AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Sweet Chestnut Blight Survey England 10K Grid 2013 & 2015

10K Grid of UK showing areas where surveys have been carried out under contract for Sweet Chestnut Blight.  Attributes give the year(s) surveys have been carried out and the year the disease was found and confirmed.

Surveyed - 'Y' indicates surveys have been conducted in grid square

Svy2015 - 'Y' indicates survey was carried out in grid square in 2015

Svy2013 - 'Y' indicates survey was carried out in grid square in 2013

YrFound - Gives the year that the surveys first found a positive result in grid square Attribution statement: Contains OS data © Crown copyright [and database right] [year].

Tags: England, Species distribution, Tree Health, environment, plant disease, survey
Organization: Forestry Commission
Survey 10K Grid Parent

10K Grid of UK showing areas where surveys have been carried out under contract for xxxx.  Attributes give the year(s) surveys have been carried out and the year the (pest/disease) was found and confirmed.

Surveyed - 'Y' indicates surveys have been conducted in grid square

Svy2015 - 'Y' indicates survey was carried out in grid square in 2015

YrFound - Gives the year that the surveys first found a positive result in grid square Attribution statement: Contains OS data © Crown copyright [and database right] [year].

Tags: England, Tree Health, environment, plant disease, survey
Organization: Forestry Commission
South West England Ward Forester Project Areas

The Ward Forester project is jointly funded by Devon County Council (DCC) and the Forestry Commission (FC) and is designed as a pilot to meet the need to bring woodland into management, engaging with woodland owners in new opportunities to manage their woodlands collectively, to develop woodfuel and other wood related supply chains and help deliver Regional targets for sourcing future energy supplies from renewable sources.

Ward Forester is a partnership project, funded by the Forestry Commission and Devon County Council.

The project will mainly concentrate on several main search areas: Teign, Tamar, Taw and North Devon. This does not however mean that if clusters emerge outside these areas they will be excluded from the project.


Attributes:

Descriptr = Name of the project area Attribution statement: Contains OS data © Crown copyright [and database right] [year].

Tags: England, Wood fuel, Woodland, energy, environment, forestry, land use, management
Organization: Forestry Commission
Soil moisture data for four sites from a study of the impact of woodland on water resources (TADPOLE project, Clipstone)

In 1996 concerns were raised, in the Environment Select Committee’s first report on water conservation and supply, that the government’s ambition to double woodland cover in England could significantly reduce water resources, particularly under predicted climate change. In 1997, the Department of Transport and the Regions funded a 2-year project (TADPOLE) involving Loughborough University, Newcastle University and Forest Research, to examine the effect of various forest types on different soil/geological combinations. The study assessed the water use and groundwater recharge of oak, Corsican pine, grass and heather on Triassic sandstone in Clipstone Forest, Nottinghamshire. The project was extended for a further 2.5 years in 1999 to resolve uncertainty over the water use of pine. This involved instrumenting a new pine site in July 2000 and clear felling the original pine site in October 2000. Subsequent monitoring continued to assess the extent of rewetting following tree clearance up to September 2006.
See also: Calder, I.R., Reid, I., Nisbet, T.R., Armstrong, A., Green, J.C. and Parkin, G. 2002. Study of the potential impacts on water resources of proposed afforestation. Trees and Drought Project on Lowland England – TaDPoLE. Loughborough University report to the Department for environment, food and rural affairs (Defra). Attribution statement: Forest Research must be acknowledged as the source of the data and DT&R as the funders of the research in any subsequent papers/products.

Tags: Clipstone, England, environment, research, science, soil moisture, water quality
Organization: Forestry Commission
Soil CO2 exchange data from the Alice Holt plantation tower (2012-2016)

These data give the approximately fortnightly measurements of soil CO2 efflux in the Straits Inclosure, Alice Holt Forest, Hampshire, UK. The site is a mature productive oak (Quercus robur L.) woodland on a surface-water stagnogley soil. CO2 efflux was measured using a LI-COR LI-8100 on collars inserted into the soil and including the litter layer.
See also: General description of the Straits site in Wilkinson, M., Eaton, E.L., Broadmeadow, M.S.J. and Morison, J.I.L., 2012. Inter-annual variation of carbon uptake by a plantation oak woodland in south-eastern England. Biogeosciences, 9(12), pp.5373-5389 Attribution statement: Users of these data must acknowledge Forest Research and cite Wilkinson, M., Eaton, E.L., Broadmeadow, M.S.J. and Morison, J.I.L., 2012. Inter-annual variation of carbon uptake by a plantation oak woodland in south-eastern England. Biogeosciences, 9(12), pp.5373-5389.

Tags: England, Flux, Soils, carbon, carbon dioxide, environment, research, science
Organization: Forestry Commission
Seed production and seedling survival in a stand of Corsican pine in Southern Britain

There is much literature on natural regeneration which emphasizes the importance of good seed year, but few authors consider seed input in terms of the combination of seed quantity (i.e. number of seeds) plus seed quality (i.e. percentage of viable seeds). We have considered both aspects and also attempted to identify the proportions of good vs poor quality seeds contributing to natural regeneration via ‘ seed rain ’ vs ‘ cone drop ’ . In addition to studying seed input, we looked at the effects of vegetation control, ground preparation and protection from small mammals on seedling emergence and survival. Over a 3-year period (February 2001 to March 2004), there was enough seed production and seedling survival to conclude that natural regeneration could be successful beneath a 50-year-old stand of Corsican pine in the south of England. Peaks of pine seed release occurred in March/April in 2002 and 2003, but it was extremely surprising to observe that some seed was trapped in virtually every month of the 3-year study, demonstrating an almost continual release of (at least) small quantities of seeds. In line with this finding, although most pine seedlings were found shortly after peak seed dispersal in May, June and July; new seedlings were found in every month throughout the study except February and October. In general, vegetation control and ground preparation had a positive effect on seedling survival; the probability of a seedling surviving for 300 days was between 50 and 60 per cent.
See also: Kerr, G., Gosling, P., Morgan, G., Stokes, V., Cunningham, V. and Parratt, M. (2008) Seed production and seedling survival in a 50 year-old stand of Corsican pine (Pinus nigra subsp. laricio) in southern Britain. Forestry, 81 (4): 525-541. Attribution statement: If you use this data you must cite Kerr, G., Gosling, P., Morgan, G., Stokes, V., Cunningham, V. and Parratt, M. (2008) Seed production and seedling survival in a 50 year-old stand of Corsican pine (Pinus nigra subsp. laricio) in southern Britain. Forestry, 81 (4): 525-541.

Tags: England, Ground preparation, Seed, Seedling, Seeds, biology, environment, germination, research, science
Organization: Forestry Commission
Provisional Woodland Statistics: 2019 Edition

The First Release 'Provisional Woodland Statistics: 2019 Edition' contains provisional statistics for the year to March 2019 on; UK woodland area, certified woodland area, areas of new planting and publicly funded restocking and projects registered under the Woodland Carbon Code.

These statistics were previously released in two separate releases: 'Woodland Area, Planting and Publicly Funded Restocking' and 'Woodland Carbon Code Statistics (previously released on a quarterly basis)'.

Tags: environment, environmental statistics, statistics
Organization: Forestry Commission
Protected Zone Plots For Bark Beetle Species GB 10K Grid

Survey sites used to confirm the absence/presence of bark beetle species to support GB protected Zone status.

Survey undertaken includes visual inspection and destructive sampling and included baited (pheromone lure) log traps. Plots are located on a 15km grid, in spruce or pine forest locations throughout Great Britain. Plots set up in early summer  visual surveys and  sample collection repeated at 8 week intervals.

Count - Number of survey sites in grid square Attribution statement: Contains OS data © Crown copyright [and database right] [year].

Tags: Species distribution, Tree Health, environment, forest pest, survey
Organization: Forestry Commission
Protected Zone Plots Additional GB 10K Grid 2015

Survey sites used to confirm the absence/presence of bark beetle species, Pinewood Nematode and Pitch Pine Canker.

The PZ plots defined by this set of data reflect a proposed 2 year, annual survey as described. Some of these plots sites may be taken up in the ongoing permanent PZ plot surveys. Additional Temporary PZ plots may be located in response to incidents.  

Survey undertaken includes visual inspection and destructive sampling and included baited (pheromone lure) log traps. The location of the Survey plots is determined on a risk based approach, positioned in proximity to major timber processing sites, transport hubs (railheads) or points of entry (ports).Spatial data used for the analysis, using FC SCDB and NIWT. Plots set up in early summer 2014, visual surveys and  sample collection repeated at 8 week intervals.

Count - Number of sites surveyed in grid square

Year - Year site was surveyed Attribution statement: Contains OS data © Crown copyright [and database right] [year].

Tags: 2015, GB, Species distribution, Tree Health, environment, forest pest, plant disease, survey
Organization: Forestry Commission
Protected Zone Plots Additional GB 10K Grid 2014

Survey sites used to confirm the absence/presence of bark beetle species, Pinewood Nematode and Pitch Pine Canker.

The PZ plots defined by this set of data reflect a proposed 2 year, annual survey as described. Some of these plots sites may be taken up in the ongoing permanent PZ plot surveys. Additional Temporary PZ plots may be located in response to incidents.  

Survey undertaken includes visual inspection and destructive sampling and included baited (pheromone lure) log traps. The location of the Survey plots is determined on a risk based approach, positioned in proximity to major timber processing sites, transport hubs (railheads) or points of entry (ports).Spatial data used for the analysis, using FC SCDB and NIWT. Plots set up in early summer 2014, visual surveys and  sample collection repeated at 8 week intervals.

Count - Number of sites surveyed in grid square

Year - Year site was surveyed Attribution statement: Contains OS data © Crown copyright [and database right] [year].

Tags: 2014, GB, Species distribution, Tree Health, environment, forest pest, plant disease, survey
Organization: Forestry Commission
Priority Places for England: Original

Priority Places for England

There is now a new version of this dataset available, please see: Priority Places for England: 2016.

The data was used as a targeting dataset for the English Woodland Grant Scheme Woodland Creation Grant from 2012/13.

The Forestry Commission identified Priority Places for England (PPE) areas based on data that includes populations, deprivation indices and existing public access provision.

Methodology summary:

- Census Output Areas with usual resident population (minus prison and MOD population) were identified.
- Those Census Output Areas within urban areas (>10,000 population) that are also within the 40% most deprived areas in England were identified.
- These areas were buffered by 4km to create the PPE boundaries in this dataset.
- Further details can be requested from the data custodian.

Woodland Creation Grant schemes that fell within the boundaries of the PPE data were potentially eligible for an Additional Contribution of grant aid.


Attributes:

Descriptr = Description of feature Attribution statement: Contains OS data © Crown copyright [and database right] [year].

Tags: Access, England, Grant Schemes, Habitats and biotopes, Woodland, environment, forestry
Organization: Forestry Commission
Pitch Pine Canker GB Survey 10K Grid 2013

Stands surveyed to determine whether Pitch pine canker (Gibberella circinata) is present in 19 forest stands of radiata pine (Pinus radiata) located across seven forest districts in England and Wales.  There are no stands of Pinus radiata in Scotland. Location of stands generalised to 10K grid resolution.

Year - Survey undertaken in 2013

Count - Number of stands surveyed Attribution statement: Contains OS data © Crown copyright [and database right] [year].

Tags: 2013, GB, Habitats and biotopes, Pitch pine canker, Tree Health, environment, forestry, living environment, plant disease, survey, woodland
Organization: Forestry Commission
Phytophthora Ramorum Wood Biofuel Processors GB

Premises where P.ramorum infected wood and co-product is utilised as biofuel for heat and/or energy.

Following the find of larch trees infected with Phytophthora ramorum in late 2009 there was a policy decision agreed to restrict the movement and processing of infected wood and co-products to FC licensed premises with GB.  These sites are authorized to process P.ramorum infected material

Status: Active or planned opening date Attribution statement: Contains OS data © Crown copyright [and database right] [year].

Tags: GB, Species distribution, Tree Health, biosafety, environment, renewable energy source
Organization: Forestry Commission
Phytophthora Ramorum Risk Zones GB

The boundaries of the risk zones are kept under review as the situation develops.  The risk zones are used to inform felling guidance, details of English policy can be found in Operations Note 23

Three risk zones have been defined in Great Britain, based on the risk of pathogen spread in each from ‘high’ in Risk Zone 1 to ‘low’ in Risk Zone 3. Attribution statement: Contains OS data © Crown copyright [and database right] [year].

Tags: 2016, GB, Habitats and biotopes, Phytophthora, Woodland, environment, forestry, living environment, species
Organization: Forestry Commission
Phytophthora Lateralis Confirmed Infection Sites GB 10K Grid

Sites confirmed of having Phytothphora Lateralis present.

Phytophthora lateralis is a pathogen which generally attacks and kills the roots of its host trees, although aerial infections of branches and foliage also occur.

Count - Number of confirmed infection sites in grid square Attribution statement: Contains OS data © Crown copyright [and database right] [year].

Tags: GB, Species distribution, Tree Health, environment, plant disease
Organization: Forestry Commission
Phytophthora Austrocedri Confirmed Infection Sites GB 10K Grid

The dataset identifies confirmed infections of Phytophthora austrocedri in Great Britain.

P. austrocedri is a species of Phytophthora that was only recently ‘described’ (in 2007), although it is thought to have been present in Argentina and Chile for at least 50 years. The recent discoveries of the pathogen are a concern because of the often fatal nature of infection of the host plant, and because the recent findings of P. austrocedri in the UK are the first confirmed findings of this pathogen in the UK. The current reported distribution of P. austrocedri is limited to Argentina, Chile and the recent findings in the UK. It is not known how the pathogen entered the UK. Scientists believe it is spread by water, infected plant material and contaminated soil, making it difficult to control. 
The dataset identified confirmed infections in England.  Management decisions are taken on a case-by-case basis according to the specific circumstances of the findings. Eradication is the objective where feasible, but in some cases this will not be practicable, so containment is likely to be the goal.

Count - Number of confirmed infection sites in grid square 

Year - Year of first confirmed infection Attribution statement: Contains OS data © Crown copyright [and database right] [year].

Tags: GB, Species distribution, Tree Health, environment, plant disease
Organization: Forestry Commission
Oriental Chestnut Gall Wasp Survey England 10K Grid 2013-2015

10K Grid of UK showing areas where surveys have been carried out under contract for Oriental Chestnut Gall Wasp.  Attributes give the year(s) surveys have been carried out and the year the pest was found and confirmed.

Surveyed - 'Y' indicates surveys have been conducted in grid square

Svy2015 - 'Y' indicates survey was carried out in grid square in 2015

Svy2014 - 'Y' indicates survey was carried out in grid square in 2014

Svy2013 - 'Y' indicates survey was carried out in grid square in 2013

YrFound - Gives the year that the surveys first found a positive result in grid square Attribution statement: Contains OS data © Crown copyright [and database right] [year].

Tags: England, Species distribution, Tree Health, environment, forest pest, survey
Organization: Forestry Commission
Observations from the International Phenology Garden at Alice Holt, Hampshire (2005-2015)

These data are the annual records of observations of phenological phases of plants in the International Phenology Garden (IPG) at Alice Holt, Hampshire. The IPG network consists of replicated gardens across Europe, where the timing of events such as leaf unfolding, flowering, fruiting, autumn leaf colour change and leaf fall are recorded. The scientific aims of the IPG programme are to monitor environmental changes, conduct climate impact studies, develop phenological models, calibrate remotely-sensed data, and the calculation of phenological maps. These data are given as the day of year for each phenological phase, coded as: MS (May shoot); UL (leaf unfolding);  JS (St John’s sprout, or Lammas growth); BF (beginning of flowering); FF (general flowering); RF (first ripe fruits); CL (autumn colouring); FL (leaf fall). For further details, see http://ipg.hu-berlin.de. Attribution statement: Users of the data must acknowledge Forest Research and the International Phenology Garden network.

Tags: England, Phenology, environment, forestry, research, science
Organization: Forestry Commission
Oak spring and autumn phenology data in southern England 2011-2014

These data describe the spring budburst and autumn leaf senescence of mature oak (Quercus robur L.) in productive forests in the New Forest, East Anglia and Devon. The columns are marked springxx and autumnxx for budburst and senescence respectively in the year xx.
The data was collected as part of two projects financed by the Forestry Commission with matched funding provided by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund ERDF) within the framework of the European INTERREG IV A 2 Mers Seas Zeeën Cross-border Cooperation Programme 2007-2013 (Project 090316 016-FR) and the  Interreg IVA France (Channel) England Cross-border Cooperation Programme 2007-2015 under the priority to: 'Ensure a sustainable environmental development of the common space'; with the objective to 'Ensure a balanced management of the environment and raise awareness about environmental issues'. 
These two projects are  MULTIFOR: Management of Multi-Functional Forests (www.multifor.eu) and ADAFOR: Forest Management Adaptation. The data are derived from repeat manual observations over the period 2011-2014 in eight forest stands in the New Forest, eight stands in East Anglia, and four stands in Devon. Weekly or fortnightly visits were made to each stand and observations of the progression of budburst and leaf senescence were recorded. For spring, the data here show the day of year on which more than 3 of the 5 trees monitored had reached stage 4 (see Broadmeadow, M.S.J., Pitman, R.M., Jackson, S.B., Randle, T.J. and Durrant, D.W.H. (2000). Upgrading the Level II protocol for physiological modelling of cause-effect relationships: a pilot study. Final report for EC project No. 98.60.UK.003.0 – pilot and demonstration project of EEC regulation 3528/86 and EC 1091/94 on the protection of the Community’s forests and against atmospheric pollution. Forest Research, Edinburgh.). 
For autumn, the data here show the day of year on which more than 3 of the 5 trees monitored had reached stage 4 for either canopy colour or leaf-fall (see Eaton, E.L., Barsoum, N., Bonnart, X., Havet, N., and Morison J.I.L. (2015). Oak phenology in southern England and northern France. Report to the Forestry Commission and European Union.). 

See: Eaton, E.L., Barsoum, N., Bonnart, X., Havet, N., and Morison J.I.L. (2015). Oak phenology in southern England and northern France. Report to the Forestry Commission and European Union. pp19. Attribution statement: Users of these data must cite Eaton, E.L., Barsoum, N., Bonnart, X., Havet, N., and Morison J.I.L. (2015). Oak phenology in southern England and northern France. Report to the Forestry Commission and European Union. pp19

Tags: England, Opendata, Phenology, Scientific, environment, leaf, research, tree
Organization: Forestry Commission
Oak chloroplast DNA haplotypes in the UK

The main objective was to provide geneticists, ecologists and foresters with an integrated description of oak genetic resources in the form of synthetic maps based on CpDNA polymorphism and provenance variation.
See http://www.pierroton.inra.fr/Fairoak/ for more details. Attribution statement: Forest Research must be approached prior to use of this data and if permission for use granted, acknowledged as the source of the data in any subsequent papers/products.

Tags: DNA, GB, Haplotypes, environment, research, science
Organization: Forestry Commission
Oak Processionary Moth Survey GB 10K Grid 2013

Sites selected for inspection were formerly used for the Forestry Commission Forest Condition Survey. Each site contains 24 numbered trees and each of these trees is inspected for signs and symptoms of OPM. Surveys started in 2010.

Count  -  Number of sites surveyed in grid square

Year - Year in which sites were surveyed Attribution statement: Contains OS data © Crown copyright [and database right] [year].

Tags: 2013, GB, Species distribution, Tree Health, environment, forest pest, survey
Organization: Forestry Commission
Oak Processionary Moth Survey England 10K Grid 2014-2015

10K Grid of UK showing areas where surveys have been carried out under contract for Oak Processionary Moth.  Attributes give the year(s) surveys have been carried out and the year the pest was found and confirmed.

Surveyed - 'Y' indicates surveys have been conducted in grid square

Svy2015 - 'Y' indicates survey was carried out in grid square in 2015

Svy2014 - 'Y' indicates survey was carried out in grid square in 2014

YrFound - Gives the year that the surveys first found a positive result in grid square Attribution statement: Contains OS data © Crown copyright [and database right] [year].

Tags: England, Species distribution, Tree Health, environment, forest pest, survey
Organization: Forestry Commission
North West England Priority Butterfly Conservation Area 2009

This data supported prioritisation of England Woodland Grant Scheme (EWGS) Woodland Improvement Grant (WIG) from 2009 in the North West of England.

The area outlined contains populations of some of Britain's rarest and most vulnerable butterfly species. 

The EWGS WIG grant aid was designed to support habitat restoration work for the benefit of indigenous butterflies which are threatened with extinction.

The data set encompasses all the key populations in the South Cumbria Low Fells and Morecambe Bay Limestone area at the time of was published.

Attributes:

Descriptr = Name of the priority area Attribution statement: Contains OS data © Crown copyright [and database right] [year].

Tags: England, Grant schemes, Woodland, conservation, environment, forestry, land use, management, wildlife protection
Organization: Forestry Commission