2000 Flamborough Head SAC Intertidal Survey: Marine Conservation Data

The 2000 English Nature Flamborough Head SAC intertidal survey is a collation of data from a variety of marine environments. It was carried out by Natural England to specified standards and established methodologies for purposes including condition assessments and surveys of Natura 2000 site features. The dataset is published under the Open Government Licence.

Use Cases

• Assessing the condition of marine habitats based on survey data mentioned in the description.
• Verifying features for Marine Conservation Zones (rMCZ) based on the survey purposes described.
• Analyzing intertidal biodiversity patterns for the Flamborough Head Special Area of Conservation.
• Supporting marine spatial planning with standardized survey evidence from established methodologies.

Strengths

• Data collection follows specified standards and established methodologies, as stated in the description.
• Covers a variety of marine environments and survey purposes, including condition assessments and Natura 2000 site features.
• Published under a clear open license (Open Government Licence).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Natural England, collated by the Government Digital Service.

Collection Method

Collation of surveys carried out to specified standards and established methodologies.

Time Range

Survey conducted in 2000.

Freshness

Survey conducted in 2000; last update date for the dataset is unknown.

Geography

Flamborough Head Special Area of Conservation (SAC), United Kingdom.