SINCs: Wildlife Habitat Protection Sites in Barnet

Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINCs) are polygon features representing wildlife habitats in the London Borough of Barnet. These sites are non-statutory designations intended for protection through the local planning process and are classified hierarchically as Metropolitan, Borough Grade I, Borough Grade II, or Local. Outside London, equivalent areas are known as Local Wildlife Sites.

Use Cases

• Assessing planning applications based on potential impacts on designated wildlife habitats.
• Mapping biodiversity corridors and habitat networks for conservation strategies.
• Reviewing local development plans to incorporate nature conservation considerations.
• Identifying sites for ecological surveys or habitat management initiatives.

Strengths

• Cross-platform presence on eu_open_data and uk_data indicates established importance and reliability.
• Published under the Open Government Licence (OGL v3), facilitating reuse.
• Contains Ordnance Survey (OS) base data, suggesting positional accuracy.

Limitations

• Column names and schema are unknown, limiting understanding of specific attributes.
• Conflicting last update dates (2026-04-29 and 2023-08-25) create uncertainty about freshness.
• No row counts or file sizes are provided, obscuring dataset scale.

Provenance

Source

London Borough of Barnet

Collection Method

Likely digitized from local ecological surveys and planning designations.

Time Range

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Freshness

2026-04-29 06:01:10.390354

Geography

London Borough of Barnet, United Kingdom