Datasets

  • Country Parks

    There are over 250 recognised Country Parks in England and Wales. Most Country Parks were designated in the 1970s, under the Countryside Act 1968 with the support of the former...

  • Biosphere Reserves

    This spatial dataset contains the digital boundaries of biosphere reserves in Wales. The Biosphere Reserve is an international designation made by UNESCO based on nominations...

  • Biogenetic Reserves

    This is a spatial dataset containing the boundaries of Biogenetic Reserves in Wales. Biogenetic Reserves aim to conserve European flora, fauna and natural areas especially...

  • Phase 2 Lowland Peatland Survey of Wales

    This dataset is part of the Phase 2 Habitats surveys conducted across Wales. It consists of a detailed survey of plant communities in lowland peatland vegetation. The survey...

  • Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs)

    This spatial dataset contains the digital boundaries of Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) statutory landscape designation in Wales. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has a...

  • Phase 2 Lowland Grassland Survey of Wales

    This project comprised of a detailed survey of plant communities in semi-natural lowland grassland vegetation across Wales. The purpose of this data capture was to characterise...

  • Terrestrial Phase 1 Habitat Survey

    This dataset holds comprehensive habitat cover data for the whole of Wales derived from a programme of field recording that was begun by the Wales Field Unit (WFU) of the Nature...

  • Marine Phase 1 Intertidal Habitat Survey

    This is a dataset compiled of spatially-referenced survey data obtained from different intertidal communities (biotopes) in Wales. Maps include information on biotope location,...

  • Regionally Important Geodiversity Sites (RIGS)

    Regionally Important Geodiversity Sites (RIGS) are non-statutory sites selected to protect the most important places for geology, geomorphology and soils, complementing the...

  • GEMINI Test Record October 2026

    THIS IS NOT REAL DATA. This record contains test data entered by NRW for validation purposes only. The information is not real and has been created solely to verify that the...

  • Mammal records captured from Licence Returns submitted to Natural Resources...

    This dataset is comprised of records of mainly mammal species across Wales obtained from former Countryside Council for Wales’ and Natural Resources Wales’ survey, monitoring...

  • Habitats Regulations 9A Wales Reporting 2019-2024 Dataset

    This dataset supports Wales’s first country-level assessment under Regulation 9A of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended) for the reporting...

  • Native Oyster Potential Restoration Areas

    This dataset has been developed to determine where there are suitable environmental conditions for native oyster restoration . It has been developed as part of the Wales Native...

  • Zostera Marina Habitat Suitability

    This data has been developed to map areas that have the suitable environmental conditions for the predominantly subtidal seagrass species Zostera marina to grow. It has been...

  • Fisheries Habitat Restoration Plans

    This is a GIS layer that displays where all the NRW 'Fisheries Habitat Restoration Plans' are across Wales. All the information has been extracted from within the plans and it...

  • River Restoration Habitats Index

    The resource is a summary of existing NRW 'River restoration plans', with detail of the Water Framework Directive waterbody ID and name with internal links to view the plans....

  • Communities at Risk Register 2025 – Present Day (CaRR)

    The Communities at Risk Register (CaRR) has been developed to provide an objective means of identifying risk and prioritising flood risk management activities at a Wales-wide,...

  • Marine SAC Freshwater Catchments Requiring Nitrogen Neutrality

    The Marine SAC Freshwater Catchments Requiring Nitrogen Neutrality layer is a subset of the Nutrient Sensitive Marine SAC Freshwater Catchments layer. It only shows the three...

  • Aerial survey of seals in Wales 2023

    This data is counts of seals hauled out during aerial surveys of the coast of Wales in August 2023. Data consists of date and time, site number, photographic frame start and...

  • Marine Protected Areas Compensation Habitat

    This data is a map of the extent of marine areas in Welsh waters that have been identified as compensatory habitat within Welsh waters and along Welsh coastlines under...