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dataset
Natural Resources Wales
(NRW)
0300 065
3000
Maes-y-Ffynnon
LL57 2DW
enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
pointOfContact
2019-01-11
Gemini
2.2
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::BNG
OGP
Ramsar Sites -
Wetlands of International Importance
Safleoedd Ramsar
Sites (Ramsar)
Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites)
Ramsar.LYR
2016-01-01
publication
2010-07-12
revision
98759
https://naturalresources.wales
The Convention on Wetlands, called the Ramsar Convention, is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. This spatial dataset contains the digital boundaries of Ramsar sites in Wales. In ratifying the Convention in 1976, the UK government accepted a commitment to promote the conservation of internationally important wetland sites within its territories. Wetlands are vital for many types of birds particularly waterfowl and Wales have some prime sites that are essential to the survival of many wetland plants and animals. Wetland sites can be areas of marsh, fen, peatland
or open water; natural or artificial; permanent or temporary; with water that is fresh, brackish or salty. They can also include shallow areas of sea. All Ramsar sites are also Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
Wetlands of International Importance are identified by Natural Resources Wales (NRW), in collaboration with the UK Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), and designated by the First Minister for the National Assembly for Wales. The Ramsars have been designated over a number of years, from 1976 to the present day, and are on-going. The data has been held digitally since mid1990s. The boundaries have been checked by NRW staff. Due to scale enlargement and different editions of map a certain degree of interpretation was required.
Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
0300 065 3000
Maes-y-Ffynnon
LL57 2DW
enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
owner
Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
0300 065 3000
Maes-y-Ffynnon
LL57 2DW
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originator
asNeeded
Geographic Information System
Protected sites
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
2019-01-12
publication
Sites of Special Scientific Interest
Biodiversity
Nature conservation
Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary (IPSV)
2019-01-12
publication
© CNC/NRW All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100019741. Crown Copyright and Database Right Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done
so, acknowledging both the source and copyright of the owners. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose. Attribution statement: Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database
Right. All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100019741. Crown Copyright and Database Right.
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There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate
it freely.
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biota
environment
imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
inlandWaters
ISO3166 Countries
2019-01-12
publication
Wales (WLS)
-5.77774100
-2.60886500
51.24082900
53.51306700
1995-01-01
2016-01-01
Please refer to
Wetlands of International Importance - Ramsar Convention for reasons for capture of original designation. NRW has also created a subset of this dataset showing only those where relate to the marine enivronment. These are available on the Welsh Government marine planning portal.
Natural Resources
Wales (NRW)
0300 065 3000
Maes-y-Ffynnon
LL57 2DW
enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
distributor
http://lle.gov.wales/catalogue/item/ProtectedSitesRamsarWetlandsOfInternationalImportance/?lang=en
Download Data and Web Service
http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw?
Web Mapping Service
dataset
Originally produced as paper maps but with the progress to GIS later designations produced directly from digital capture. The data was derived from the designation paper maps that vary in scale from 1:50,000, 1:25,000 and 1:10,000. The present data is digitised to OS MasterMap. With the coming of GIS and its use in government departments and commercial
companies mobilising the data in this way, advances the protection of these sites and the efficiency of decision making.