UK Habitats Directive 2013 Report Supporting Notes for 77 Habitats

77 terrestrial and marine habitats were assessed for the 3rd UK Habitats Directive Report covering 2007-2012. This dataset contains supporting notes for the source data compiled from the four UK countries and offshore areas, submitted to the European Commission in 2013. The data was produced by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee.

Use Cases

• Audit and verify habitat conservation assessments based on the supporting notes and parameters.
• Analyze trends in habitat status for the UK Atlantic and Marine Atlantic regions based on the reported data.
• Compare conservation data across the four UK countries and offshore areas based on the amalgamated source data.

Strengths

• Covers 77 specific habitats (69 terrestrial, 8 marine) as defined by the EU Habitats Directive.
• Provides an audit trail for country-level and offshore data amalgamated for a formal EU report.
• Data structure and parameters are defined by a referenced UK Approach Document.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the 2007-2012 UK reporting period.

Provenance

Source

Joint Nature Conservation Committee

Collection Method

Compiled from source data provided by the four UK countries and for the offshore environment to meet EU reporting requirements.

Time Range

2007-2012

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 09:45:26.394815; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom (terrestrial and marine Atlantic regions), including offshore areas beyond 12 nautical miles.