AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Contaminated Land Special Sites

Certain types of contaminated land (as described in Regulation 2 of the Contaminated Land (England) Regulations 2006 are required to be designated as special sites. The effect of this is that the Environment Agency becomes the enforcing authority (rather than the Local Authority) and assumes responsibility for requiring remediation to be carried out under section 78E of Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Part 2A). This dataset is a list of all sites which have been designated as special sites by Local Authorities under section 78C of Part 2A up to 31 December 2025. Some of these sites are no longer special sites as the designation has been terminated. Details include site name, address, date of designation, special site status/category, site area, number of designations and date of any terminations. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2016. All rights reserved.

Tags: Part 2A, contaminated area, contaminated land, contaminated soil, environment, land contamination, special sites
Organization: Environment Agency
Coastal Design Sea Levels - Coastal Flood Boundary Surge Shapes (2018)

This metadata record is for AfA product AfA 010. Coastal Flood Boundary Surge Shapes is part of Coastal Design/Extreme Sea Levels, a GIS dataset and supporting information providing design / extreme sea level and typical surge information around the coastline of the UK, including England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Jersey. The information is relevant under present day (year 2018) conditions and does not account for future changes due to climate change, such as sea level rise. This is a specialist dataset which informs on work commenced around the coast ranging from coastal flood modelling, scheme design, strategic planning and flood risk assessments.
 
Coastal Flood Boundary Surge Shapes shows extents where surge profiles apply in the derivation of design time series water levels. These are contained in the accompanying Excel spreadsheet Surge Shape data.

This 2018 update to the Coastal Design Sea Levels dataset was carried out in partnership for the UK Coastal Flood Forecasting partnership, which includes the Environment Agency (EA), Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and the Department for Infrastructure Northern Ireland (DfINI).

A bundle download of all Coastal Design Sea Levels datasets is available from this record. Please see individual records for full details and metadata on each product. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2019. All rights reserved.

Tags: Coastal, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, environment, flooding, oceans, sea level
Organization: Environment Agency
Coastal Design Sea Levels - Coastal Flood Boundary Surge Shape data (2018)

This metadata record is for AfA product AfA 010. Surge Shape data is part of Coastal Design/Extreme Sea Levels,a GIS dataset and supporting information providing design / extreme sea level and typical surge information around the coastline of the UK, including England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Jersey. The information is relevant under present day (year 2018) conditions and does not account for future changes due to climate change, such as sea level rise. This is a specialist dataset which informs on work commenced around the coast ranging from coastal flood modelling, scheme design, strategic planning and flood risk assessments.

Surge Shape data is an Excel spreadsheet containing numeric data and graphs, linked to the Surge Shape locations data via common fields.

This 2018 update to the Coastal Design Sea Levels dataset was carried out in partnership for the UK Coastal Flood Forecasting partnership, which includes the Environment Agency (EA), Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and the Department for Infrastructure Northern Ireland (DfINI).

A bundle download of all Coastal Design Sea Levels datasets is available from this record. Please see individual records for full details and metadata on each product. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2019. All rights reserved. Copyright Associated British Ports 2010-2014

Tags: Coastal, environment, flooding, sea level
Organization: Environment Agency
Coastal Design Sea Levels - Coastal Flood Boundary Gauge Data (2018)

This metadata record is for AfA product AfA 010. Gauge Data is part of Coastal Design/Extreme Sea Levels,a GIS dataset and supporting information providing design / extreme sea level and typical surge information around the coastline of the UK, including England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Jersey. The information is relevant under present day (year 2018) conditions and does not account for future changes due to climate change, such as sea level rise. This is a specialist dataset which informs on work commenced around the coast ranging from coastal flood modelling, scheme design, strategic planning and flood risk assessments.
 
Gauge Data is a point shapefile dataset showing locations where gauge data was used in the analysis of extreme sea levels or validation of extreme sea levels.

This 2018 update to the Coastal Design Sea Levels dataset was carried out in partnership for the UK Coastal Flood Forecasting partnership, which includes the Environment Agency (EA), Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and the Department for Infrastructure Northern Ireland (DfINI).

A bundle download of all Coastal Design Sea Levels datasets is available from this record. Please see individual records for full details and metadata on each product. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2019. All rights reserved.

Tags: Coastal, environment, flooding, sea level
Organization: Environment Agency
Coastal Design Sea Levels - Coastal Flood Boundary Extreme Sea Levels Estuary (2018)

This metadata record is for AfA product AfA 010. Extreme Sea Levels Estuary values is part of Coastal Design/Extreme Sea Levels,a GIS dataset and supporting information providing design / extreme sea level and typical surge information around the coastline of the UK, including England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Jersey. The information is relevant under present day (year 2018) conditions and does not account for future changes due to climate change, such as sea level rise. This is a specialist dataset which informs on work commenced around the coast ranging from coastal flood modelling, scheme design, strategic planning and flood risk assessments.
 
Extreme Sea Level values describes the extreme sea levels for 16 different annual probabilities of exceedance. Confidence levels relating to the 5% and 95% lower and upper bounds of confidence are included. Mean High Water Spring (MHWS) and Highest Astronomical Tide (HAT) predicted tide levels are also included in the dataset for some sites but may not be used for navigational purposes. This dataset provides level this level information for sites in estuaries, tidal rivers and harbours. Levels for open coastal areas are provided separately in Extreme Sea Levels.

This 2018 update to the Coastal Design Sea Levels dataset was carried out in partnership for the UK Coastal Flood Forecasting partnership, which includes the Environment Agency (EA), Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and the Department for Infrastructure Northern Ireland (DfINI).

A bundle download of all Coastal Design Sea Levels datasets is available from this record. Please see individual records for full details and metadata on each product. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2019. All rights reserved. 
Copyright Associated British Ports 2010-2014

Tags: Coastal, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, environment, flooding, oceans, sea level
Organization: Environment Agency
Coastal Design Sea Levels - Coastal Flood Boundary Extreme Sea Levels (2018)

This metadata record is for AfA product AfA 010. Extreme Sea Level values is part of Coastal Design/Extreme Sea Levels,a GIS dataset and supporting information providing design / extreme sea level and typical surge information around the coastline of the UK, including England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Jersey. The information is relevant under present day (year 2018) conditions and does not account for future changes due to climate change, such as sea level rise. This is a specialist dataset which informs on work commenced around the coast ranging from coastal flood modelling, scheme design, strategic planning and flood risk assessments.
 
Extreme Sea Level values describes the extreme sea levels for 16 different annual probabilities of exceedance. Confidence levels relating to the 5% and 95% lower and upper bounds of confidence are included. Mean High Water Spring (MHWS) and Highest Astronomical Tide (HAT) predicted tide levels are also included in the dataset for some sites but may not be used for navigational purposes.

This 2018 update to the Coastal Design Sea Levels dataset was carried out in partnership for the UK Coastal Flood Forecasting partnership, which includes the Environment Agency (EA), Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and the Department for Infrastructure Northern Ireland (DfINI).

A bundle download of all Coastal Design Sea Levels datasets is available from this record. Please see individual records for full details and metadata on each product. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2019. All rights reserved.

Tags: Coastal, environment, flooding, sea level
Organization: Environment Agency
Coastal Design Sea Levels - Coastal Flood Boundary Estuary Boundaries (2018)

This metadata record is for AfA product AfA 010. Coastal Flood Boundary Estuary Boundaries is part of Coastal Design/Extreme Sea Levels, a GIS dataset and supporting information providing design / extreme sea level and typical surge information around the coastline of the UK, including England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Jersey. The information is relevant under present day (year 2018) conditions and does not account for future changes due to climate change, such as sea level rise. This is a specialist dataset which informs on work commenced around the coast ranging from coastal flood modelling, scheme design, strategic planning and flood risk assessments.
 
Coastal Flood Boundary Estuary Boundaries contains a polyline dataset marking the extent of where the estuary levels contains in Coastal Flood Boundary Estuary Sea Levels may be applied. The levels should not be applied upstream of the polyline markers.

This 2018 update to the Coastal Design Sea Levels dataset was carried out in partnership for the UK Coastal Flood Forecasting partnership, which includes the Environment Agency (EA), Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and the Department for Infrastructure Northern Ireland (DfINI).

A bundle download of all Coastal Design Sea Levels datasets is available from this record. Please see individual records for full details and metadata on each product. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2019. All rights reserved.
Copyright Associated British Ports 2010-2014

Tags: Coastal, environment, flooding, sea level
Organization: Environment Agency
Anglian Coastal Habitat Map 2021

This habitat map is derived from true colour ortho-rectified photography  (25cm but resampled to 1m resolution for the segmentation process) captured for the Anglian Coastal Monitoring Programme and flown over a period of four months between 1st May 2021 and 8th September 2021. LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) elevation data (collected at the same time as the imagery), and other GIS products have been utilised to produce the line work.  

The Coastal Habitat Classes have come from the Integrated Habitat System (IHS) version 2.001 a hierarchal system set about by the Somerset Environmental Record Centre.  This system integrates UK Priority habitats and Annex 1 classes. Habitats covered include, saltmarsh, seagrass, sand dune, vegetated shingle, blue mussel beds as well as the priority habitats which have remained in this phase of mapping.

In the absence of ground truthing data collected specifically for this habitat classification, we have called on highly accurate datasets which were built from ground truth data themselves to act as validation. Habitats covered include, saltmarsh, seagrass, sand dune, vegetated shingle, blue mussel beds as well as the priority habitats which have remained in this phase of mapping. It is important to note that we have not quantified the validity in each of the classes recorded, some habitats will have been mapped more confidently than others.   

The habitat map line work was created from masking and segmenting the photography data (1m resolution) as well as LIDAR. Groups of similar pixels produced segments or parcels of data. The segments were then manually allocated a class from interpreting the imagery.  



 Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2024. All rights reserved. 

Tags: Habitat Map, Habitats and biotopes, Land cover, Land use, Sand Dunes, Seagrass, anglin, biota, blue mussel, coastal, environment, habitat, habitat type, sand, shingle, vegetation map, wildlife habitat
Organization: Environment Agency
2024 Hazardous Waste Interrogator

There is one resource on this record - excel version of high level hazardous waste movements in England for 2024. We no longer publish this dataset in MS Access.

The Environment Agency is legally required to monitor all movements of hazardous waste in England and Wales. Hazardous waste producers are required to provide data about the wastes they move and the site where the waste is disposed or recovered is required to inform us of the details of the wastes they receive. Hazardous waste producer data is commercially confidential. However a summary of the movements is provided in this Hazardous Waste Interrogator. Only high-level waste classification geographical locations (where the waste was produced and where the waste management facility is located) and tonnage is included. Individual site names and producers details are not included.

INFORMATION WARNING High level summary data. Does not include individual producers’ and site details. Double counting element of the same waste making multiple movements should be noted.
Attribution statement: Open Government Licence Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. 

Tags: Hazardous waste movements, environment, hazardous waste
Organization: Environment Agency
Enabling a Natural Capital Approach

These datasets form part of Defra’s Enabling a Natural Capital Approach (ENCA) resource. The Services and Assets Databooks together collate around 400 UK data sources, tools and studies for 8 natural habitat categories and 25 environmental effect categories. These include selected economic valuation evidence.  The case studies summarise many real-world examples of how natural capital is used in various situations.  An excel template is provided to facilitate natural capital assessment according to HM Treasury Green Book guidance.  

Organization: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Derbyshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS)

Biodiversity loss in England is accelerating. There is recognition from the Government that prompt action is required to address this issue.

Funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Local Nature Recovery Strategies are a new national system of spatial strategies that establish priorities and map proposals for specific actions to drive nature’s recovery and provide wider environmental benefits, as set out by Government in the Environment Act (2021).

In accordance with the Act, each LNRS is designed to ensure locally targeted, more co-ordinated, practical, and focused action, and investment in nature.

In collaboration with other local authorities, partner organisations, local landowners and the general public, Derbyshire County Council has been responsible for preparing the LNRS for Derbyshire, including the city of Derby.  For further information, visit the Derbyshire LNRS website.

https://derbyshirenaturerecovery.co.uk/ 

The data below, in either Shapefile, Geopackage or TAB file format, includes:
•	Areas of Particular Importance for Biodiversity (APIBS), mapping areas of existing importance for Biodiversity across the county.
•	Mapped Measures to improve the biodiversity of Derbyshire, categorised into Habitats or Themes (Upland Moorland and Lowland Heath; Woodland and Trees; Rivers, river corridors and other watercourses; Farmland; Urban Environment and Infrastructure; Grassland; Wetlands; and Species).  These are combined into two separate layers, one for area data and one for point data.
•	Areas that Could Become of Importance (ACBs) resulting from an amalgamation of the mapped Measures areas excluding areas already of importance (the APIBs).  These areas could become of importance with implementation of the suggested biodiversity priorities and measures.

To view the mapped measures, see the Derbyshire LNRS mapping portal. 

https://maps.derbyshire.gov.uk/connect/analyst/mobile/#/main?mapcfg=%2FAnalyst%2FNamedProjects%2FDerbyshire_LNRS

For explanation of the full suite of mapped and unmapped Measures, please see the published Strategy document ‘Thriving with Nature’ attached below.



Organization: Derbyshire County Council
Buckinghamshire Council Local Nature Recovery Strategy

This dataset contains the key components of the Local Habitat Map for the Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS): Areas of Particular Importance to Biodiversity (APIB), Areas that Could Become Important to Biodiversity (APIB), and the Potential Measures.

For more information about our LNRS, please visit our website:
https://bucksmknep.co.uk/nature-strategy/

An interactive summary on the LNRS:
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b528ba7392794ffca1719e5409275692

Bucks & MK LNRS Map Tool:
https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/19b5ff2cf543446789a06264f98ee2ca






 

Organization: Buckinghamshire Council
UK greenhouse gas emissions: provisional

Provisional figures for 1 year previous published in March, i.e. data for 2024 published in March 2025; Final figures for 2 years previous published in February, i.e data for 2023 published in February 2025.

Note that provisional figures are subject to revision when the final figures are published; however, they provide an early indication of emissions in the most recent full calendar year. 

For the purposes of reporting, greenhouse gas emissions are allocated into a small number of broad, high-level sectors known as Territorial Emissions Statistics sectors, which are as follows: electricity supply, fuel supply, domestic transport, buildings and product uses, industry, agriculture, waste, and land use land use change and forestry (LULUCF). Provisional estimates are also allocated into broad fuel classifications as follows: gas, oil, coal, other solid fuels, and other emissions.

The geographic coverage of provisional emissions statistics changed from UK and Crown Dependencies to UK only from 2016 onwards.

Accredited Official Statistics

Organization: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
TWBC Open Data - Scheduled Ancient Monuments

Scheduled ancient monuments in Tunbridge Wells Borough.<div><br /><div><a href='https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/what-is-designation/scheduled-monuments/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Find out more about Scheduled Monuments from Historic England</a><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>

Tags: Ancient Monument, Open Data, Planning, Spatial Data, spatial data
Organization: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Bird abundance and distribution on Peak District farms and moorlands, 2007-2008 - RELU Sustainability of hill farming

This data set consists of the tabulated results of bird surveys on Peak District farms and moorlands. Bird abundance and distribution on Peak District farms and moorlands, 2007-2008 The study is part of the NERC Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) programme. The project used the Peak District National Park as a case study to examine the impact of hill farming practices on upland biodiversity (using birds as an indicator group); how hill farms were responding to ongoing and future changes to policies and prices; what this would in turn imply for upland biodiversity; what the public wanted from upland ecosystems and how policies could be designed better to deliver public goods from hill farms. To answer these questions, the project team conducted ecological and economic surveys on hill farms; used survey results to parameterise ecological and economic models of this farming system; developed new ways to integrate these into coupled ecological and economic models and paid particular attention to interactions across farm boundaries; used the models to evaluate the performance of existing policies and to test designs that could lead to more effective policies; and conducted a range of choice experiments with different cross-sections of the general public to evaluate their preferences for upland landscapes. Choice experiment, socio-economic survey and model data from this study are available at the UK Data Archive under study number 6363 (see Supplemental). Further documentation for this study may be found through the RELU Knowledge Portal and the project's ESRC funding award web page (see Supplemental).

Tags: 2007-2008, Agricultural and Aquaculture Facilities, Agricultural economics, Agricultural policy, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Birds, Farmers, Farming systems, Farms, Habitats, Land management, Land use, Landscape, Moorlands, Peak district, Rural Economy and Land Use Programme, Rural economics, Sustainability of Hill Farming - Ecology Data, Uplands
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Land Cover Map 2007 (1km percentage target class, GB) v1.2 Web Map Service

This view shows a 1km resolution raster version of the Land Cover Map 2007 for Great Britain. The data consists of 23 bands. Each band represents a target class, broadly representing a Broad Habitat, and within the band each 1km pixel represents a percentage cover value of that class. The dataset is part of a series of data products produced by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology known as LCM2007. LCM2007 is a parcel-based thematic classification of satellite image data covering the entire United Kingdom. The map updates and upgrades the Land Cover Map of Great Britain (LCMGB) 1990 and LCM2000. Like the earlier 1990 and 2000 products, LCM2007 is derived from a computer classification of satellite scenes obtained mainly from Landsat, IRS and SPOT sensors and also incorporates information derived from other ancillary datasets. LCM2007 was classified using a nomenclature corresponding to the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) Broad Habitats, which encompasses the entire range of UK habitats. In addition, it recorded further detail where possible. The series of LCM2007 products includes vector and raster formats, with a number of different versions containing varying levels of detail and at different spatial resolutions.

Tags: Great Britain, Land Use
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre