Forest Research Experiment Sites in Great Britain, 2016

Forest Research records locations of scientific experiments and sample plots on the National Forest Estate and private land across Great Britain. The dataset's objective is to prevent accidental damage during forestry operations and provide contact details for inquiries. It was published by the Scottish Government via SpatialData.gov.scot and was last updated in July 2026.

Use Cases

• Spatial planning of forestry operations to avoid damaging research plots based on site location data.
• Identifying contact points for research collaboration or operational inquiries based on provided contact details.
• Mapping the distribution and types of long-term forest research experiments across Great Britain.

Strengths

• Explicitly designed for a practical operational purpose: preventing damage to research sites.
• Covers both public (National Forest Estate) and private land, suggesting broad geographic scope.
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-07-08 13:32:28.654771.

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.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot

Collection Method

Records from Forest Research, likely compiled for operational coordination.

Time Range

Snapshot from 2016, with metadata updated in 2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:28.654771; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Great Britain (National Forest Estate and private land)