Deer Movement Reports in the UK from January to December 2015

Animal Reporting and Movement Service data reports on total number of deer movements (both non-electronic and electronic) from January 2015 to December 2015. The dataset was published by the Government Digital Service and is available in an Excel XLS format. As of 25th May 2023, this catalog is no longer updated and has been retired.

Use Cases

• Analyze seasonal trends in deer movements based on the monthly reporting structure.
• Compare electronic versus non-electronic reporting volumes for the 2015 calendar year.
• Assess compliance or activity levels in animal movement reporting systems.

Strengths

• Data covers a full calendar year from January to December 2015.
• Distinguishes between electronic and non-electronic movement reports.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Animal Reporting and Movement Service reports.

Time Range

January 2015 to December 2015

Freshness

Dataset catalog was retired on 25th May 2023.

Geography

Likely United Kingdom, based on the 'eu_open_data' platform and government source.