| Dataset |
Description |
Access link
|
|
Agri-environment schemes |
Web-based map on the uptake of agri-environmental schemes in England. |
www.magic.gov.uk/sta
ticmaps/national.htm
|
| Agroecological Zones |
Spatial data on soil, water and crop types for globe |
www.iiasa.ac.at/Rese
arch/LUC/GAEZ/index.
htm
|
|
Air pollution data |
The pollutants included within this indicator are ozone, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide and particles (PM10). Data are from the National Automated Monitoring Networks. Concentrations of the five pollutants were analysed to determine the number of days at each site on which the pollution exceeded the National Standard criteria. |
www.environment-agen
cy.gov.uk/research/l
ibrary/data/113669.a
spx
|
| Air quality data |
Statistical data on measured pollutants (from air quality monitoring at 1500 sites) and pollutant exceedence. |
www.airquality.co.uk
/archive/data_and_st
atistics_home.php
|
|
Ancient Woodlands Inventory |
GIS digital boundary dataset of the Ancient Woodlands Inventory in England |
www.english-nature.o
rg.uk/pubs/gis/tech_
aw.htm
|
| Bird survey data for Peak District moorlands |
Species abundance and distribution data of breeding moorland birds and data on moorland burning for 2003-2004 for the Peak District moorlands. |
www.moorsforthefutur
e.org.uk/mftf/resear
ch/Biodiversity.htm#
birds
|
|
Boundary data for protected sites in Wales |
Digital boundary data for protected and designated sites in Wales |
www.ccw.gov.uk/lands
cape--wildlife/prote
cting-our-landscape/
gis-download---welco
me.aspx
|
| British Oceanographic Data Centre |
Facility for storing and distributing biological, chemical, physical and geophysical data concerning the marine environment. |
www.bodc.ac.uk/data/
where_to_find_data/
|
|
Catchment characteristics |
Physical data on catchment topography, geology, soils, hydrology, hrdrogeology, water resources, water quality, land use and climate. |
edina.ac.uk/digimap/
|
| Catchment characteristics |
Physical data on catchment topography, geology, soils, hydrology, hrdrogeology, water resources, water quality, land use and climate. |
www.bgs.ac.uk/data/h
ome.html
|
|
Catchment characteristics |
Physical data on catchment topography, geology, soils, hydrology, hrdrogeology, water resources, water quality, land use and climate. |
www.cranfield.ac.uk/
sas/nsri/index.jsp
|
| Catchment characteristics |
Physical data on catchment topography, geology, soils, hydrology, hrdrogeology, water resources, water quality, land use and climate. |
www.ceh.ac.uk/data/N
WA.htm
|
|
Catchment characteristics |
Physical data on catchment topography, geology, soils, hydrology, hrdrogeology, water resources, water quality, land use and climate. |
badc.nerc.ac.uk/home
/index.html
|
| Center for International Earth Science Information Network datasets |
Provider of various global datasets on agriculture, biodiversity, land use and the environment. |
www.ciesin.org/
|
|
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) datasets |
Large selection of national and international hydrological, terrestrial and freshwater environmental data. |
www.ceh.ac.uk/data/i
ndex.html
|
| Climate research Unit GCM outputs |
Gridded data of temperature and rainfall for both 20th century (based on instrumentation) and for the 21st century (model output) |
www.cru.uea.ac.uk/cr
u/data/
|
|
Condition of designated conservation sites ENSIS |
Condition of designated conservation sites. |
www.ensis.ucl.ac.uk/
|
| Corine Land Cover map |
Vector GIS database of land parcels with land cover attributes. |
www.ceh.ac.uk/sci_pr
ogrammes/BioGeoChem/
CORINELandCoverMap.h
tml
|
|
Countryside Information System |
Spatial environmental information on landscape features, vegetation habitats, agriculture and topography for each one kilometre square of Great Britain. |
www.countrysidesurve
y.org.uk/archiveCS20
00/
|
| Countryside Survey 2000 |
Spatial date on habitat types, land classification, hedgerows, …. that compliment and are compatible with the Countryside Information System (CIS) |
www.countrysidesurve
y.org.uk/archiveCS20
00/
|
|
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) data |
Economical and statistical information agriculture, environment, fisheries, rural affairs and sustainable development. |
statistics.defra.gov
.uk/esg/
|
| Designated sites and habitats for Scotland |
GIS digital data on habitats, species and protected areas in Scotland |
www.snh.org.uk/about
/ab-pa00a.asp
|
|
Designated Sites map |
GIS digital boundary dataset for Designated Wildlife Sites and related information in England |
www.english-nature.o
rg.uk/pubs/gis/tech_
ds.htm
|
| Digitised River Network |
Daily and monthly river flow data from over 1300 gauging stations across the UK. |
www.ceh.ac.uk/data/N
WA.htm
|
|
EDINA |
Based at Edinburgh University Data Library, EDINA is a JISC-funded national data centre. It offers the UK tertiary education and research community networked access to a library of data, information and research resources. |
edina.ed.ac.uk/
|
| EMEP Data |
Data on air pollutants, heavy metals and organic pollutants for Europe, resulting from officially reported data and expert estimates. |
www.emep.int/index_d
ata.html
|
|
Energy usage data |
International statistical data and graphs on energy balances and indicators at country and international level. |
www.iea.org/Textbase
/stats/index.asp
|
| Environmental Attitudes Survey 2002 |
Survey of Public Attitudes to the Environment in Scotland, 2000: date on the views of the Scottish public towards environmental topics, their environmental knowledge, actions and attitudes. |
www.esds.ac.uk/findi
ngdata/snDescription
.asp?sn=5265&key=env
ironmental+attitudes
|
|
Environmental Change Network data |
Long-term data based on a set of key physical, chemical and biological variables which drive and respond to environmental change at a range of terrestrial and freshwater sites across the UK.
|
www.ecn.ac.uk
|
| Environmental Data Services |
Database of current UK environmental legislation, official reports, consultation papers and regulatory guidance. |
www.ends.co.uk
|
|
European Environment Agency |
The EEA data service provides access to datasets aggregated at national level, covering at least 15 of the 25 EU member states, but in many cases a pan-European coverage of 52 countries is available. Graphs and, in the future, maps can be generated from the datasets. Information about the source of each dataset and its geographical and temporal coverage is attached. |
dataservice.eea.euro
pa.eu/dataservice/
|
| European Soil Database |
GIS data of soils at European level, consisting of a Soil Geographical Data Base, Pedotransfer Rules Data Base, Soil Profile Analytical Data Base and Database of Hydraulic Properties . |
eusoils.jrc.it/Data.
html
|
|
Fisheries data Scotland |
Data on annual salmon and sea trout catches and fish and shellfish farm production in Scotland. |
www.frs-scotland.gov
.uk/Delivery/Informa
tion_resources/infor
mation_resources_vie
w_documents.aspx?res
ourceId=39
|
| Fishery statistics |
Global statistical data on fish caught and aquaculture production (per species and country/area), commodity and trade statistics, data on fishing fleet, numbers of fishers and fish consumption. |
www.fao.org/fishery/
statistics/en
|
|
Flood map |
Online flood map that provides flood risk information for England and Wales; searchable by postcode. |
www.environment-agen
cy.gov.uk/subjects/f
lood/?lang=_e
|
| Forest ecosystem monitoring data |
Information about the effects of air pollution and other stress factors affecting UK forest ecosystems, collated from long-term intensive monitoring plots covering five tree species, which form part of a European-wide monitoring network. |
www.forestresearch.g
ov.uk/fr/INFD-67MEVC
|
|
Forest Enterprise Sub-Compartment Database |
GIS data for sub-compartments of Forestry Commission woodland in GB. |
www.statistics.gov.u
k/STATBASE/Source.as
p?vlnk=967&More=Y
|
| Forest Research Dutch elm disease (DED) Archive |
Letters and papers held on file reporting the management of the DED outbreak and the response of the Forestry Commission on it. |
www.forestresearch.g
ov.uk/fr/HCOU-4U4JCL
|
|
Forestry Commission |
Reports and surveys results as well as research on woodlands, tree planting and timber. |
www.forestry.gov.uk
|
| Forestry Commission conservancy boundaries |
Spatial data of boundaries of Forestry Commission conservancies for England. |
www.magic.gov.uk/dat
adoc/metadata.asp?da
taset=24
|
|
Gamebag Census |
Voluntary records of game animals shot on shooting estates in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland; and game birds released. |
www.gwct.org.uk/rese
arch__surveys/wildli
fe_surveys/national_
gamebag_census/defau
lt.asp
|
| GIS Digital Boundary Datasets |
Downloadable GIS boundary maps on ancient woodlands, nature reserves and conservation areas. |
www.english-nature.o
rg.uk/pubs/gis/gis_r
egister.asp
|
|
Global Assessment of Soil Degradation (GLASOD) |
Digital database and boundaries of human induced soil degradation. |
gcmd.nasa.gov/record
s/GCMD_GNV00018_171.
html
|
| Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
Portal providing access to data and information on biodiversity, including taxonomies, specimen databases and species distributions. |
www.gbif.org/
|
|
Global Change Master Directory |
Web portal for access to earth and environmental science data sets and services relevant to global change and earth science research. |
gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/i
ndex.html
|
| Global Land Cover 2000 database |
Global land cover classification database including ecosystem boundaries; global and regional maps. |
bioval.jrc.ec.europa
.eu/products/glc2000
/glc2000.php
|
|
Global Terrestrial Observing System: Terrestrial Ecosystem Monitoring Sites. |
Actively collects, archives and/or distributes environmental data on terrestrial/coastal ecosystems. International web-accessible meta-database on monitoring networks, sites and the variables they measure |
www.fao.org/gtos/tem
s/index.jsp
|
| Historic Environment Information Resources Portal (HEIRPORT) |
A portal for Historic Environment Information Resources, which allows cross-searching of a wide range of databases. |
ads.ahds.ac.uk/cfm/h
eirport2/
|
|
Hydrological trends |
Data on trends in runoff and aquifer recharge patterns. |
www.nerc-wallingford
.ac.uk/ih/nrfa/hydro
logical_trends/index
.htm
|
| Hydrology of soil types (HOST) |
Database of derived soil attributes that can be used to predict river flow levels of un-gauged catchments and for predictions of water quality, land suitability and environmental assessments. |
www.macaulay.ac.uk/h
ost/index.html
|
|
Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS) |
Parish data on land use; field-level Information on agricultural activities. |
www.defra.gov.uk/cor
porate/docs/forms/ia
cs/index.htm
|
| Intute: science, engineering and technology |
Gateway to high quality environmental resources on the Internet. Each resource has been evaluated and categorised by subject specialists based at UK universities |
www.intute.ac.uk/sci
ences/environment/
|
|
Land Cover Map 2000 |
GIS vector dataset of UK landscape features. |
www.ceh.ac.uk/sectio
ns/seo/lcm2000_home.
html
|
| Land Cover Scotland 1988 (LCS88) |
Remote sensed dataset derived from aerial photography taken in 1988; provides broad habitat definitions at 1:25 000 scales. GIS vector (polygon) dataset at 0.1m resolution. |
www.scotland.gov.uk/
Publications/1999/01
/edcd40c7-a578-46d1-
b7a9-abc687fdd61f
|
|
Land use and land cover |
Statistical data on land use for agriculture, forestry, urban and residential purposes and on land use changes for the UK. |
www.defra.gov.uk/evi
dence/statistics/env
ironment/land/alltab
les.htm
|
| Land-Ocean Interaction Study (LOIS) |
Quantitative data and simulations of fluxes and transformations of materials (sediments, nutrients, contaminants) into and out of the coastal zone, extending from the river catchment area to the edge of the continental shelf; east coast of UK. |
www.bodc.ac.uk/proje
cts/uk/lois/
|
|
LIDAR |
GIS data obtained via Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) mapping, providing terrain data on land topography and coastal erosion. |
www.geomatics-group.
co.uk/GeoCMS/order.a
spx
|
| Macrophyte Database |
Database of aquatic plants found in British lakes. |
www.searchnbn.net/
|
|
MAGIC |
Web-based interactive map for England, Scotland and Wales, of geographic information on environmental schemes and designations; with individual datasets available for download, or source info provided. |
www.magic.gov.uk/
|
| Mammal survey data |
Data on mammal records in urban and built environments and mammals sightings and casualties along roads obtained through volunteer recording. |
www.ptes.org/index.p
hp?page=241
|
|
Millennium Development Goals |
Collection of environmental, social, and economic data |
www.un.org/millenniu
mgoals/
|
| National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory |
Estimates of emissions to the atmosphere from UK sources such as cars, trucks, power stations and industrial plants. |
www.naei.org.uk/
|
|
National Digital Archive of Datasets |
NDAD preserves and provides access to archived digital data and documents from UK central government departments. |
www.ndad.nationalarc
hives.gov.uk/
|
| National Inventory of Woodland and Trees |
Derived from LCS88 dataset plus updated to 1995 from Forestry Commission sources; provides information on broadleaved/conifer woodland>2ha and small woods and trees (0.1-2ha) |
www.forestry.gov.uk/
forestry/HCOU-54PG9U
|
|
National Inventory of Woodland and Trees |
Information on the size, distribution, composition and condition of main woodlands of 2 hectares and over, and small woodlands and (groups of) trees for England, Scotland and Wales.
|
www.forestresearch.g
ov.uk/forestry/HCOU-
54PG4D
|
| National Monuments Records |
Inventory of archaeological and built remains, from prehistory to present. |
www.english-heritage
.org.uk/server/show/
nav.16400
|
|
National Monuments Records |
Inventory of archaeological and built remains, from prehistory to present. |
www.peakdistrict-nat
ionalpark.info/study
area/factsheets/04.h
tml
|
| National Monuments Records |
Inventory of archaeological and built remains, from prehistory to present. |
www.rcahms.gov.uk/
|
|
National Parks data |
Information on area, land use, land occupation and resources in National Parks in England and Wales. |
www.cnp.org.uk/1_Nat
ional_Parks--5_Facts
_and_figures.html
|
| National Soil Inventory datasets |
Site and soil information (soil profile and top soil analyses) for 5 km intervals across England and Wales, resulting from georeferenced grid survey. |
www.silsoe.cranfield
.ac.uk/nsri/services
/nsi.htm
|
|
National Soil Map (NATMAP) |
The Digital National Soil Map (1:250,000) of soil associations and series for England and Wales, available at different resolutions (1km, 2km, 5 km). NSRI also holds data on topsoil chemistry, properties and derived functional values for soil series and soil profile descriptions and analyses. |
www.silsoe.cranfield
.ac.uk/nsri/services
/cf/gateway/ooi/abou
t.cfm
|
| Natural History Museum datasets |
Online databases on UK natural history: earth lab datasite, postcode plant database. |
www.nhm.ac.uk
www.nhm.ac.uk/nature
-online/life/plants-
fungi/postcode-plant
s/
|
|
NERC Catalogue |
Access to distributed meta-database on NERC environmental data holdings. |
www.nmp.rl.ac.uk/
|
| NERC Data Grid |
The NERC Data Grid allows users to find and access data (and metadata); and allows data providers to visualise and promote use of their data whilst retaining control over access. Currently focused on atmospheric and oceanographic data, but intended to be expanded to all environmental sciences. |
ndg.nerc.ac.uk/
|
|
Nest Record Scheme |
Bird nest record data (clutch sizes, brood sizes, laying dates and nesting success) recorded in the UK by volunteers. |
www.bto.org/survey/n
est_records/index.ht
m
|
| Organic Farmers and Growers |
Information on supporting organic farmers and growers |
www.soilassociation.
org/
|
|
Park Grass Experiment |
Data on long-term hay production trials for permanent grassland area. |
www.rothamsted.bbsrc
.ac.uk/aen/eusomnet/
expts/parkgrass.html
|
| Partridge Count Scheme database |
Data on annual abundance and breeding success of grey partridges. |
www.gwct.org.uk/rese
arch__surveys/wildli
fe_surveys/partridge
_count_scheme/defaul
t.asp
|
|
Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate (PHSI) eDomero |
Details of all PHSI Inspections, managed by CSL. |
edomero.defra.gov.uk
/Default.aspx?Menu=M
enu&Module=HowReg
|
| Pollution Inventory data |
Emissions data, maps and graphs of pollution releases and waste transfers from industrial and other sites in England and Wales. |
www.environment-agen
cy.gov.uk/homeandlei
sure/37793.aspx
|
|
Public attitudes and behaviours towards the environment |
Statistical data on what people in England think and how they behave across a range of issues relevant to the environment. Data from 2007 survey held on DEFRA website; data from previous surveys (2001, 1993, 1989, 1986) held at UK Data Archive. |
www.defra.gov.uk/evi
dence/statistics/env
ironment/pubatt/inde
x.htm
|
| Remote sensing data (airborne) |
Digital and analogue airborne remote sensing and atmospheric data. |
arsf.nerc.ac.uk/data
/
|
|
River flow data |
River flow data. |
www.nwl.ac.uk/~loiss
ys/datasets.htm
|
| River network data |
River network data. |
www.nwl.ac.uk/~loiss
ys/datasets.htm
|
|
River water quality |
River water quality data. |
www.nwl.ac.uk/~loiss
ys/datasets.htm
|
| River water quality data |
Data on river water quality: biological variables, chemical variables, nutrients and aesthetic quality. |
www.environment-agen
cy.gov.uk/research/l
ibrary/data/34383.as
px
|
|
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew databases |
Online botanical databases on plant nomenclature, taxonomy, plant conservation, geography, seeds, economic botany etc. |
www.kew.org.uk/data/
index.html
|
| Rural Land Registry |
Information and data on land information |
www.landreg.gov.uk/
|
|
Science Environment for Ecological Knowledge (SEEK) |
The Science Environment for Ecological Knowledge (SEEK) facilitates data accessibility and integration of ecological and biodiversity data. |
seek.ecoinformatics.
org/
|
| Scottish deer culls |
Data on number of deer culled in Forestry Commission land in Scotland. |
www.forestresearch.g
ov.uk/website/forest
research.nsf/ByUniqu
e/INFD-6CHDN7
|
|
Scottish Environment Protection Agency data |
Data on water quality, waste, pollutants, and river levels, arising from monitoring of the environment and from operator returned data. |
www.sepa.org.uk
|
| Scottish Forestry Grant Farmland Premium Scheme data |
Data on the applications for and approved grants for the Scottish Forestry Grant Farmland Premium Scheme. |
www.forestry.gov.uk/
forestry/infd-6t5ffx
|
|
Scottish Native Woodland Inventory |
GIS data on native woodland in Scotland. |
www.snh.org.uk/
|
| Sewage Treatment Works Data |
Data from Sewage Treatment Works. |
www.environment-agen
cy.gov.uk/business/t
opics/pollution/3225
4.aspx
|
|
Social and Environmental Conditions in Rural Areas (SECRA) |
Spatial Database incorporating both socio-economic and environmental characteristics of rural census Super Output Areas in England. Consists of boundaries of the SOAs, associated tables and the metadata for each variable. |
www.sei.se/relu/
|
| Soil database for Scotland |
GIS and point data about Scottish soil types, properties, locations, etc. |
www.macaulay.ac.uk/p
rojects/projectdetai
ls.php?105930
|
|
Soil series |
Tabular data that augment the 1:250,000 NATMAP data to include soil water regime, soil hydrology and pesticide leaching class. |
www.silsoe.cranfield
.ac.uk/nsri/services
/cf/gateway/ooi/seri
es.cfm
|
| Spatial Information Repository (SPIRE) |
Geographical information depository under development. |
www.defra.gov.uk/evi
dence/gi/spire/index
.htm
|
|
Species 2000 Organisation |
Online common access system to locate a species by name across an array of online taxonomic databases. |
www.sp2000.org/
|
| State of the Countryside Data |
The latest comprehensive information on the social, economic and environmental condition of rural England. |
www.ruralcommunities
.gov.uk/projects/sta
teofthecountrysideda
ta/overview
|
|
Sussex Study database |
Wildlife changes (partridge and insects) on farmland in Sussex, including weed and counts. |
www.gwct.org.uk/rese
arch__surveys/biodiv
ersity__ecosystems/f
armland_biodiversity
/cereal_ecosystems/3
20.asp
|
| Terrestrial Ecosystem Monitoring Sites (Global Terrestrial Observing System) |
International directory of sites and networks that carry out long-term, terrestrial in-situ monitoring and research activities, with environmental data and monitored variables for each site. |
www.fao.org/gtos/tem
s/index.jsp
|
|
Tide data |
Predictions of tidal times and heights. |
easytide.ukho.gov.uk
/EasyTide/EasyTide/i
ndex.aspx
|
| UK Biodiversity Action Plan |
Online library of downloadable data on the UK biodiversity. |
www.ukbap.org.uk
|
|
UK Environmental Data Index |
Environmental data index holding metadata on datasets held by CEH and other contributors; helps in identifying sources of environmental data on air, water and land quality. |
ukedi.ceh.ac.uk/
|
| UK Natura Barometer |
Data on the changes in the state of UK Nature (species and habitats) based on the results of surveillance schemes, biological recording, and protected site monitoring. |
www.jncc.gov.uk/page
-3712
|
|
UK precipitation data |
Precipitation data, water chemistry and biological data (diatoms, macro invertebrates) for 11 streams and 11 lakes monitored as part of the acid waters monitoring network. |
www.ukawmn.ucl.ac.uk
/
|
| Vegetation condition data |
Data on vegetation condition and condition of Sites of Special Scientific Interest |
naturalengland.etrad
erstores.com/Natural
EnglandShop/R220
|
|
Vegetation condition data |
Data on vegetation condition and condition of Sites of Special Scientific Interest |
www.snh.org.uk/
|
| Vegetation condition data Peak District moors |
Data on vegetation condition and condition of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Peak District moors. |
www.moorsforthefutur
e.org.uk/
|
|
What's in your backyard data |
Map and postcode based environmental data on water quality, pollution, waste, etc. in the local environment. |
www.environment-agen
cy.gov.uk/homeandlei
sure/37793.aspx
|
| Wildlife statistics |
Statistics and trends in UK species based on surveillance schemes and biological recording. |
www.jncc.gov.uk/page
-3254
|
|
Wind farms |
Location, size and density of wind farms in UK. |
www.bwea.com/ukwed/
|
| Woodland expansion areas |
potential areas for new woodland creation. |
www.forestry.gov.uk/
forestry/infd-7fweq5
|
|
World soil information |
Digital and analogue soil and geophysical data.
|
www.isric.nl/
|
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