England, 2022
Based upon LCM2015 © NERC (CEH) 2011. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright 2007.
Soils Data © Cranfield University (NSRI) and for the Controller of HMSO 2019. Based upon LCM2007 © NERC (CEH) 2011. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright 2007. © third party licensors. Contains, or is derived from, information supplied by the Ordnance Survey and Rural Payments Agency. © Crown copyright and database rights 2019.
© Freshwater Habitats Trust, PondNet monitoring scheme, 2018
© Essex Recorders partnership, 2018
Contains, or is derived from, information supplied by Ordnance Survey. © Crown copyright and database rights 2020 Ordnance Survey 100022021.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right, 2020.

Tags: Habitats and biotopes, Species distribution, biota, environment
Organization: Natural England
Long Term Monitoring Network - Soils Monitoring Plots

There are 37 sites in the LTMN project, each having 50 permanent vegetation monitoring plots and 5 permanent soils monitoring plots. For the soils plots, the 5 no. 20m x 20m squares are marked with a point in each corner. Attribution statement: © Natural England copyright and/or database right 2023. All rights reserved. 

Tags: environment
Organization: Natural England
Local Nature Partnerships (England)

Local Nature Partnerships (LNPs) are a key Environment White Paper commitment. There are forty eight strategic partnerships consisting of a wide range of local organisations with members drawn from environmental, business, health, academic and land owning sectors providing almost total geographic coverage in England. Government was not prescriptive about LNP boundaries were defined. LNPs were encouraged to establish the most appropriate boundary for their area, whether ecological, administrative or a mixture of both. The majority of partnerships established themselves along administrative local authority boundaries with a number determined by a mix of of landscape level features and administrative boundaries and relatively few determined by ecological characteristics.LNPs work strategically to help their local area manage the natural environment. They aim to make sure that its value, and the value of the services it provides to the economy and the people who live there, is taken into account in local decisions, for example about planning and development.LNPs are also being encouraged to work at a large scale, which we call ‘landscape-scale’, and to identify Nature Improvement Areas using these criteria, found at this location (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criteria-to-apply-when-identifying-nature-improvement-area) Attribution statement: © Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right [year].

Tags: Habitats and biotopes, environment
Organization: Natural England
Living England Segmentation (2019)

This is the spatial framework around which the Living England Phase II habitat classification is based. The segmentation was created in the Trimble eCognition software using Sentinel-2 Analysis Ready Data (ARD) image mosaics for winter (February 2019) and summer (June 2019). Attribution statement: Generated from European Space Agency (ESA) Sentinel-2 Analysis Ready Data (ARD) produced by the Earth Observation Data Service (JNCC / DEFRA) under an Open Government Licence (OGL). © Natural England

Tags: Habitats and biotopes, environment
Organization: Natural England
Limestone Pavement Orders

This is a spatial dataset that describes the geographic extent and location of areas that are listed under Limestone Pavement Orders. Limestone pavements are outcrops of limestone where the surface has been worn away by natural means over millennia. These rocks have the appearance of paving blocks, hence their name. Not only do they have geological interest, they also provide valuable habitats for wildlife. These habitats are threatened due to their removal for use in gardens and water features. Many limestone pavements have been designated as SSSIs which affords them some protection. In addition, Section 34 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 gave them additional protection via the creation of Limestone Pavement Orders, which made it a criminal offence to remove any part of the outcrop. The associated Limestone Pavement Priority Habitat is part of the UK Biodiversity Action Plan priority habitat in England. This is published separately. Attribution statement: © Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right [year].

Tags: environment, land cover
Organization: Natural England
Land Management Initiatives (England)

Individual Land Management Initiative boundaries. The aim of the LMI programmes was to research and demonstrate innovative practical solutions that would maintain viable farm businesses, while providing a wide range of economic, environmental and social benefits.

Individual Land Management Initiative boundaries.  The LMIs worked with farmers, local communities and other interested organisations, to investigate the problems faced by land managers. The aim was to research and demonstrate innovative practical solutions that would maintain viable farm businesses, while providing a wide range of economic, environmental and social benefits. The aims of each LMI were defined locally, in partnership with stakeholders, and were guided by the objectives of the national programme. A national advisory group helped to guide the development of the overall programme.

More information about the LMIs can be found at http://ukeconet.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Experiences_from_the_land_management_initiatives.pdf. Attribution statement: © Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right [year].

Tags: environment, land use
Organization: Natural England
Inventories for the Alkaline Fen and Transition Mire and Quaking Bog Annex 1 habitats in England

This is a new stand-alone inventory that incorporates all vegetation types that fit within the EC Habitats Directive Annex 1 habitats ‘Alkaline Fens' (AF) and 'Transition Mires and Quaking Bogs' (TMQB). Alongside this GIS inventory of Annex 1 habitats, the project produced a list of source documents and datasets, a description of the meta-data, an overview of wetland sites that were considered (in the first phase of the project), and a summary report.
Resource Locaters are:
1) Polygons
2) Polygons Expanded
3) Points
4) Points Expanded Attribution statement: © Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right [year].

Tags: Habitats and biotopes, environment
Organization: Natural England
Great Crested Newt- Risk Zones (Northumberland, Durham, Tyne & Wear and Tees Valley)

This dataset identifies areas where the distribution of great crested newts (GCN) has been categorised into zones relating to GCN occurrence and the level of impact development is likely to have on this species. Red zones contain key populations of GCN, which are important on a regional, national or international scale and include designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest for GCN. Amber zones contain main population centres for GCN and comprise important connecting habitat that aids natural dispersal. Green zones contain sparsely distributed GCN and are less likely to contain important pathways of connecting habitat for this species. White zones contain no GCN. However, as most of England forms the natural range of GCN, white zones are rare and will only be used when it is certain that there are no GCN. Attribution statement: © Natural England, 2021
Based upon LCM2015 © NERC (CEH) 2011.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright 2007.
© European Environment Agency, Copernicus Programme 2016
Soils Data © Cranfield University (NSRI) and for the Controller of HMSO 2019. Based upon LCM2007 © NERC (CEH) 2011. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright 2007. © third party licensors. 
Contains, or is derived from, information supplied by the Ordnance Survey and Rural Payments Agency. © Crown copyright and database rights 2019.
© Freshwater Habitats Trust, PondNet monitoring scheme 2018
Hartlepool Borough Council © Crown copyright and database rights 2020 Ordnance Survey 100023390
© Environmental Records Information Centre North East, 2020
Contains, or is derived from, information supplied by Ordnance Survey. © Crown copyright and database rights 2020 Ordnance Survey 100022021.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right, 2020.

Tags: Geographic Information, Habitats and biotopes, environment
Organization: Natural England
Great Crested Newt eDNA Habitat Suitability Index Pond Surveys for District Level Licensing 2017, 2018, 2019

Great Crested Newt eDNA and Habitat Suitability Index Survey results for Ponds surveyed for District Level Licensing. Also included for some ponds is information on water pH and temperature as well as observations of other great crested newt life stages. Attribution statement: © Natural England [Year], reproduced with the permission of Natural England, http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/copyright/. © Crown Copyright and database right [Year]. Ordnance Survey licence number 100022021. Soils Data © Cranfield University (NSRI) and for the Controller of HMSO [Year]. Based upon LCM2007 © NERC (CEH) [Year]. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright 2007. © third party licensors. Contains, or is derived from, information supplied by the Ordnance Survey and Rural Payments Agency. ©

Tags: Habitats and biotopes, biota
Organization: Natural England
Great Crested Newt - Risk Zones (Cheshire)

This dataset identifies areas where the distribution of great crested newts (GCN) has been categorised into district zones relating to GCN occurrence and the level of impact development is likely to have on this species. Red zones contain key populations of GCN, which are important on a regional, national or international scale and include designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest for GCN. Amber zones contain main population centres for GCN and comprise important connecting habitat that aids natural dispersal. Green zones contain sparsely distributed GCN and are less likely to contain important pathways of connecting habitat for this species. White zones contain no GCN. However, as most of England forms the natural range of GCN, white zones are rare and will only be used when it is certain that there are no GCN. Attribution statement: © Natural England [year], reproduced with the permission of Natural England, http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/copyright/. © Crown Copyright and database rights [year]. Based upon LCM2015 © NERC (CEH) [year]. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright [year], Licence number 100017572. Contains data supplied by Natural Environment Research Council © NERC (Centre for Ecology & Hydrology). Contains, or is derived from, information supplied by Ordnance Survey. © Crown copyright and database rights [year] Ordnance Survey 100022021.

Tags: Habitats and biotopes, Species distribution, biota, environment
Organization: Natural England
Great Crested Newt - Risk Zones (Telford)

This dataset identifies areas where the distribution of great crested newts (GCN) has been categorised into zones relating to GCN occurrence and the level of impact development is likely to have on this species. Red zones contain key populations of GCN, which are important on a regional, national or international scale and include designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest for GCN. Amber zones contain main population centres for GCN and comprise important connecting habitat that aids natural dispersal. Green zones contain sparsely distributed GCN and are less likely to contain important pathways of connecting habitat for this species. White zones contain no GCN. However, as most of England forms the natural range of GCN, white zones are rare and will only be used when it is certain that there are no GCN. Attribution statement: © Natural England, 2020
Based upon LCM2015 © NERC (CEH) 2011. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright 2007.
Soils Data © Cranfield University (NSRI) and for the Controller of HMSO 2019. Based upon LCM2007 © NERC (CEH) 2011. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright 2007. © third party licensors. Contains, or is derived from, information supplied by the Ordnance Survey and Rural Payments Agency. © Crown copyright and database rights 2019.
Telford and Wrekin Council © Crown copyright and database rights 2020 Ordnance Survey 100019694
© Shropshire Ecological Data Network (OS Map data is supplied and used under licence from Shropshire Council © Crown Copyright 2016 OS 100049049)
© Freshwater Habitats Trust, PondNet monitoring scheme 2018
Contains, or is derived from, information supplied by Ordnance Survey. © Crown copyright and database rights 2020 Ordnance Survey 100022021.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right, 2020.

Tags: Habitats and biotopes, environment
Organization: Natural England
Great Crested Newt - Risk Zones (Swindon and Wiltshire)

This dataset identifies areas where the distribution of great crested newts (GCN) has been categorised into zones relating to GCN occurrence and the level of impact development is likely to have on this species. Red zones contain key populations of GCN, which are important on a regional, national or international scale and include designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest for GCN. Amber zones contain main population centres for GCN and comprise important connecting habitat that aids natural dispersal. Green zones contain sparsely distributed GCN and are less likely to contain important pathways of connecting habitat for this species. White zones contain no GCN. However, as most of England forms the natural range of GCN, white zones are rare and will only be used when it is certain that there are no GCN. Attribution statement: © Natural England, 2022
Based upon LCM2015 © NERC (CEH) 2011. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright 2007.
Contains data supplied by Natural Environment Research Council © NERC (Centre for Ecology & Hydrology) and © Natural England.
Soils Data © Cranfield University (NSRI) and for the Controller of HMSO 2019. Based upon LCM2007 © NERC (CEH) 2011. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright 2007. © third party licensors. Contains, or is derived from, information supplied by the Ordnance Survey and Rural Payments Agency. © Crown copyright and database rights 2019.
Contains data supplied by Swindon Borough Council © Swindon Borough Council 2019 Ordnance Survey 100024296.
Contains data supplied by Wiltshire Council © Wiltshire Council 2019 Ordnance Survey 100049050.
© WSBRC Crown Copyright and database rights (2019) Ordnance Survey Licence Number 100005798.
© Freshwater Habitats Trust, PondNet monitoring scheme 2018
Contains, or is derived from, information supplied by Ordnance Survey. © Crown copyright and database rights 2020 Ordnance Survey 100022021.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right, 2020.

Tags: Habitats and biotopes, Species distribution, biota, environment
Organization: Natural England
Great Crested Newt - Risk Zones (South and East Yorkshire)

This dataset identifies areas where the distribution of great crested newts (GCN) has been categorised into zones relating to GCN occurrence and the level of impact development is likely to have on this species. Red zones contain key populations of GCN, which are important on a regional, national or international scale and include designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest for GCN. Amber zones contain main population centres for GCN and comprise important connecting habitat that aids natural dispersal. Green zones contain sparsely distributed GCN and are less likely to contain important pathways of connecting habitat for this species. White zones contain no GCN. However, as most of England forms the natural range of GCN, white zones are rare and will only be used when it is certain that there are no GCN. Attribution statement: © Natural England, 2020
Based upon LCM2015 © NERC (CEH) 2011. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright 2007.
Soils Data © Cranfield University (NSRI) and for the Controller of HMSO 2020.
Contains data supplied by Natural Environment Research Council © NERC (Centre for Ecology & Hydrology) and © Natural England.
Soils Data © Cranfield University (NSRI) and for the Controller of HMSO 2019. Based upon LCM2007 © NERC (CEH) 2011. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright 2007. © third party licensors. Contains, or is derived from, information supplied by the Ordnance Survey and Rural Payments Agency. © Crown copyright and database rights 2019.
Contains, or is derived from, information supplied by Ordnance Survey. © Crown copyright and database rights 2019 Ordnance Survey 100022021.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right, 2020.
© Freshwater Habitats Trust, PondNet monitoring scheme 2018
© Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, 2020
© North and East Yorkshire Ecological Data Centre, 2021
© Lincolnshire Environmental Records Centre, 2021
© Record Pool c/o Yorkshire ARG, 2021

Tags: Habitats and biotopes, Species distribution, biota, environment
Organization: Natural England
Great Crested Newt - Risk Zones (Somerset)

This dataset identifies areas where the distribution of great crested newts (GCN) has been categorised into zones relating to GCN occurrence and the level of impact development is likely to have on this species. Red zones contain key populations of GCN, which are important on a regional, national or international scale and include designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest for GCN. Amber zones contain main population centres for GCN and comprise important connecting habitat that aids natural dispersal. Green zones contain sparsely distributed GCN and are less likely to contain important pathways of connecting habitat for this species. White zones contain no GCN. However, as most of England forms the natural range of GCN, white zones are rare and will only be used when it is certain that there are no GCN. Attribution statement: © Natural England, 2022
Based upon LCM2015 © NERC (CEH) 2011. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright 2007.
Soils Data © Cranfield University (NSRI) and for the Controller of HMSO 2020
Based upon LCM2007 © NERC (CEH) 2011. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright 2007. © third party licensors. Contains, or is derived from, information supplied by the Ordnance Survey and Rural Payments Agency. © Crown copyright and database rights 2019.

© Somerset County Council Crown copyright and database rights 2015 Ordnance Survey licence number 100038382. 

Contains, or is derived from, information supplied by Ordnance Survey. © Crown copyright and database rights 2020 Ordnance Survey 100022021.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right, 2020.

Tags: Habitats and biotopes, Species distribution, biota, environment
Organization: Natural England