UK Habitats Directive 2013 Report: Supporting Notes for Species Data

147 species across terrestrial and marine environments were assessed for the 3rd UK Habitats Directive Report submitted in October 2013. This dataset contains the supporting notes and parameters for the source data provided by the four UK countries and the offshore environment. It was compiled by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee to accompany the country-level species reports.

Use Cases

• Auditing the data compilation process for the 2013 UK Habitats Directive report based on the described supporting notes.
• Analyzing conservation status parameters for 83 terrestrial and 42 marine species in the UK Atlantic region.
• Comparing species data reporting methodologies between the UK Atlantic and Gibraltar Mediterranean regions.
• Tracing source data provenance from the five reported sources (four UK countries and offshore environment).

Strengths

• Covers 147 specific species across terrestrial and marine regions, as enumerated in the description.
• Provides an audit trail for a formal EU Directive report, linking to a documented UK Approach methodology.
• Data is structured by the five distinct sources (four UK countries and offshore), clarifying provenance.

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 09:45:26.669922; freshness should be verified as the underlying report is from 2013.

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 Habitats Directive Article 17 reporting requirements.

Time Range

Reporting period for the 3rd UK Habitats Directive Report, submitted in 2013.

Freshness

Dataset metadata updated in 2026, but the core report data is from the 2013 reporting cycle.

Geography

United Kingdom (terrestrial and marine Atlantic regions) and Gibraltar (terrestrial and marine Mediterranean regions).