Great Britain's national forest estate contains managed recreation areas with physical boundaries. The data describes assets like car parks, play areas, buildings, and sports facilities, categorized by types such as Vehicle, Visitor area, Sports, Building, Play, Accommodation, Ponds/Lakes, and Concert. It is provided by the Scottish Government via SpatialData.gov.scot and was last updated on 2026-07-08.
Use Cases
- Mapping public recreation infrastructure based on described asset types like car parks and picnic areas.
- Analyzing the distribution of managed sports facilities such as bike parks and climbing areas within forests.
- Planning tourism and visitor services using data on accommodation assets like camp sites and cabin sites.
- Assessing the availability of specific amenities like visitor centres, toilets, and wildlife hides for public use.
Strengths
- Lists over 30 specific asset subtypes, including Car Park, Play Area, Camp Site, and Visitor Centre.
- Provides a detailed categorization of recreation assets into 8 primary types (e.g., Vehicle, Sports, Building).
- Managed by a government organization (Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot), suggesting an official source.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is 2026-07-08 13:33:05.894725.
Provenance
- Source
- Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:05.894725.
- Geography
- Great Britain