NatureScot Habitats and Species: Spatial Distribution Data for Scotland

NatureScot's WFS provides spatial data on Scotland's important plant and animal species. The data includes decades of habitat surveys and habitat impact assessments. The Government Digital Service is the listed organization.

Use Cases

• Model species distribution based on spatial data for important plants and animals.
• Analyze long-term habitat change based on decades of survey data.
• Assess environmental impacts using historical habitat impact assessment records.
• Create conservation priority maps based on combined species and habitat data.

Strengths

• Data includes decades of historical habitat surveys.
• Covers both species distribution and habitat impact assessments.
• Spatial data is served via a WFS for direct feature access.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Habitat surveys and impact assessments conducted over decades.

Time Range

Decades (specific range unknown).

Freshness

Last updated is unknown.

Geography

Scotland