8c3358aabf79468381a781d52def23e8 English dataset Marine GI Data Natural England Natural England +44 (0)300 060 3900 +44 (0)300 060 2356 Foss House, Kings Pool, 1-2 Peasholme Green York YO1 7PX enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk pointOfContact 2022-03-09 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::27700 NVC Survey of Saltmarsh and Other Habitats in The Wash European Marine Site 2003-02-28 publication 2018-03-01 revision NATENG00000F http://www.naturalengland.org.uk Field survey using the National Vegetation Classification (NVC) methodology (Rodwell, 2000) was used to record and map the vegetation of saltmarsh and other habitats along The Wash candidate Special Area of Conservation (cSAC) from July to October 2001 and July to August 2002. Saltmarshes were surveyed from the River Nene to Gibraltar Point including Lutton, Nene, Gedney, Holbeach Bombing Range, Decoy Outfall, Fosdyke and Fosdyke Wash, Scalp and Cots Marshes, Kirton Marsh, Freiston Low Marsh, Leverton and Toft Marsh. This report presents the survey results for these sites. Royal Haskoning (UK Head Office) Contract Manager +44 (0)1733 334455 +44 (0)1733 262243 Rightwell House Bretton Peterborough PE3 8DW info@exeter.royalhaskoning.com originator Marine GI Data Natural England Natural England +44 (0)300 060 3900 +44 (0)300 060 2356 Foss House, Kings Pool, 1-2 Peasholme Green York YO1 7PX enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk custodian notPlanned Documents Geographic Information System Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Habitats and biotopes GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-01-06 revision Habitat extent Habitat characterisation SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary 2009-11-16 revision OGL otherRestrictions OGL English biota Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Southern North Sea SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords 2010-01-01 revision inapplicable -0.1183 0.5711 52.7000 53.2475 2001-07-01 2002-08-31 Marine GI Data Natural England Natural England +44 (0)300 060 3900 +44 (0)300 060 2356 Foss House, Kings Pool, 1-2 Peasholme Green York YO1 7PX enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk distributor dataset During autumn 2000 and summer 2001, saltmarsh and other habitats were surveyed at Cowhole, Morston, Blakeney, Stiffkey, Warham, Wells, Holkham, Burnham, Little Ramsey, The Nod, Scolt, Brancaster, Titchwell, Thornham and Holme (Ragged Marsh). Although there were potential limitations due to the time of the survey in 2000, with respect to distinguishing between sub-species, this aspect was partly verified in the 2001 survey season. In particular, the establishment of monitoring transects during 2002 ensured that vegetation communities, sub-communities and rare species were fully documented. In total, 1249 quadrats were recorded and used to construct floristic tables describing the vegetation communities. Target notes were also recorded for various parameters including management practice, drainage and evidence of erosion and or deposition. The survey results were used in conjunction with aerial photographs of the North Norfolk Coast in order to enhance the mapping output. The vegetation communities and sub-communities were mapped at 1:5000 scale in broad accordance with the colour coding used in the ‘NVC Survey of Saltmarsh Habitat in the Severn Estuary’ (Dargie, 1998a and 1998b). However, it was necessary to expand the range of colours in order to accommodate the large number of vegetation communities and sub-communities present. In addition to this, during 2002, 13 monitoring transects were established and sampled.