NRW_DS124923 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 2026-03-03T13:06:36 MEDIN 3.1.2 wel eng utf8 Latitude and Longitude (EPSG::4326) Restoring marine and coastal habitats in Wales: identifying spatial opportunities and benefits Restoring marine and coastal habitats in Wales: identifying spatial opportunities and benefits Adfer cynefinoedd morol ac arfordirol yng Nghymru: adnabod cyfleoedd a manteision gofodol Spatial opportunities for restoring marine and coastal habitats in Wales habitat restoration.lyr Native Oyster Opportunities.lyr Saltmarsh and Mudflats Opportunities Floodplains SMPpolicy.lyr 2022-07-21 publication 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313234393233 In order to better understand opportunities to build resilience in the Welsh marine environment, a report was commissioned by Natural Resources Wales to identify potential spatial opportunities to restore valuable marine habitats. The report created spatial products (Arc Geo database) for: areas in the floodplain that might be suitable for the creation of mudflat and saltmarsh through managed realignment and areas where the right conditions might exist for native oyster habitat and horse mussel bed restoration. The horse mussel data was provided from JNCC. The report also addresses restoration potential for Sabellaria alveolata reefs although no spatial data was created for this habitat and seagrass habitat although this was provided as a map image from JNCC. These spatial Data layers should be considered as initial aides to identifying potential locations or areas but come with several limitations which have been discussed in the report. Any restoration projects should undergo further site validation and local engagement before proceeding with any specific site. The following GIS datasets were created for this: Saltmarsh_Mudflat_Opportunities_Opportunities_Floodplains_SMPpolicy, Native_Oyster_Opportunities, Wave_Height_Grid_ABPmerSeastates, Current_Speed_Grid_ABPmerSeastates, Historic_Saltmarsh_Extents, S_alveolata_records_historic_and_current, O_edulis_records_historic_and_current, M_modiolus_records_historic_and_current, Potential_Beneficial_Use_Sources. In order to better understand opportunities to build resilience in the Welsh marine environment, a report was commissioned by Natural Resources Wales to identify potential spatial opportunities to restore valuable marine habitats. The report created spatial products (Arc Geo database) for: areas in the floodplain that might be suitable for the creation of mudflat and saltmarsh through managed realignment and areas where the right conditions might exist for native oyster habitat and horse mussel bed restoration. The horse mussel data was provided from JNCC. The report also addresses restoration potential for Sabellaria alveolata reefs although no spatial data was created for this habitat and seagrass habitat although this was provided as a map image from JNCC. These spatial Data layers should be considered as initial aides to identifying potential locations or areas but come with several limitations which have been discussed in the report. Any restoration projects should undergo further site validation and local engagement before proceeding with any specific site. The following GIS datasets were created for this: Saltmarsh_Mudflat_Opportunities_Opportunities_Floodplains_SMPpolicy, Native_Oyster_Opportunities, Wave_Height_Grid_ABPmerSeastates, Current_Speed_Grid_ABPmerSeastates, Historic_Saltmarsh_Extents, S_alveolata_records_historic_and_current, O_edulis_records_historic_and_current, M_modiolus_records_historic_and_current, Potential_Beneficial_Use_Sources. Er mwyn deall yn well y cyfleoedd i feithrin cydnerthedd yn yr amgylchedd morol yng Nghymru, comisiynodd Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru adroddiad i adnabod cyfleoedd gofodol posibl i adfer cynefinoedd morol gwerthfawr. Creodd yr adroddiad gynhyrchion gofodol (cronfa ddata Arc Geo) ar gyfer: ardaloedd yn y gorlifdir a allai fod yn addas ar gyfer creu fflatiau llaid a morfeydd heli drwy eu hailalinio mewn ffordd reoledig, ac ardaloedd ble gallai’r amgylchiadau fod yn gywir ar gyfer cynefin wystrys brodorol ac adfer gwelyau cregyn dilyw. Darparwyd y data ar gregyn dilyw gan JNCC. Mae’r adroddiad hefyd yn ystyried y potensial ar gyfer adfer riffiau Sabellaria alveolata er na chrëwyd data gofodol ar gyfer y cynefin hwn a chynefin morwellt, ond darparwyd hyn fel delwedd map gan JNCC. Dylid ystyried yr haenau data gofodol hyn fel cymorth cychwynnol ar gyfer adnabod lleoliadau neu ardaloedd posib, ond mae llawer o gyfyngiadau iddynt sydd wedi’u trafod yn yr adroddiad. Ar gyfer unrhyw brosiectau adfer, dylid gwneud asesiadau pellach ar gyfer dilysu’r safle ac ymgysylltu’n lleol cyn symud ymlaen gydag unrhyw safle penodol. Defnyddiwyd amrywiaeth o ddata ffynhonnell a’i gyfuno i greu detholiad o Haenau GIS sydd wedi’u rhestru yn y crynodeb, er mwyn adnabod cyfleoedd gofodol ar gyfer adfer cynefinoedd a rhywogaethau morol ac arfordirol. Datganiad priodoli: Yn cynnwys gwybodaeth Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru © Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru a Chronfa Ddata Hawl. Cedwir pob hawl. 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 ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd Suite B, Waterside House, Town Quay, Southampton, SO14 2AQ, England enquiries@abpmer.co.uk http://www.abpmer.co.uk/ 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 Oceanographic geographical features Hydrography Habitats and biotopes Species distribution Elevation theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme habitat restoration horse mussel polychaete worms native oyster saltmarsh ecology mudflats modiolus modiolus saltmarsh (salt-marsh) (salt marsh) habitat mapping sabellaria alveolata Habitat Restoration Project oysters honeycomb worm ostrea edulis ostrea edulis theme NRW Thesaurus 2025-01-08 publication geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords Coastal geomorphology Habitat extent Habitat characterisation theme SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2024-06-19 publication geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.rdf+xml otherRestrictions Part of this dataset is sensitive and restricted as it contains data exempt from general release under EIR. Unrestricted parts of the dataset can be released under an Open Government Licence (OGL). no limitations otherRestrictions Output data: © CNC/NRW. Unrestricted data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose. Input data: © various. Data may be re-used under the terms of the 3rd Party Data licence made available with the data (see lineage). It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for purpose and it is advised that you obtain the latest copy from the provider. Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. Open Government Licence vector eng utf8 oceans NRW Geographic Identifiers Collection 2024-01-01 publication Wales (WLS) -5.777741 -2.608865 51.240829 53.513067 SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2013-02-05 creation troposphere 2021-01-01 2021-07-01 Armstrong, S., Pearson, Z., Williamson, D., Frost, N., Scott, C. 2021. Restoring marine and coastal habitats in Wales: identifying spatial opportunities and benefits. NRW Report No: 554 NRW, Cardiff. Geographic Information System Unknown ESRI Feature Classes https://datamap.gov.wales/layergroups/geonode:nrw_restoring_marine_and_coastal_habitats_in_wales_identifying_spatial_opportunities_and_benefits WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link View and Download information https://datamap.gov.wales/capabilities/layergroup/3599/?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 A variety of source data was used and merged to create a selection of GIS Layers listed in the abstract to identify spatial opportunities for restoration of marine and coastal habitats and species. •NRW Flood Zone 3 •NRW SMP •OS Foreshore - https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/products/vectormap-district •EA SMP - https://data.gov.uk/dataset/0c492f70-8d54-42d9-ba2c-23cd2e513737/shoreline-management-plan-mapping •OS MHWS - https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/products/terrain-50 •EMODnet Bathymetry - https://portal.emodnet-bathymetry.eu/ •Habmap Bathymetry (estuaries only) •Kinetic Energy / current speed - Developed by ABPmer •JNCC Combined habitat map - http://gis.ices.dk/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/f7d5a168-0097-4437-944e-cc63111d15c6 •Welsh National Marine Plan Area: https://datamap.gov.wales/layers/geonode:wnmp_areas •Records for each species were downloaded from Obis (https://obis.org/) and NBN Atlas (https://nbnatlas.org/). •Lle disposal sites dataset A variety of source data was used and merged to create a selection of GIS Layers listed in the abstract to identify spatial opportunities for restoration of marine and coastal habitats and species. •NRW Flood Zone 3 •NRW SMP •OS Foreshore - https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/products/vectormap-district •EA SMP - https://data.gov.uk/dataset/0c492f70-8d54-42d9-ba2c-23cd2e513737/shoreline-management-plan-mapping •OS MHWS - https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/products/terrain-50 •EMODnet Bathymetry - https://portal.emodnet-bathymetry.eu/ •Habmap Bathymetry (estuaries only) •Kinetic Energy / current speed - Developed by ABPmer •JNCC Combined habitat map - http://gis.ices.dk/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/f7d5a168-0097-4437-944e-cc63111d15c6 •Welsh National Marine Plan Area: https://datamap.gov.wales/layers/geonode:wnmp_areas •Records for each species were downloaded from Obis (https://obis.org/) and NBN Atlas (https://nbnatlas.org/). •Lle disposal sites dataset