NRW_DS119124 eng dataset Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en pointOfContact 2026-03-03T11:15:29 MEDIN 3.1.2 wel eng utf8 British National Grid (EPSG::27700) National Marine Character Areas (NMCA) National Marine Character Areas (NMCA) Ardaloedd Cymeriad Morol Cenedlaethol Marine Character Areas 2025-01-30 publication 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313139313234 Seascapes, like landscapes, reflect the relationship between people and place and the part it plays in forming the setting to our everyday lives. Marine Character Areas highlight the key natural, cultural and perceptual influences that make the character of each seascape distinct and unique. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) were commissioned on behalf of Welsh Government to identify the character of Wales’ seascapes at a broad-scale. We divided our inshore waters into 29 Marine Character Areas. This work provides the strategic spatial evidence on seascapes to inform the Wales National Marine Plan, which is being prepared by Welsh Government. Each area profile includes a description of the key characteristics, including their natural, cultural and perceptual influences, as well as land - sea inter-visibility maps. Seascapes, like landscapes, reflect the relationship between people and place and the part it plays in forming the setting to our everyday lives. Marine Character Areas highlight the key natural, cultural and perceptual influences that make the character of each seascape distinct and unique. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) were commissioned on behalf of Welsh Government to identify the character of Wales’ seascapes at a broad-scale. We divided our inshore waters into 29 Marine Character Areas. This work provides the strategic spatial evidence on seascapes to inform the Wales National Marine Plan, which is being prepared by Welsh Government. Each area profile includes a description of the key characteristics, including their natural, cultural and perceptual influences, as well as land - sea inter-visibility maps. Yn yr un modd â thirweddau, mae morweddau'n adlewyrchur berthynas rhwng pobl a lleoedd a'u cyfraniad at ffurfio cyd-destun ein bywydau bob dydd. Mae Ardaloedd Cymeriad Morol yn tynnu sylw at ddylanwadau naturiol, diwylliannol a chanfyddiadol hollbwysig sy'n gwneud cymeriad pob morwedd yn arbennig ac yn unigryw. Comisiynwyd CNC ar ran Llywodraeth Cymru i bennu cymeriad tirweddau Cymru ar raddfa fras. Rhannwyd ein dyfroedd mewndirol yn 29 o Ardaloedd Cymeriad Morol. Mae'r gwaith hwn yn rhoi tystiolaeth ofodol strategol ynghylch morweddau i lywio Cynllun Morol Cenedlaethol Cymru, sy'n cael ei baratoi gan Lywodraeth Cymru. Mae proffil pob ardal yn cynnwys disgrifiad o'r nodweddion allweddol, gan gynnwys eu dylanwadau naturiol, diwylliannol a chanfyddiadol, yn ogystal â mapiau rhyngweledol o'r tir a'r môr. LUC, 2015. National Seascape Assessment for Wales. Adroddiad Tystiolaeth CNC 80. 78pp, Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru, Bangor (Cymru) Datganiad priodoli Yn cynnwys gwybodaeth Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru © Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru a Hawl Cronfa Ddata. Cedwir pob hawl. Yn cynnwys data Arolwg Ordnans. Rhif Trwydded Arolwg Ordnans AC0000849444. Hawlfraint y Goron a Hawl Cronfa Ddata Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en owner Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en custodian Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en originator Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en distributor notPlanned Land cover theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme seascape character assessment seascapes spatial plan theme NRW Thesaurus 2025-01-08 publication geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords Habitat characterisation theme SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2024-06-19 publication geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.rdf+xml Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR) Sea and Coast (SMNR) Management Areas (SMNR) Marine (SMNR) Water Resources (SMNR) Natural Resources (Incl. Features and Processes) (SMNR) Ecosystem (SMNR) theme NRW SMNR Keywords 2024-06-26 publication geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-smnr-keywords otherRestrictions There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely. no limitations otherRestrictions © CNC/NRW All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. 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. Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right. Open Government Licence vector 250000 eng utf8 boundaries SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2021-01-06 revision benthic boundary layer NRW Geographic Identifiers Collection 2024-01-01 publication Wales (WLS) -5.777741 -2.608865 51.240829 53.513067 2015-01-01 2021-11-03 https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/maps/marine-character-areas/?lang=en LUC, 2015. National Seascape Assessment for Wales. NRW Evidence Report 80. 78pp, Natural Resources Wales, Bangor (Wales) Geographic Information System ESRI Feature Class. https://datamap.gov.wales/layers/inspire-nrw:NRW_MARINE_CHARACTER_AREAS WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link View and Download information https://datamap.gov.wales/capabilities/layer/390/?ows_service=wms OGC:WMS Web Mapping Service information dataset Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 publication This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation. false This work was carried out under contract to LUC. Character assessment involves desk-based stages and field verification, considering the variety and combination of natural, cultural and perceptual influences that make one place distinct and recognisable from another. In all cases the UK Hydrographic Office’s Marine Charts and Ordnance Survey basemapping (for where the MCAs meet the coast) were used as the primary reference points to guide the boundary drawing process, which was digitised in GIS at a scale of 1:250,000. This work was carried out under contract to LUC. Character assessment involves desk-based stages and field verification, considering the variety and combination of natural, cultural and perceptual influences that make one place distinct and recognisable from another. In all cases the UK Hydrographic Office’s Marine Charts and Ordnance Survey basemapping (for where the MCAs meet the coast) were used as the primary reference points to guide the boundary drawing process, which was digitised in GIS at a scale of 1:250,000.