AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
WWNP Woodland Constraints

This dataset has been produced as part of the Mapping Potential for Working with Natural Processes research project (SC150005). The project created a toolbox of mapped data and methods which enable operational staff in England to identify potential locations for Working with Natural Processes (WWNP). 

Data has been produced for each intervention covered by the project. The final outputs include the following datasets:
•	Floodplain Woodland Planting Potential
•	Riparian Woodland Planting Potential
•	Wider Catchment Woodland
•	Floodplain Reconnection Potential
•	Runoff Attenuation Features 3.3% AEP
•	Runoff Attenuation Features 1% AEP
•	Woodland Constraints

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 constraints data, such as protected habitats and high grade agricultural land, should also be considered. Locations identified may have more recent land use change than available at the time of publication.

Further information on the Working with Natural Processes project, including a mapping user guide, can be found in the reports published here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-with-natural-processes-to-reduce-flood-risk Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. All rights reserved.

Tags: NFM, Natural Flood Management, Nature based solutions, WWNP, Working With Natural Processes, environment, flood, natural environment
Organization: Environment Agency
WWNP Wider Catchment Woodland Potential

This dataset has been produced as part of the Mapping Potential for Working with Natural Processes research project (SC150005). The project created a toolbox of mapped data and methods which enable operational staff in England to identify potential locations for Working with Natural Processes (WWNP). 

Data has been produced for each intervention covered by the project. The final outputs include the following datasets:
•	Floodplain Woodland Planting Potential
•	Riparian Woodland Planting Potential
•	Wider Catchment Woodland
•	Floodplain Reconnection Potential
•	Runoff Attenuation Features 3.3% AEP
•	Runoff Attenuation Features 1% AEP
•	Woodland Constraints

WWNP Wider Catchment Woodland Potential is our best estimate of locations where there are slowly permeable soils, where scrub and tree planting may be most effective to increase infiltration and hydrological losses. The dataset is designed to support signposting of areas not already wooded. The dataset is based upon the 1:50k BGS geology survey, and relies upon identifying drift and bedrock geologies that are characteristic of slowly permeable soils. A set of open access constraints data was used to erase areas which contained existing woodland, watercourses, peat, roads, rail and urban locations.

The information provided is largely based on a 100m gridded version of the BGS 1:50k superficial and bedrock data, along with open constraints data, and is indicative rather than specific. Locations identified may have more recent building or land use than available data indicates. It is important to note that land ownership and change to flood risk have not been considered, and it may be necessary to model the impacts of significant planting.

Further information on the Working with Natural Processes project, including a mapping user guide, can be found in the reports published here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-with-natural-processes-to-reduce-flood-risk Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. All rights reserved.

Tags: NBS, NFM, Natural Flood Management, Nature based solutions, WWNP, Working With Natural Processes, environment, flood, natural environment
Organization: Environment Agency
WWNP Runoff Attenuation Features 3.3% AEP

This dataset has been produced as part of the Mapping Potential for Working with Natural Processes research project (SC150005). The project created a toolbox of mapped data and methods which enable operational staff in England to identify potential locations for Working with Natural Processes (WWNP). 

Data has been produced for each intervention covered by the project. The final outputs include the following datasets:
•	Floodplain Woodland Planting Potential
•	Riparian Woodland Planting Potential
•	Wider Catchment Woodland
•	Floodplain Reconnection Potential
•	Runoff Attenuation Features 3.3% AEP
•	Runoff Attenuation Features 1% AEP
•	Woodland Constraints

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 and attenuate flooding during high flows. The dataset is designed to support signposting of areas to target enhanced storage. It is based upon the Risk of Flooding from Surface Water datasets and identifies areas of high flow accumulations for the 3.3% Annual Exceedance Probability surface water maps. The areas of ponding or accumulation are between 100 and 5000 metres squared, and have been tagged where they fall on an area of slope steeper than 6% as gully blocking opportunities. All the potential areas have been constrained so that they are not in urban areas or on roads, rails or canals. 

The data does not does not provide information on design, which may need to consider issues such as drain-down between flood events. It is important to note that land ownership and change to flood risk have not been considered. Locations identified may have more recent building or land use than available.

Further information on the Working with Natural Processes project, including a mapping user guide, can be found in the reports published here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-with-natural-processes-to-reduce-flood-risk Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. All rights reserved.

Tags: NBS, NFM, Natural Flood Management, Nature based solutions, WWNP, Working With Natural Processes, environment, flood, natural environment
Organization: Environment Agency
WWNP Runoff Attenuation Features 1% AEP

This dataset has been produced as part of the Mapping Potential for Working with Natural Processes research project (SC150005). The project created a toolbox of mapped data and methods which enable operational staff in England to identify potential locations for Working with Natural Processes (WWNP). 

Data has been produced for each intervention covered by the project. The final outputs include the following datasets:
•	Floodplain Woodland Planting Potential
•	Riparian Woodland Planting Potential
•	Wider Catchment Woodland
•	Floodplain Reconnection Potential
•	Runoff Attenuation Features 3.3% AEP
•	Runoff Attenuation Features 1% AEP
•	Woodland Constraints

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 and attenuate flooding during high flows. The dataset is designed to support signposting of areas where to target enhanced storage. It is based upon the Risk of Flooding from Surface Water datasets and identifies areas of high flow accumulations for the 1% Annual Exceedance Probability surface water maps. The areas of ponding or accumulation are between 100 and 5000 metres squared, and have been tagged where they fall on an area of slope steeper than 6% as gully blocking opportunities. All the potential areas have been constrained so that they are not in urban areas or on roads, rails or canals. 

The data does not does not provide information on design, which may need to consider issues such as drain-down between flood events. It is important to note that land ownership and change to flood risk have not been considered. Locations identified may have more recent building or land use than available.

Further information on the Working with Natural Processes project, including a mapping user guide, can be found in the reports published here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-with-natural-processes-to-reduce-flood-risk Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. All rights reserved.

Tags: NBS, NFM, Natural Flood Management, Nature based solutions, WWNP, Working With Natural Processes, environment, flood, natural environment
Organization: Environment Agency
WWNP Riparian Woodland Potential

This dataset has been produced as part of the Mapping Potential for Working with Natural Processes research project (SC150005). The project created a toolbox of mapped data and methods which enable operational staff in England to identify potential locations for Working with Natural Processes (WWNP). 

Data has been produced for each intervention covered by the project. The final outputs include the following datasets:
•	Floodplain Woodland Planting Potential
•	Riparian Woodland Planting Potential
•	Wider Catchment Woodland
•	Floodplain Reconnection Potential
•	Runoff Attenuation Features 3.3% AEP
•	Runoff Attenuation Features 1% AEP
•	Woodland Constraints

WWNP Riparian Woodland Potential is our best estimate of locations where tree planting may be possible on smaller floodplains close to flow pathways, and effective to attenuate flooding. The dataset is designed to support signposting of riparian areas not already wooded. The dataset is based upon a 50m buffer of available OS Open Data river networks. A set of open access constraints data was used to erase areas which contained existing woodland, watercourses, peat, roads, rail and urban locations.

The information provided is largely based on open data, and is indicative rather than specific. Locations identified may have more recent building or land use than available data indicates. It is important to note that land ownership and change to flood risk have not been considered, and it may be necessary to model the impacts of significant planting.

Further information on the Working with Natural Processes project, including a mapping user guide, can be found in the reports published here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-with-natural-processes-to-reduce-flood-risk㴽 Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. All rights reserved.

Tags: environment, flood, natural environment
Organization: Environment Agency
WWNP Floodplain Woodland Potential

This dataset has been produced as part of the Mapping Potential for Working with Natural Processes research project (SC150005). The project created a toolbox of mapped data and methods which enable operational staff in England to identify potential locations for Working with Natural Processes (WWNP). 

Data has been produced for each intervention covered by the project. The final outputs include the following datasets:
•	Floodplain Woodland Planting Potential
•	Riparian Woodland Planting Potential
•	Wider Catchment Woodland
•	Floodplain Reconnection Potential
•	Runoff Attenuation Features 3.3% AEP
•	Runoff Attenuation Features 1% AEP
•	Woodland Constraints

WWNP Floodplain Woodland Planting Potential is our best estimate of locations where tree planting on the floodplain may be possible, and effective to attenuate flooding. The dataset is designed to support signposting of areas of floodplain not already wooded. The dataset is based upon fluvial Flood Zone 2 of the Flood Map for Planning. A set of open access constraints data was used to erase areas which contained existing woodland, watercourses, peat, roads, rail and urban locations. 

The information provided is largely based on modelled data and open constraints data, and is therefore indicative rather than specific. Locations identified may have more recent building or land use than available data indicates. It is important to note that land ownership and change to flood risk have not been considered, and it may be necessary to model the impacts of significant planting.

Further information on the Working with Natural Processes project, including a mapping user guide, can be found in the reports published here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-with-natural-processes-to-reduce-flood-risk Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. All rights reserved.

Tags: Natural Flood Management, Working With Natural Processes, environment, flood, natural environment
Organization: Environment Agency
WWNP Floodplain Reconnection Potential

This dataset has been produced as part of the Mapping Potential for Working with Natural Processes research project (SC150005). The project created a toolbox of mapped data and methods which enable operational staff in England to identify potential locations for Working with Natural Processes (WWNP). 

Data has been produced for each intervention covered by the project. The final outputs include the following datasets:
•	Floodplain Woodland Planting Potential
•	Riparian Woodland Planting Potential
•	Wider Catchment Woodland
•	Floodplain Reconnection Potential
•	Runoff Attenuation Features 3.3% AEP
•	Runoff Attenuation Features 1% AEP
•	Woodland Constraints

WWNP Floodplain Reconnection Potential is our best estimate of locations where it may be possible to establish reconnection between a watercourse and its natural floodplain, especially during high flows. The dataset is designed to support signposting of areas where there is currently poor connectivity such that flood waters are constrained to the channel and flood waves may therefore propagate downstream rapidly. The dataset is based upon the Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea probability maps, and identifies areas of low and very low probability that are close to a watercourse, but which do not contain residential property or key services. 

The areas may contain non-residential property so it is important to consider this and recent buildings or defences when considering floodplain reconnection. Locations identified may have more recent building or land use than available data indicates. It is important to note that land ownership and change to flood risk have not been considered, and it may be necessary to model the impacts of significant reconnection.

Further information on the Working with Natural Processes project, including a mapping user guide, can be found in the reports published here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-with-natural-processes-to-reduce-flood-risk Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. All rights reserved.

Tags: NFM, Natural Flood Management, Nature based solutions, WWNP, Working With Natural Processes, environment, flood, natural environment
Organization: Environment Agency
Risk of Flooding from Surface Water - Model Origin

Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (RoFSW) map is an assessment of where surface water flooding may occur when rainwater does not drain away through the normal drainage systems or soak into the ground, but lies on or flows over the ground instead. It is produced using national scale modelling and enhanced with compatible, locally produced modelling from lead local flood authorities (LLFAs). The RoFSW datasets include information about flooding extents, depths, speed and hazards.

This dataset shows information about the data used in the RoFSW maps. For each location it shows which flood risk model has been used, whether national scale modelling or a detailed local model, and information about that model.

It applies to the RoFSW present-day datasets. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. 

Tags: Flood Risk Management, Natural risk zones, environment, inlandWaters, risk, surface waters
Organization: Environment Agency
Pontbren Bowl study site runoff and soil water tension data

This dataset includes data collected from the Bowl site located with the Pontbren study catchment in mid Wales, UK. The Bowl is an area of improved grassland and was instrumented between 2004 to 2010 and monitored as part of the Pontbren Catchment Study Land Use and Management Multi Scale Experimental Programme. Variables measured and included in this dataset are the drain flow from a field drain, overland flow runoff and soil water tension within the improved grassland hillslope. Other variables measured at the Bowl but not included in this dataset are: climatic data from an automatic weather station, precipitation, groundwater height, and soil moisture data (using a neutron probe); these other datasets are also available. Within this Pontbren Bowl study site folder are a series of sub-folders with different datasets all associated with the Bowl study site. The Bowl runoff folder includes all runoff data from the Bowl study site. Runoff from the Bowl in the form of overland and drain flow was monitored using a combination of tipping bucket and weir box monitoring systems. Flow is measured in litres/second (ls-1) and runoff data from the bowl was collected for the period end of 2004 to 2010. Differences in sampling time occurred throughout the monitoring period due to logger limitations. Changes in sampling time can be found by examining specific data files. Changes in the size of the bucket of the tipping bucket system also occurred during the monitoring period. It is considered that the weir boxes provide a more accurate prediction of the highest flows, however there are times when they are not operation. The Bowl tensiometers folder contains soil water tension (cm H2O) data collected from two transects with arrays of tensiometers measuring soil water tension at 10 cm, 30 cm and 50 cm depth. Soil water tension data for the Bowl study site exist for the period 2005-2009. Data are provided in the form of .txt files and generally split into 6 month blocks. Associated with each data point in the .txt file is a quality assurance code, QA code, in the adjacent column. Note that for the Bowl tensiometer data in the early years of monitoring data from both transects are provided in one file. From March 2008 onwards there is a reduction in the number of tensiometers installed and the data files are split. Files with BotQC in the title contain data from the lower array of tensiometers and files with TopQC in the title contain data from the array of tensiometers further up the hillslope of the Bowl study site. Details of the dataset and the quality assurance coding system are provided in the supporting documentation. 

Tags: Environmental Monitoring Facilities, Pontbren
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Pontbren Llyn Hir study site soil water tension data

This dataset is from an array of tensiometers measuring soil water tension installed at the Llyn Hir monitoring site within the Pontbren study site in mid Wales, UK. Three tensiometers were installed at 10 cm, 30 cm, and 50 cm depth and sampled every 10 minutes between September 2008 to December 2009 as part of the Pontbren Catchment Study Land Use and Management Multi-Scale Experimental Programme. The Llyn Hir site is an area of unimproved grassland adjacent to the Llyn Hir rain gauge and Llyn Hir outflow stream gauging site (Site 8). Soil water tension data (cm H2O) are provided in the form of .txt files and generally split into 6 month blocks. Associated with each data point in the .txt file is a quality assurance code, QA code, in the adjacent column. Details of the dataset and the quality assurance coding system are provided in the supporting documentation. Datasets from the rain gauges and stream monitoring system at the Llyn Hir site are also provided by the EIDC. 

Tags: CEH Project CO2699, CEH Water Programme, Environmental Monitoring Facilities, Flood risk management, Flooding, Pontbren, Water
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Pontbren neutron probe soil moisture data

This dataset includes neutron probe data measured across the Pontbren study catchment in mid-Wales, UK. Neutron probe access tubes were installed at various locations across the site and measurements taken between 2006-2009 as part of the Pontbren Catchment Study Land Use and Management Multi-Scale Experimental Programme. To estimate profile volumetric soil moisture content (cm3 cm-3), measurements were taken every 10 cm down the soil profile to a maximum depth of 120 cm below the soil surface. Raw neutron probe count data (16 second sampling time) are provided along with shield count (1 x 64 second sampling time) and water count (average 5 x 64 second sampling time) data. These data are provided in .txt files and have columns indicating the site and plot name along with a time stamp. Depth of observation is shown in the column headings of the data. Due to access tubes becoming water logged it was sometimes not possible to carry out measurements at the lower depths of some of the access tubes. Details of the dataset, monitoring locations and how to convert neutron probe counts to volumetric moisture content are provided in the supporting documentation.

Tags: Environmental Monitoring Facilities, Pontbren, Water
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Chemistry of iron in freshwaters of Northwest England

Chemical composition of freshwater samples from sites in Northern England. Measurements of pH, dissolved major ions (Na, Mg, K, Ca, Cl, NO3, SO4), dissolved organic carbon (DOC), dissolved Al, Fe(II) and total Fe, and measurements of Al, Fe(II) and total Fe on samples following dialysis.

Tags: Eden, Environmental Monitoring Facilities, Lancashire, Leven, Lune, Ribble, Tees, Yorkshire, alkalinity, aquatic, magnesium, pH, potassium, sodium
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Pontbren automatic weather station (AWS) dataset

This dataset is from an automatic weather station (AWS) located at the Pontbren study site in mid-Wales, UK. The AWS was installed at the Bowl study site, an area of improved grassland, between 2006-2010 as part of the Pontbren Catchment Study Land Use and Management Multi-Scale Experimental Programme. The parameters measured by the AWS were; incident radiation, wind speed and direction, soil and air temperature, relative humidity and net radiation. All sensors are sampled every one minute and provided in the form of daily and ten-minute averages. Data are provided in the form of .txt files and generally split into six-month blocks. Associated with each data point in the .txt file is a quality assurance code, QA code, in the adjacent column. Details of the dataset and the quality assurance coding system (Appendix A) are provided in the supporting documentation. Other measurements taken at the Bowl include monitoring runoff from an improved grassland field in the form of overland and drain flow, soil water tension, soil volumetric moisture content, groundwater height and precipitation.

Tags: Environmental Monitoring Facilities, Pontbren
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre