Natural Resources Wales Forest Recreation Areas and Managed Assets

A geospatial dataset of managed recreation areas within Natural Resources Wales forests. It lists purpose-built and natural assets with physical boundaries, categorized into types like vehicle areas, visitor areas, sports facilities, buildings, play areas, accommodation, ponds/lakes, and concert spaces. The data is provided by the Government Digital Service under the OGL-UK-3.0 license.

Use Cases

• Mapping public recreation facility locations based on described asset types like car parks and visitor centres.
• Analyzing the distribution of different managed asset subtypes such as BBQ areas, bike parks, and camp sites.
• Planning resource allocation for forest management based on categorized investment areas like play zones and sports installations.

Strengths

• Includes a detailed classification system with 8 primary asset types and over 30 specific asset subtypes.
• Focuses on managed assets with physical boundaries, suggesting consistent criteria for inclusion.

Limitations

• Row count, file formats, and last update date are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely collected and managed by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) as part of its forestry operations.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Wales, United Kingdom (areas managed by Natural Resources Wales)