UK Habitats Directive Report (2013) with 77 Habitat Assessments

77 terrestrial and marine habitat assessments from the UK's 2013 report to the European Commission under the Habitats Directive. The dataset covers the 2007-2012 reporting period and includes parameters and conclusions for each habitat, with links to detailed PDF reports. It was compiled by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee.

Use Cases

• Assess conservation status trends for 77 UK habitats based on reported parameters.
• Analyze differences between terrestrial and marine habitat assessments within the UK Atlantic region.
• Support policy compliance reporting for the EU Habitats Directive based on the structured conclusions.

Strengths

• Covers a specific, legally mandated reporting period (2007-2012).
• Includes assessments for 77 distinct habitats (69 terrestrial, 8 marine).
• Links to source PDF reports for detailed context.

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 temporal bias inherent to the 2007-2012 reporting window.

Provenance

Source

Joint Nature Conservation Committee

Collection Method

Compiled for the 3rd UK Habitats Directive Report submitted to the European Commission.

Time Range

2007-2012

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 09:45:23.793531; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom (terrestrial and marine Atlantic regions)