49b5a70d-40ef-4a6b-9d6c-4fe7cc4984ab English series series 2026-08-13T13:35:25 MEDIN 3.1.2 biota Land vegetation SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-06-19 revision Consenting The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15 revision Onshore area of search The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision Habitats and biotopes GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2009-07-31 revision SeaDataNet sea areas 2012-11-07 revision North Sea SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2020-05-21 revision unknown 2011-06-11T23:00:00 2011-08-02T23:00:00 -2.545997 -2.385006 55.912101 55.968785 CES-262 Marine Data Exchange 2011, LUC, Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm, Onshore National Vegetation Classification Survey 2025-05-16T10:00:20 publication English 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 restricted There will be no limitations when published on the Marine Data Exchange otherRestrictions 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 otherRestrictions Crown Estate Scotland +44 (0)131 260 6070 enquiries@crownestatescotland.com custodian Joanna Wright Land Use Consultants Principal in Charge glasgow@landuse.co.uk originator Crown Estate Scotland +44 (0)131 260 6070 enquiries@crownestatescotland.com distributor EDF Renewables info_uk@edf-power.com owner notPlanned Geographic Information System Image https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/CES-262/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site. 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 2010-12-08T00:00:00 publication Conformity with the Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 was either not relevant to this dataset or not a requirement of the Marine Data Exchange for the creation and submission of this dataset; therefore, conformity has not been assessed and cannot be declared False series 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. Mainstream Renewable Power Limited Data Manager info@neartnagaoithe.com pointOfContact EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2021-03-18 revision OSGB36 / British National Grid