UK Habitat Range Boundaries for 2007-2012 EU Directive Report

Geospatial range maps for 77 habitats reported under the EU Habitats Directive. The data covers 69 terrestrial and 8 marine habitats in the UK Atlantic region for the 2007-2012 reporting period. It was produced by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee for the 3rd UK Habitats Directive report submitted in 2013.

Use Cases

• Modeling habitat range changes over time based on the 2007-2012 reporting period.
• Assessing conservation status for policy reporting based on the EU Habitats Directive framework.
• Spatial analysis of terrestrial and marine habitat distributions based on the 10km grid resolution.
• Comparing UK habitat data with other EU member states based on the standardized EU-wide grid.

Strengths

• Covers 77 distinct habitats (69 terrestrial, 8 marine).
• Based on a standardized EU-wide 10km grid for cross-border comparability.
• Linked to a formal EU reporting cycle (Article 17 of the Habitats Directive).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data reflects a specific reporting period (2007-2012) and may not be current.

Provenance

Source

Joint Nature Conservation Committee

Collection Method

Derived from distribution maps for the 3rd UK Habitats Directive Report.

Time Range

2007-2012

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 09:46:02.554321; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom (terrestrial and marine Atlantic regions)