NatureScot Habitats and Species Distribution Layers for Scotland

Geospatial layers from NatureScot contain data about species distribution and habitat mapping surveys and modelling products. The service is provided by the Scottish Government via SpatialData.gov.scot. The data was last updated on 2026-06-13.

Use Cases

• Modeling species habitat suitability based on survey and modeling data.
• Analyzing spatial patterns of biodiversity based on habitat mapping layers.
• Planning conservation areas based on species distribution data.
• Integrating environmental layers for ecological research based on the WMS service.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the official Scottish Government agency NatureScot.
• The service was updated on 2026-06-13, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot

Collection Method

Likely contains survey data and modeling products, as described.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-13 15:06:00.102958; freshness should be verified

Geography

Scotland