SNH Kentra Bay and Moss SSSI: Intertidal Sediment Condition Monitoring

Site condition monitoring data for the intertidal sediment flats of the Kentra Bay and Moss SSSI. The project established a baseline in 2003 and involves re-surveying 16 stations along 5 transects to assess biological and environmental diversity. Data was collected under the Scottish Natural Heritage project and aggregated by the Government Digital Service on the eu_open_data platform.

Use Cases

• Establishing a biological baseline for future environmental assessment based on the described transect and station surveys.
• Identifying deterioration in mudflat condition over time based on the repeated survey methodology.
• Forming a judgement on the current condition of the SSSI feature based on the monitoring data.

Strengths

• Provides a long-term baseline for ecological monitoring, with surveys inaugurated in 2003.
• Survey design includes 16 relocatable stations across 5 transects, aiming to represent biological and environmental diversity.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) project, aggregated by Government Digital Service.

Collection Method

Site condition monitoring (SCM) via surveys of relocatable stations along transects.

Time Range

Baseline from 2003; subsequent survey dates unknown.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Kentra Bay and Moss SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest), Scotland.