Identification

Title

National Nature Reserves (NNRs)

Alternative title(s)

Safleoedd (Ffiniau Terfynol GNC) - Gwarchodfeydd Natur Cenedlaethol

Sites (NNR Final bounds)

National Nature Reserves.LYR

Abstract

This spatial dataset contains the digital boundaries of National Nature Reserves (NNRs) in Wales. NNRs represent the very best examples of our wildlife habitats and geological features and can range in size between five hectares to well over 2,000. NNR are declared by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act of 1949, or under the Wildlife and Countryside Act of 1981. They are owned or leased by NRW, or the land is held by an approved body, such as a County Wildlife Trust. Each reserve has a programme of work to manage the site's special features. All of them are also Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and may provide places for educational projects, research and management trials. Some reserves require permits to gain acce ss to them. NNRs are designated over a number of years, beginning in 1954 and on going. This data has been checked by NRW staff. The original, individual, declaration paper maps are the legal documents.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://lle.gov.wales/catalogue/item/ProtectedSitesNationalNatureReserves/?lang=enen

name: Download Data and Web Service

http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw?

name: Web Mapping Service

Unique resource identifier

code

98778

codeSpace

https://naturalresources.wales

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

authority code

OGP

code identifying the spatial reference system

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::BNG

Additional information source

Please refer to National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 and Wildlife and Countryside Act of 1981, for reasons of creation of the original designation.

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

boundaries

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Protected sites

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2021-05-11

Keyword set

keyword value

Nature reserves

Biodiversity

Nature conservation

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2021-05-11

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-5.77774100

East bounding longitude

-2.60886500

North bounding latitude

53.51306700

South bounding latitude

51.24082900

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2021-05-11

code identifying the extent

Wales (WLS)

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1995-01-01

End position

2021-05-01

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2021-05-01

date type

revision

effective date

2010-07-12

Frequency of update

asNeeded

Quality and validity

Lineage

This National Nature Reserve (NNR) final boundary dataset is compiled from the individual declaration maps that make up a single NNR. In some cases an individual NNR is made up of one declaration map, whereas others have many separate declaration maps that were registered over a number of years. Initially the individual, declaration maps were produced on paper at 1:10,000 or 1:2500 scales, then in later years created through GIS. This dataset has been transferred to OS MasterMap 2006 in 2008. 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.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

© 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.

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

telephone number

0300 065 3000

email address

enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk

responsible party role

owner

Responsible party

organisation name

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

telephone number

0300 065 3000

email address

enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk

responsible party role

originator

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

telephone number

0300 065 3000

email address

enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2021-05-10

Metadata language