North of Tyne Local Nature Recovery Strategy - Stage 1

Stage 1 mapping for the North of Tyne Local Nature Recovery Strategy identifies Areas of Particular Importance for Biodiversity (APIBs). The dataset was adopted in March 2026 and aggregates data from multiple sources including Bluesky International, Natural England, and Ordnance Survey. Attribution lists contributions from over 15 government, academic, and non-profit organizations.

Use Cases

• Identify priority conservation zones based on mapped Areas of Particular Importance for Biodiversity (APIBs).
• Inform local land-use planning and development decisions based on biodiversity importance.
• Support environmental impact assessments by referencing consolidated multi-source biodiversity data.
• Monitor changes in biodiversity priority areas over time using the adopted 2026 baseline.

Strengths

• Integrates data from over 15 authoritative sources including government agencies and academic institutions.
• Forms the adopted baseline for the Local Nature Recovery Strategy as of March 2026.
• Provides a multi-source geospatial layer specifically for biodiversity importance mapping.

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 was 2026-05-28.

Provenance

Source

Northumberland County Council, aggregating data from Bluesky International, Natural England, Ordnance Survey, and others.

Collection Method

Likely involves compilation and spatial analysis of multiple existing environmental datasets.

Time Range

Adopted in March 2026; underlying source data ranges from 2015 to 2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-28 16:33:29.115534

Geography

North of Tyne region, United Kingdom.