WFD RBMP2: Protected Area Register and Objectives for English River Basins

English river basin districts and the Severn contain a register of protected areas and their environmental objectives for Cycle 2 of the Water Framework Directive. The dataset includes Welsh Severn data and was published by the Environment Agency. It has been retired and superseded by a newer record.

Use Cases

• Mapping protected area locations based on the geospatial and river basin district information.
• Analyzing environmental objectives set for Cycle 2 of the Water Framework Directive.
• Monitoring regulatory compliance for water bodies in English and Welsh Severn river basins.
• Cross-referencing historical protected area data with newer, superseding records.

Strengths

• Data is tied to a specific regulatory cycle (Cycle 2) of the Water Framework Directive.
• Geographic scope is clearly defined for English river basin districts and the Severn, including Welsh data.
• Provenance is clearly attributed to the Environment Agency with a 2015 copyright statement.

Limitations

• The dataset is retired and superseded, indicating it is not the current authoritative version.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Environment Agency

Time Range

Cycle 2 of the Water Framework Directive

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-17 15:09:29.829797; freshness should be verified as the record is retired.

Geography

English river basin districts and the Severn (including Welsh Severn data)