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Metadata: 2011, LUC, Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm, Onshore National Vegetation Classification Survey
Abstract:
Mainstream Renewable Power Limited is currently developing the Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm, located 15.5 km off Fife Ness on the east coast of Scotland. An Environmental Statement had to be prepared in support of the application for planning permission to construct and operate grid connection infrastructure associated with the Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm located within East Lothian. Land Use Consultants Limited (LUC) were commissioned by Mainstream Renewable Power Limited, on behalf of Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Limited, to undertake a National Vegetation Classification (NVC) survey as part of the Environmental Statement. The survey was undertaken targeting habitats of particular nature conservation interest, and potential Ground Water Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystems (GWDTEs) within the Onshore Works and a 100 m buffer.
Data holder:
Crown Estate Scotland
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 18649 |
| Title | The title is used to provide a brief and precise description of the dataset such as 'Date', 'Originating organisation/programme', 'Location' and 'Type of survey'. All acronyms and abbreviations should be reproduced in full. | 2011, LUC, Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm, Onshore National Vegetation Classification Survey |
| File Identifier | The File Identifier is a code, preferably a GUID, that is globally unique and remains with the same metadata record even if the record is edited or transferred between portals or tools. | 49b5a70d-40ef-4a6b-9d6c-4fe7cc4984ab |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | CES-262 |
| Resource type | The resource type will likely be a dataset but could also be a series (collection of datasets with a common specification) or a service. | series |
| Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2011-06-11 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2011-08-02 |
| Frequency of updates | This describes the frequency with which the resource is modified or updated i.e. a monitoring programme that samples once per year has a frequency that is described as 'annually'. | notPlanned |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | Mainstream Renewable Power Limited is currently developing the Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm, located 15.5 km off Fife Ness on the east coast of Scotland. An Environmental Statement had to be prepared in support of the application for planning permission to construct and operate grid connection infrastructure associated with the Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm located within East Lothian. Land Use Consultants Limited (LUC) were commissioned by Mainstream Renewable Power Limited, on behalf of Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Limited, to undertake a National Vegetation Classification (NVC) survey as part of the Environmental Statement. The survey was undertaken targeting habitats of particular nature conservation interest, and potential Ground Water Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystems (GWDTEs) within the Onshore Works and a 100 m buffer. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | The NVC survey broadly followed the method described by Rodwell (2006). Vegetation communities were classified in accordance with keys and floristic tables published in the five NVC volumes (Rodwell, 1991 et seq.). Other reference sources were also used to assist in the identification of different NVC communities (Averis et al,. 2004; Cooper, 1998). Quadrat sampling was undertaken to support field observation. A quadrat size of 2 x 2 m (5 x 5 m for woodland ground flora) was used and percentage cover of species within the quadrat was assessed according to the Domin scale (Mueller-Dombois and Ellenberg, 1974). Where possible, classification to NVC sub-community level was undertaken. However, in a few instances the vegetation was such that it could not be readily assigned sub-community level. |
| Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | Data restricted |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Land vegetation |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Consenting | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Onshore area of search | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Habitats and biotopes | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 55.968785 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -2.385006 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 55.912101 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -2.545997 |
| Responsible organisations | ||
| Role | The point of contact is person or organisation with responsibility for the creation and maintenance of the metadata for the resource. | pointOfContact |
| Organisation name | Mainstream Renewable Power Limited | |
| Position name | Data Manager | |
| info@neartnagaoithe.com | ||
| Role | The custodian is the person or organisation that accepts responsibility for the resource and ensures appropriate care and maintenance. If a dataset has been lodged with a Data Archive Centre for maintenance then this organisation is be entered here. | custodian |
| Organisation name | Crown Estate Scotland | |
| Phone | +44 (0)131 260 6070 | |
| enquiries@crownestatescotland.com | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Land Use Consultants | |
| Individual name | Joanna Wright | |
| Position name | Principal in Charge | |
| glasgow@landuse.co.uk | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Crown Estate Scotland | |
| Phone | +44 (0)131 260 6070 | |
| enquiries@crownestatescotland.com | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | EDF Renewables | |
| info_uk@edf-power.com | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/CES-262/summary |
| Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk | |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 20.1 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 20.2 Limitations on Public Access - Other constraints | There will be no limitations when published on the Marine Data Exchange | |
| 21.1 Conditions for Access and Use - Use constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 21.2 Conditions for Access and Use - Other constraints | This states any constraints on use of the data. Multiple conditions can be recorded for different parts of the data resource. If no conditions apply, then `No condtions apply` is recorded. This uses free text. | Data Must be used in accordance to the Marine Data Exchange's Terms of Use: https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/content/info/terms-of-use |
| Version info | ||
| Date of publication | The publication date of the resource or if previously unpublished the date that the resource was made publicly available via the MEDIN network. | 2025-05-16 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-09-27 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-08-13 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | 3.1.2 |