UK Habitats Directive Pressures and Threats for Species and Habitats, 2007-2025

The Third UK Habitats Directive report from 2013 lists pressures and threats to habitats and species at country and offshore levels. Data were aggregated from a standard EC list, with pressures assessed for 2007-2013 and threats projected for 2013-2025, each categorized by high, medium, or low importance. The Joint Nature Conservation Committee compiled this data for the UK's integrated report to the European Commission.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the relative importance of different pressures on protected habitats based on the high/medium/low categorization.
• Tracking temporal trends in threats to species by comparing the 2007-2013 pressure period with the 2013-2025 threat projection.
• Identifying specific pollution types affecting habitats based on recorded pollutant data like nitrogen or toxic organic chemicals.
• Comparing environmental pressures and threats across different UK countries and offshore regions.

Strengths

• Data is structured around a standardized European Commission list of pressures and threats, enabling cross-border comparison.
• Includes a clear temporal distinction between reported pressures (2007-2013) and projected threats (2013-2025).
• Pressures and threats are categorized by relative importance (high, medium, low) and, for pollution, by specific pollutant type.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-04-14 09:45:26.950634; freshness should be verified as the underlying report is from 2013.

Provenance

Source

Joint Nature Conservation Committee

Collection Method

Aggregated from country and offshore reports using defined rules to produce a UK-wide overview.

Time Range

Pressures: 2007-2013. Threats: projected for 2013-2025.

Freshness

Data reflects the 2013 reporting cycle; the platform metadata shows a last update in 2026.

Geography

United Kingdom, including country-level and offshore areas.