Upland Fens Flushes & Swamps Habitat Network Maps for England

A habitat network map for Upland Fens Flushes & Swamps in England, developed by Natural England. The data applies ecological principles to identify existing habitat patches, associated habitats, potential restoration sites, and network enhancement zones. It was last updated on 2026-07-13.

Use Cases

• Identify priority areas for habitat restoration based on the 'Restorable habitat' and 'Habitat creation' components.
• Plan landscape-scale conservation corridors using the 'Network Enhancement Zones' and 'Fragmentation Action Zone'.
• Assess ecological resilience by analyzing the spatial configuration of 'Primary habitat' and 'Associated habitat' mosaics.

Strengths

• Based on nationally consistent spatial data, including the Priority Habitat Inventories (PHIv2.2).
• Defines four distinct network zones for targeted conservation action.
• Last updated date is explicitly provided as 2026-07-13 13:02:08.204280.

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 and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Natural England

Collection Method

Developed using the best available nationally consistent spatial data, primarily the Priority Habitat Inventories (PHIv2.2).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-13 13:02:08.204280; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England