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Indicative condition results for features
Operational area - All
All (4117 features)
- 814 (20%) Favourable
- 1249 (30%) Unfavourable
- 2022 (49%) Unknown
- 32 (1%) Destroyed
Domain - Earth science (478 features)
- 220 (46%) Favourable
- 75 (16%) Unfavourable
- 183 (38%) Unknown
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (387 features)
- 95 (25%) Favourable
- 234 (60%) Unfavourable
- 55 (14%) Unknown
- 3 (1%) Destroyed
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (3252)
- 499 (15%) Favourable
- 940 (29%) Unfavourable
- 1784 (55%) Unknown
- 29 (1%) Destroyed
Habitat features (1642)
- 138 (8%) Favourable
- 653 (40%) Unfavourable
- 847 (52%) Unknown
- 4 (0.24%) Destroyed
Species features (1997)
- 456 (23%) Favourable
- 521 (26%) Unfavourable
- 992 (50%) Unknown
- 28 (1%) Destroyed
Designation type SAC (339)
- 50 (15%) Favourable
- 214 (63%) Unfavourable
- 72 (21%) Unknown
- 3 (1%) Destroyed
Designation type SPA (22)
- 8 (36%) Favourable
- 2 (9%) Unfavourable
- 12 (55%) Unknown
Designation type SSSI (3756)
- 756 (20%) Favourable
- 1033 (28%) Unfavourable
- 1938 (52%) Unknown
- 29 (1%) Destroyed
Operational area - North East Wales
All (243 features)
- 40 (16%) Favourable
- 89 (37%) Unfavourable
- 111 (46%) Unknown
- 3 (1%) Destroyed
Domain - Earth science (28 features)
- 18 (64%) Favourable
- 2 (7%) Unfavourable
- 8 (29%) Unknown
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (17 features)
- 1 (6%) Favourable
- 13 (76%) Unfavourable
- 2 (12%) Unknown
- 1 (6%) Destroyed
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (198 features)
- 21 (11%) Favourable
- 74 (37%) Unfavourable
- 101 (51%) Unknown
- 2 (1%) Destroyed
Habitat features (105 features)
- 2 (2%) Favourable
- 54 (51%) Unfavourable
- 48 (46%) Unknown
- 1 (1%) Destroyed
Species features (110 features)
- 20 (18%) Favourable
- 33 (30%) Unfavourable
- 55 (50%) Unknown
- 2 (2%) Destroyed
Designation type SAC (32 features)
- 24 (75%) Unfavourable
- 8 (25%) Unknown
Designation type SSSI (211 features)
- 40 (19%) Favourable
- 65 (31%) Unfavourable
- 103 (49%) Unknown
- 3 (1%) Destroyed
Operational area - North West Wales
All (1286 features)
- 357 (28%) Favourable
- 359 (28%) Unfavourable
- 563 (44%) Unknown
- 7 (1%) Destroyed
Domain - Earth science (152 features)
- 111 (73%) Favourable
- 2 (1%) Unfavourable
- 39 (26%) Unknown
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (137 features)
- 40 (29%) Favourable
- 75 (55%) Unfavourable
- 20 (15%) Unknown
- 2 (1%) Destroyed
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (997 features)
- 206 (21%) Favourable
- 282 (28%) Unfavourable
- 504 (51%) Unknown
- 5 (1%) Destroyed
Habitat features (447 features)
- 29 (6%) Favourable
- 192 (43%) Unfavourable
- 226 (51%) Unknown
Species features (687 features)
- 217 (32%) Favourable
- 165 (24%) Unfavourable
- 298 (43%) Unknown
- 7 (1%) Destroyed
Designation type SAC (123 features)
- 15 (12%) Favourable
- 72 (59%) Unfavourable
- 34 (28%) Unknown
- 2 (2%) Destroyed
Designation type SPA (14 features)
- 7 (50%) Favourable
- 1 (7%) Unfavourable
- 6 (43%) Unknown
Designation type SSSI (1149 features)
- 335 (29%) Favourable
- 286 (25%) Unfavourable
- 523 (46%) Unknown
- 5 (0.44%) Destroyed
Operational area - Mid Wales
All (1145 features)
- 241 (21%) Favourable
- 335 (29%) Unfavourable
- 559 (49%) Unknown
- 10 (1%) Destroyed
Domain - Earth science (115 features)
- 59 (51%) Favourable
- 8 (7%) Unfavourable
- 48 (42%) Unknown
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (127 features)
- 27 (21%) Favourable
- 86 (68%) Unfavourable
- 14 (11%) Unknown
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (903 features)
- 115 (17%) Favourable
- 241 (27%) Unfavourable
- 497 (55%) Unknown
- 10 (1%) Destroyed
Habitat features (511 features)
- 70 (14%) Favourable
- 170 (33%) Unfavourable
- 269 (53%) Unknown
- 2 (0.39%) Destroyed
Species features (519 features)
- 112 (22%) Favourable
- 157 (30%) Unfavourable
- 242 (47%) Unknown
- 8 (2%) Destroyed
Designation type SAC (81 features)
- 19 (23%) Favourable
- 45 (56%) Unfavourable
- 17 (21%) Unknown
Designation type SPA (4 features)
- 1 (25%) Unfavourable
- 3 (75%) Unknown
Designation type SSSI (1060 features)
- 222 (21%) Favourable
- 289 (27%) Unfavourable
- 539 (51%) Unknown
- 10 (1%) Destroyed
Operational area - South East Wales
All (319 features)
- 40 (13%) Favourable
- 101 (32%) Unfavourable
- 178 (56%) Unknown
Domain - Earth science (23 features)
- 1 (4%) Favourable
- 6 (26%) Unfavourable
- 16 (70%) Unknown
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (54 features)
- 11 (20%) Favourable
- 40 (74%) Unfavourable
- 3 (6%) Unknown
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (242 features)
- 28 (12%) Favourable
- 55 (23%) Unfavourable
- 159 (66%) Unknown
Habitat features (103 features)
- 6 (6%) Favourable
- 46 (45%) Unfavourable
- 51 (50%) Unknown
Species features (193 features)
- 33 (17%) Favourable
- 49 (25%) Unfavourable
- 111 (58%) Unknown
Designation type SAC (30 features)
- 7 (23%) Favourable
- 21 (70%) Unfavourable
- 2 (7%) Unknown
Designation type SSSI (289 features)
- 33 (11%) Favourable
- 80 (28%) Unfavourable
- 176 (61%) Unknown
Operational area - South Central Wales
All (226 features)
- 37 (16%) Favourable
- 102 (45%) Unfavourable
- 83 (37%) Unknown
- 4 (2%) Destroyed
Domain - Earth science (27 features)
- 12 (44%) Favourable
- 8 (30%) Unfavourable
- 7 (26%) Unknown
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (9 features)
- 4 (44%) Favourable
- 4 (44%) Unfavourable
- 1 (11%) Unknown
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (190 features)
- 21 (11%) Favourable
- 90 (47%) Unfavourable
- 75 (39%) Unknown
- 4 (2%) Destroyed
Habitat features (110 features)
- 9 (8%) Favourable
- 61 (55%) Unfavourable
- 40 (36%) Unknown
Species features (89 features)
- 16 (18%) Favourable
- 33 (37%) Unfavourable
- 36 (40%) Unknown
- 4 (4%) Destroyed
Designation type SAC (15 features)
- 1 (7%) Favourable
- 13 (87%) Unfavourable
- 1 (7%) Destroyed
Designation type SSSI (211 features)
- 36 (17%) Favourable
- 89 (42%) Unfavourable
- 83 (39%) Unknown
- 3 (1%) Destroyed
Operational area - South West Wales
All (936 features)
- 103 (11%) Favourable
- 294 (31%) Unfavourable
- 531 (57%) Unknown
- 8 (0.85%) Destroyed
Domain - Earth science (136 features)
- 21 (15%) Favourable
- 49 (36%) Unfavourable
- 66 (49%) Unknown
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (71 features)
- 14 (20%) Favourable
- 41 (58%) Unfavourable
- 16 (23%) Unknown
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (729 features)
- 68 (9%) Favourable
- 204 (28%) Unfavourable
- 449 (62%) Unknown
- 8 (1%) Destroyed
Habitat features (371 features)
- 22 (6%) Favourable
- 135 (36%) Unfavourable
- 213 (57%) Unknown
- 1 (0.27%) Destroyed
Species features (429 features)
- 60 (14%) Favourable
- 110 (26%) Unfavourable
- 252 (59%) Unknown
- 7 (2%) Destroyed
Designation type SAC (83 features)
- 10 (12%) Favourable
- 62 (75%) Unfavourable
- 11 (13%) Unknown
Designation type SPA (4 features)
- 1 (25%) Favourable
- 3 (75%) Unknown
Designation type SSSI (849 features)
- 92 (11%) Favourable
- 232 (27%) Unfavourable
- 517 (61%) Unknown
- 8 (0.94%) Destroyed
Confidence rating for known indicative condition of features
Operational area - All
All (4117 features)
Favourable (814 features)
- 384 have a high confidence rating
- 289 have a medium confidence rating
- 141 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (1249 features)
- 458 have a high confidence rating
- 497 have a medium confidence rating
- 294 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (32 features)
- 8 have a high confidence rating
- 16 have a medium confidence rating
- 8 have a low confidence rating
Domain - Earth science (478 features)
Favourable (220 features)
- 144 have a high confidence rating
- 53 have a medium confidence rating
- 23 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (75 features)
- 70 have a high confidence rating
- 3 have a medium confidence rating
- 2 have a low confidence rating
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (387 features)
Favourable (95 features)
- 43 have a high confidence rating
- 34 have a medium confidence rating
- 18 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (234 features)
- 87 have a high confidence rating
- 109 have a medium confidence rating
- 38 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (3 features)
- 2 have a high confidence rating
- 1 have a low confidence rating
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (3252 features)
Favourable (499 features)
- 197 have a high confidence rating
- 202 have a medium confidence rating
- 100 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (940 features)
- 301 have a high confidence rating
- 385 have a medium confidence rating
- 254 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (29 features)
- 6 have a high confidence rating
- 16 have a medium confidence rating
- 7 have a low confidence rating
Habitat features (1642 features)
Favourable (138 features)
- 50 have a high confidence rating
- 37 have a medium confidence rating
- 51 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (653 features)
- 231 have a high confidence rating
- 238 have a medium confidence rating
- 184 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (4 features)
- 2 have a high confidence rating
- 2 have a low confidence rating
Species features (1997 features)
Favourable (456 features)
- 190 have a high confidence rating
- 199 have a medium confidence rating
- 67 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (521 features)
- 157 have a high confidence rating
- 256 have a medium confidence rating
- 108 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (28 features)
- 6 have a high confidence rating
- 16 have a medium confidence rating
- 6 have a low confidence rating
Designation type SAC (339 features)
Favourable (50 features)
- 25 have a high confidence rating
- 15 have a medium confidence rating
- 10 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (214 features)
- 84 have a high confidence rating
- 95 have a medium confidence rating
- 35 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (3 features)
- 1 has a high confidence rating
- 2 have a medium confidence rating
Designation type SPA (22 features)
Favourable (8 features)
- 5 have a high confidence rating
- 3 have a medium confidence rating
- have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (2 features)
- 2 have a high confidence rating
Designation type SSSI (3756 features)
Favourable (756 features)
- 354 have a high confidence rating
- 271 have a medium confidence rating
- 131 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (1033 features)
- 372 have a high confidence rating
- 402 have a medium confidence rating
- 259 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (29 features)
- 7 have a high confidence rating
- 14 have a medium confidence rating
- 8 have a low confidence rating
Operational area - North East Wales
All (243 features)
Favourable (40 features)
- 22 have a high confidence rating
- 12 have a medium confidence rating
- 6 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (89 features)
- 39 have a high confidence rating
- 32 have a medium confidence rating
- 18 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (3 features)
- 2 have a medium confidence rating
- 1 has a low confidence rating
Domain - Earth science (28 features)
Favourable (18 features)
- 12 have a high confidence rating
- 4 have a medium confidence rating
- 2 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (2 features)
- 1 has a high confidence rating
- 1 has a low confidence rating
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (17 features)
Favourable (1 features)
- 1 has a high confidence rating
Unfavourable (13 features)
- 5 have a high confidence rating
- 8 have a medium confidence rating
Destroyed (1 features)
- 1 has a low confidence rating
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (198 features)
Favourable (21 features)
- 9 have a high confidence rating
- 8 have a medium confidence rating
- 4 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (74 features)
- 33 have a high confidence rating
- 24 have a medium confidence rating
- 17 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (2 features)
- 2 have a medium confidence rating
Habitat features (105 features)
Favourable (2 features)
- 2 have a medium confidence rating
- 2 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (54 features)
- 29 have a high confidence rating
- 13 have a medium confidence rating
- 12 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (1 features)
- 1 has a low confidence rating
Species features (110 features)
Favourable (20 features)
- 10 have a high confidence rating
- 7 have a medium confidence rating
- 3 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (33 features)
- 9 have a high confidence rating
- 19 have a medium confidence rating
- 5 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (2 features)
- 2 have a medium confidence rating
Designation type SAC (32 features)
Unfavourable (24 features)
- 13 have a high confidence rating
- 9 have a medium confidence rating
- 2 have a low confidence rating
Designation type SSSI (211 features)
Favourable (40 features)
- 22 have a high confidence rating
- 12 have a medium confidence rating
- 6 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (40 features)
- 26 have a high confidence rating
- 23 have a medium confidence rating
- 16 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (3 features)
- 2 have a medium confidence rating
- 1 have a low confidence rating
Operational area - North West Wales
All (1286 features)
Favourable (357 features)
- 168 have a high confidence rating
- 142 have a medium confidence rating
- 47 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (359 features)
- 107 have a high confidence rating
- 134 have a medium confidence rating
- 118 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (7 features)
- 3 have a high confidence rating
- 3 have a medium confidence rating
- 1 has a low confidence rating
Domain - Earth science (152 features)
Favourable (111 features)
- 66 have a high confidence rating
- 31 have a medium confidence rating
- 14 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (2 features)
- 2 have a high confidence rating
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (137 features)
Favourable (40 features)
- 24 have a high confidence rating
- 13 have a medium confidence rating
- 3 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (75 features)
- 43 have a high confidence rating
- 22 have a medium confidence rating
- 10 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (2 features)
- 2 have a high confidence rating
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (997 features)
Favourable (206 features)
- 78 have a high confidence rating
- 98 have a medium confidence rating
- 30 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (282 features)
- 62 have a high confidence rating
- 112 have a medium confidence rating
- 108 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (5 features)
- 1 have a high confidence rating
- 3 have a medium confidence rating
- 1 have a low confidence rating
Habitat features (447 features)
Favourable (29 features)
- 18 have a high confidence rating
- 4 have a medium confidence rating
- 7 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (192 features)
- 50 have a high confidence rating
- 68 have a medium confidence rating
- 74 have a low confidence rating
Species features (687 features)
Favourable (217 features)
- 84 have a high confidence rating
- 107 have a medium confidence rating
- 26 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (165 features)
- 55 have a high confidence rating
- 66 have a medium confidence rating
- 44 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (7 features)
- 3 have a high confidence rating
- 3 have a medium confidence rating
- 1 have a low confidence rating
Designation type SAC (123 features)
Favourable (15 features)
- 8 have a high confidence rating
- 5 have a medium confidence rating
- 2 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (72 features)
- 27 have a high confidence rating
- 30 have a medium confidence rating
- 15 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (2 features)
- 1 has a high confidence rating
- 1 has a medium confidence rating
Designation type SPA (14 features)
Favourable (7 features)
- 4 have a high confidence rating
- 3 have a medium confidence rating
Unfavourable (1 features)
- 1 has a high confidence rating
Designation type SSSI (1149 features)
Favourable (335 features)
- 156 have a high confidence rating
- 134 have a medium confidence rating
- 45 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (286 features)
- 79 have a high confidence rating
- 104 have a medium confidence rating
- 103 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (5 features)
- 2 have a high confidence rating
- 2 have a medium confidence rating
- 1 have a low confidence rating
Operational area - Mid Wales
All (1145 features)
Favourable (241 features)
- 85 have a high confidence rating
- 87 have a medium confidence rating
- 69 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (335 features)
- 93 have a high confidence rating
- 155 have a medium confidence rating
- 87 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (10 features)
- 2 have a high confidence rating
- 4 have a medium confidence rating
- 4 have a low confidence rating
Domain - Earth science (115 features)
Favourable (59 features)
- 36 have a high confidence rating
- 20 have a medium confidence rating
- 3 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (8 features)
- 4 have a high confidence rating
- 3 have a medium confidence rating
- 1 have a low confidence rating
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (127 features)
Favourable (27 features)
- 14 have a high confidence rating
- 5 have a medium confidence rating
- 8 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (86 features)
- 25 have a high confidence rating
- 54 have a medium confidence rating
- 7 have a low confidence rating
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (903 features)
Favourable (155 features)
- 35 have a high confidence rating
- 62 have a medium confidence rating
- 58 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (241 features)
- 64 have a high confidence rating
- 98 have a medium confidence rating
- 79 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (10 features)
- 2 have a high confidence rating
- 4 have a medium confidence rating
- 4 have a low confidence rating
Habitat features (511 features)
Favourable (70 features)
- 11 have a high confidence rating
- 21 have a medium confidence rating
- 38 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (170 features)
- 49 have a high confidence rating
- 70 have a medium confidence rating
- 51 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (2 features)
- 1 has a high confidence rating
- 1 has a low confidence rating
Species features (519 features)
Favourable (112 features)
- 38 have a high confidence rating
- 46 have a medium confidence rating
- 28 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (157 features)
- 40 have a high confidence rating
- 82 have a medium confidence rating
- 35 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (8 features)
- 1 have a high confidence rating
- 4 have a medium confidence rating
- 3 have a low confidence rating
Designation type SAC (81 features)
Favourable (19 features)
- 6 have a high confidence rating
- 6 have a medium confidence rating
- 7 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (45 features)
- 11 have a high confidence rating
- 26 have a medium confidence rating
- 8 have a low confidence rating
Designation type SPA (4 features)
Unfavourable (1 feature)
- 1 has a high confidence rating
Designation type SSSI (1060 features)
Favourable (222 features)
- 79 have a high confidence rating
- 81 have a medium confidence rating
- 62 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (289 features)
- 81 have a high confidence rating
- 129 have a medium confidence rating
- 79 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (10 features)
- 2 have a high confidence rating
- 4 have a medium confidence rating
- 4 have a low confidence rating
Operational area - South East Wales
All (319 features)
Favourable (40 features)
- 21 have a high confidence rating
- 18 have a medium confidence rating
- 1 has a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (101 features)
- 45 have a high confidence rating
- 50 have a medium confidence rating
- 6 have a low confidence rating
Domain - Earth science (23 features)
Favourable (1 features)
- 1 has a high confidence rating
Unfavourable (6 features)
- 6 have a high confidence rating
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (54 features)
Favourable (11 features)
- 10 have a medium confidence rating
- 1 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (40 features)
- 12 have a high confidence rating
- 24 have a medium confidence rating
- 4 have a low confidence rating
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (242 features)
Favourable (28 features)
- 20 have a high confidence rating
- 8 have a medium confidence rating
Unfavourable (55 features)
- 27 have a high confidence rating
- 26 have a medium confidence rating
- 2 have a low confidence rating
Habitat features (103 features)
Favourable (6 features)
- 5 have a high confidence rating
- 1 have a medium confidence rating
Unfavourable (46 features)
- 23 have a high confidence rating
- 22 have a medium confidence rating
- 1 have a low confidence rating
Species features (193 features)
Favourable (33 features)
- 15 have a high confidence rating
- 17 have a medium confidence rating
- 1 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (49 features)
- 16 have a high confidence rating
- 28 have a medium confidence rating
- 5 have a low confidence rating
Designation type SAC (30 features)
Favourable (7 features)
- 5 have a high confidence rating
- 2 have a medium confidence rating
Unfavourable (21 features)
- 7 have a high confidence rating
- 12 have a medium confidence rating
- 2 have a low confidence rating
Designation type SSSI (289 features)
Favourable (33 features)
- 16 have a high confidence rating
- 16 have a medium confidence rating
- 1 has a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (80 features)
- 38 have a high confidence rating
- 38 have a medium confidence rating
- 4 have a low confidence rating
Operational area - South Central Wales
All (226 features)
Favourable (37 features)
- 18 have a high confidence rating
- 10 have a medium confidence rating
- 9 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (102 features)
- 44 have a high confidence rating
- 31 have a medium confidence rating
- 27 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (4 features)
- 4 have a medium confidence rating
Domain - Earth science (27 features)
Favourable (12 features)
- 10 have a high confidence rating
- 2 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (8 features)
- 8 have a high confidence rating
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (9 features)
Favourable (4 features)
- 2 have a high confidence rating
- 2 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (4 features)
- 4 have a high confidence rating
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (190 features)
Favourable (21 features)
- 6 have a high confidence rating
- 10 have a medium confidence rating
- 5 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (90 features)
- 32 have a high confidence rating
- 31 have a medium confidence rating
- 27 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (4 features)
- 4 have a medium confidence rating
Habitat features (110 features)
Favourable (9 features)
- 3 have a high confidence rating
- 4 have a medium confidence rating
- 2 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (61 features)
- 23 have a high confidence rating
- 20 have a medium confidence rating
- 18 have a low confidence rating
Species features (89 features)
Favourable (16 features)
- 5 have a high confidence rating
- 6 have a medium confidence rating
- 5 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (33 features)
- 13 have a high confidence rating
- 11 have a medium confidence rating
- 9 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (4 features)
- 4 have a medium confidence rating
Designation type SAC (15 features)
Favourable (1 feature)
- 1 has a high confidence rating
Unfavourable (13 features)
- 7 have a high confidence rating
- 3 have a medium confidence rating
- 3 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (1 feature)
- 1 has a medium confidence rating
Designation type SSSI (211 features)
Favourable (36 features)
- 17 have a high confidence rating
- 10 have a medium confidence rating
- 9 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (89 features)
- 37 have a high confidence rating
- 28 have a medium confidence rating
- 24 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (3 features)
- 3 have a medium confidence rating
Operational area - South West Wales
All (936 features)
Favourable (103 features)
- 70 have a high confidence rating
- 24 have a medium confidence rating
- 9 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (294 features)
- 138 have a high confidence rating
- 116 have a medium confidence rating
- 40 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (8 features)
- 3 have a high confidence rating
- 3 have a medium confidence rating
- 2 have a low confidence rating
Domain - Earth science (136 features)
Favourable (21 features)
- 19 have a high confidence rating
- 2 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (49 features)
- 49 have a high confidence rating
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (71 features)
Favourable (14 features)
- 2 have a high confidence rating
- 8 have a medium confidence rating
- 4 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (41 features)
- 5 have a high confidence rating
- 17 have a medium confidence rating
- 19 have a low confidence rating
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (729 features)
Favourable (68 features)
- 49 have a high confidence rating
- 16 have a medium confidence rating
- 3 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (204 features)
- 84 have a high confidence rating
- 99 have a medium confidence rating
- 21 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (8 features)
- 3 have a high confidence rating
- 3 have a medium confidence rating
- 2 have a low confidence rating
Habitat features (371 features)
Favourable (22 features)
- 13 have a high confidence rating
- 6 have a medium confidence rating
- 3 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (135 features)
- 60 have a high confidence rating
- 47 have a medium confidence rating
- 28 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (1 feature)
- 1 has a high confidence rating
Species features (429 features)
Favourable (60 features)
- 38 have a high confidence rating
- 18 have a medium confidence rating
- 4 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (110 features)
- 29 have a high confidence rating
- 69 have a medium confidence rating
- 12 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (7 features)
- 2 have a high confidence rating
- 3 have a medium confidence rating
- 2 have a low confidence rating
Designation type SAC (83 features)
Favourable (10 features)
- 5 have a high confidence rating
- 4 have a medium confidence rating
- 1 has a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (62 features)
- 24 have a high confidence rating
- 31 have a medium confidence rating
- 7 have a low confidence rating
Designation type SPA (4 features)
Favourable (1 feature)
- 1 has a high confidence rating
- have a medium confidence rating
- have a low confidence rating
Designation type SSSI (849 features)
Favourable (92 features)
- 64 have a high confidence rating
- 20 have a medium confidence rating
- 8 have a low confidence rating
Unfavourable (232 features)
- 114 have a high confidence rating
- 85 have a medium confidence rating
- 33 have a low confidence rating
Destroyed (8 features)
- 3 have a high confidence rating
- 3 have a medium confidence rating
- 2 have a low confidence rating
Evidence
A single feature may have multiple evidence sources, methods and reasons for unknown condition, creating duplication in some counts.
Evidence sources used for feature assessments
Operational area - All
All (4117 features)
- 38% Species or site records
- 19% Previous condition
- 11% Pers, comm
- 10% Site management data
- 7% Pressures
- 5% Phase II data
- 4% Imagery
- 4% Feature sensitivity
- 2% Other
Domain - Earth science (478 features)
- 84% Species or site records
- 12% Previous condition
- 0% Pers, comm
- 2% Site management data
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (387 features)
- 42% Species or site records
- 41% Previous condition
- 0% Pers, comm
- 6% Site management data
- 8% Pressures
- 2% Imagery
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (3252 features)
- 32% Species or site records
- 18% Previous condition
- 14% Pers, comm
- 12% Site management data
- 8% Pressures
- 6% Phase II data
- 5% Imagery
- 4% Feature sensitivity
- 3% Other
Habitat features (1642 features)
- 16% Species or site records
- 24% Previous condition
- 12% Pers, comm
- 15% Site management data
- 10% Pressures
- 8% Phase II data
- 7% Imagery
- 5% Feature sensitivity
- 2% Other
Species features (1997 features)
- 52% Species or site records
- 16% Previous condition
- 13% Pers, comm
- 6% Site management data
- 5% Pressures
- 1% Phase II data
- 1% Imagery
- 3% Feature sensitivity
- 3% Other
Designation type SAC (339 features)
- 24% Species or site records
- 37% Previous condition
- 7% Pers, comm
- 11% Site management data
- 8% Pressures
- 4% Phase II data
- 3% Imagery
- 5% Feature sensitivity
- 0% Other
Designation type SPA (22 features)
- 92% Species or site records
- 8% Site management data
Designation type SSSI (3756 features)
- 39% Species or site records
- 17% Previous condition
- 12% Pers, comm
- 10% Site management data
- 7% Pressures
- 5% Phase II data
- 4% Imagery
- 3% Feature sensitivity
- 2% Other
Operational area - North East Wales
All (243 features)
- 26% Species or site records
- 15% Previous condition
- 11% Pers, comm
- 16% Site management data
- 8% Pressures
- 10% Phase II data
- 6% Imagery
- 6% Feature sensitivity
- 3% Other
Domain - Earth science (28 features)
- 93% Species or site records
- 4% Site management data
- 4% Other
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (17 features)
- 19% Species or site records
- 81% Previous condition
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (198 features)
- 21% Species or site records
- 13% Previous condition
- 12% Pers, comm
- 18% Site management data
- 9% Pressures
- 11% Phase II data
- 6% Imagery
- 6% Feature sensitivity
- 3% Other
Habitat features (105 features)
- 13% Species or site records
- 16% Previous condition
- 9% Pers, comm
- 17% Site management data
- 10% Pressures
- 16% Phase II data
- 10% Imagery
- 8% Feature sensitivity
- 1% Other
Species features (110 features)
- 34% Species or site records
- 16% Previous condition
- 15% Pers, comm
- 18% Site management data
- 7% Pressures
- 3% Phase II data
- 3% Feature sensitivity
Designation type SAC (32 features)
- 22% Species or site records
- 30% Previous condition
- 22% Site management data
- 1% Pressures
- 14% Phase II data
- 10% Imagery
Designation type SSSI (211 features)
- 27% Species or site records
- 12%Previous condition
- 13% Pers, comm
- 15% Site management data
- 10% Pressures
- 9% Phase II data
- 5% Imagery
- 7% Feature sensitivity
- 3% Other
Operational area - North West Wales
All (1286 features)
- 49% Species or site records
- 14% Previous condition
- 13% Pers, comm
- 7% Site management data
- 6% Pressures
- 3% Phase II data
- 2% Imagery
- 4% Feature sensitivity
- 1% Other
Domain - Earth science (152 features)
- 97% Species or site records
- 1% Previous condition
- 2% Site management data
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (137 features)
- 71% Species or site records
- 16% Previous condition
- 4% Site management data
- 8% Pressures
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (997 features)
- 40% Species or site records
- 15% Previous condition
- 17% Pers, comm
- 8% Site management data
- 6% Pressures
- 4% Phase II data
- 2% Imagery
- 5% Feature sensitivity
- 2% Other
Habitat features (447 features)
- 16% Species or site records
- 23% Previous condition
- 17% Pers, comm
- 12% Site management data
- 11% Pressures
- 7% Phase II data
- 4% Imagery
- 7% Feature sensitivity
- 2% Other
Species features (687 features)
- 67% Species or site records
- 8% Previous condition
- 13% Pers, comm
- 4% Site management data
- 2% Pressures
- 1% Phase II data
- 0% Imagery
- 3% Feature sensitivity
- 1% Other
Designation type SAC (123 features)
- 24% Species or site records
- 36% Previous condition
- 6% Pers, comm
- 8% Site management data
- 13% Pressures
- 1% Phase II data
- 12% Feature sensitivity
Designation type SPA (14 features)
- 100% Species or site records
Designation type SSSI (1149 features)
- 52% Species or site records
- 10% Previous condition
- 15% Pers, comm
- 7% Site management data
- 5% Pressures
- 4% Phase II data
- 2% Imagery
- 3% Feature sensitivity
- 2% Other
Operational area - Mid Wales
All (1145 features)
- 34% Species or site records
- 29% Previous condition
- 5% Pers, comm
- 14% Site management data
- 8% Pressures
- 3%Phase II data
- 3% Imagery
- 3% Feature sensitivity
- 1% Other
Domain - Earth science (115 features)
- 31% Species or site records
- 66% Previous condition
- 1%Site management data
- 1% Other
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (127 features)
- 30% Species or site records
- 64% Previous condition
- 4% Pressures
- 2% Feature sensitivity
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (903 features)
- 35% Species or site records
- 20% Previous condition
- 7% Pers, comm
- 17% Site management data
- 9% Pressures
- 4% Phase II data
- 3% Imagery
- 4% Feature sensitivity
- 1% Other
Habitat features (511 features)
- 22% Species or site records
- 25% Previous condition
- 7% Pers, comm
- 23% Site management data
- 9% Pressures
- 6% Phase II data
- 4% Imagery
- 2% Feature sensitivity
- 1% Other
Species features (519 features)
- 48% Species or site records
- 27% Previous condition
- 4% Pers, comm
- 5% Site management data
- 8% Pressures
- 1% Imagery
- 6% Feature sensitivity
- 1% Other
Designation type SAC (81 features)
- 23% Species or site records
- 49% Previous condition
- 1% Pers, comm
- 14% Site management data
- 6% Pressures
- 3% Phase II data
- 2% Imagery
- 1% Feature sensitivity
Designation type SPA (4 features)
- 100% Site management data
Designation type SSSI (1060 features)
- 35% Species or site records
- 27% Previous condition
- 6% Pers, comm
- 13% Site management data
- 8% Pressures
- 3% Phase II data
- 3% Imagery
- 4% Feature sensitivity
- 1% Other
Operational area - South East Wales
All (319 features)
- 39% Species or site records
- 25% Previous condition
- 8% Pers, comm
- 10% Site management data
- 7% Pressures
- 1% Phase II data
- 3% Imagery
- 3% Feature sensitivity
- 4% Other
Domain - Earth science (23 features)
- 87% Species or site records
- 4% Pers, comm
- 9% Other
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (54 features)
- 15% Species or site records
- 47% Previous condition
- 2% Pers, comm
- 15% Site management data
- 15% Pressures
- 6% Imagery
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (242 features)
- 45% Species or site records
- 19% Previous condition
- 10% Pers, comm
- 8% Site management data
- 5% Pressures
- 2% Phase II data
- 1% Imagery
- 5% Feature sensitivity
- 5% Other
Habitat features (103 features)
- 14% Species or site records
- 35% Previous condition
- 8% Pers, comm
- 14% Site management data
- 11% Pressures
- 3% Phase II data
- 7% Imagery
- 5% Feature sensitivity
- 3% Other
Species features (193 features)
- 52% Species or site records
- 21% Previous condition
- 8% Pers, comm
- 7% Site management data
- 5% Pressures
- 0% Phase II data
- 3% Feature sensitivity
- 4% Other
Designation type SAC (30 features)
- 15% Species or site records
- 74% Previous condition
- 6% Site management data
- 6% Feature sensitivity
Designation type SSSI (289 features)
- 41% Species or site records
- 21% Previous condition
- 9% Pers, comm
- 10% Site management data
- 8% Pressures
- 2% Phase II data
- 3% Imagery
- 3%Feature sensitivity
- 4% Other
Operational area - South Central Wales
All (226 features)
- 21% Species or site records
- 22% Previous condition
- 12% Pers, comm
- 11% Site management data
- 14% Pressures
- 4% Phase II data
- 5% Imagery
- 8% Feature sensitivity
- 4% Other
Domain - Earth science (27 features)
- 93% Species or site records
- 4% Site management data
- 4% Other
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (9 features)
- 75% Species or site records
- 25% Site management data
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (190 features)
- 15% Species or site records
- 24% Previous condition
- 13% Pers, comm
- 11% Site management data
- 15% Pressures
- 4% Phase II data
- 6% Imagery
- 8% Feature sensitivity
- 4% Other
Habitat features (110 features)
- 8% Species or site records
- 24% Previous condition
- 11% Pers, comm
- 14% Site management data
- 16% Pressures
- 6% Phase II data
- 8% Imagery
- 11% Feature sensitivity
- 3% Other
Species features (89 features)
- 30% Species or site records
- 22%Previous condition
- 14% Pers, comm
- 8% Site management data
- 13% Pressures
- 1% Phase II data
- 3% Imagery
- 4% Feature sensitivity
- 7% Other
Designation type SAC (15 features)
- 23% Species or site records
- 34% Previous condition
- 9% Pers, comm
- 9% Pressures
- 3% Phase II data
- 6% Imagery
- 3% Feature sensitivity
Designation type SSSI (211 features)
- 21% Species or site records
- 21% Previous condition
- 12% Pers, comm
- 11% Site management data
- 14% Pressures
- 4% Phase II data
- 5% Imagery
- 8% Feature sensitivity
- 4% Other
Operational area - South West Wales
All (936 features)
- 37% Species or site records
- 18% Previous condition
- 15% Pers, comm
- 8% Site management data
- 5% Pressures
- 7% Phase II data
- 7% Imagery
- 0% Feature sensitivity
- 3% Other
Domain - Earth science (136 features)
- 97% Species or site records
- 3% Site management data
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (71 features)
- 38% Species or site records
- 58% Previous condition
- 3% Pressures
- 2% Feature sensitivity
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (729 features)
- 27% Species or site records
- 18% Previous condition
- 19% Pers, comm
- 9% Site management data
- 6% Pressures
- 8% Phase II data
- 8% Imagery
- 0% Feature sensitivity
- 4% Other
Habitat features (371 features)
- 14% Species or site records
- 26% Previous condition
- 15% Pers, comm
- 11% Site management data
- 7% Pressures
- 12% Phase II data
- 12% Imagery
- 0% Feature sensitivity
- 3% Other
Species features (429 features)
- 44% Species or site records
- 16% Previous condition
- 21% Pers, comm
- 5% Site management data
- 4% Pressures
- 3% Phase II data
- 3% Imagery
- 0% Feature sensitivity
- 4% Other
Designation type SAC (83 features)
- 26% Species or site records
- 34% Previous condition
- 18% Pers, comm
- 6% Site management data
- 6% Pressures
- 5% Phase II data
- 3% Imagery
- 1% Other
Designation type SPA (4 features)
- 100% Species or site records
Designation type SSSI (849 features)
- 38% Species or site records
- 17% Previous condition
- 15% Pers, comm
- 8% Site management data
- 5% Pressures
- 7% Phase II data
- 7% Imagery
- 0% Feature sensitivity
- 3% Other
Methods used to generate evidence for feature assessments
Operational area - All
All (4117 features)
- 33% Other field based direct recording
- 33% Structured recording
- 18% Walk over
- 9% Habitat survey
- 4% Fixed point / aerial imagery
- 2% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Domain - Earth science (478 features)
- 100% Other field based direct recording
- 0% Habitat survey
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (387 features)
- 20% Other field based direct recording
- 67% Structured recording
- 2% Walk over
- 10% Habitat survey
- 2% Fixed point / aerial imagery
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (3252)
- 25% Other field based direct recording
- 33% Structured recording
- 24% Walk over
- 11% Habitat survey
- 5% Fixed point / aerial imagery
- 3% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Habitat features (1642)
- 11% Other field based direct recording
- 36% Structured recording
- 27% Walk over
- 13% Habitat survey
- 9% Fixed point / aerial imagery
- 4% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Species features (1997)
- 36% Other field based direct recording
- 39% Structured recording
- 16% Walk over
- 8% Habitat survey
- 1% Fixed point / aerial imagery
- 1% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Designation type SAC (339)
- 11% Other field based direct recording
- 60% Structured recording
- 13% Walk over
- 11% Habitat survey
- 3% Fixed point / aerial imagery
- 1% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Designation type SPA (22)
- 38%Other field based direct recording
- 54% Structured recording
- 8% Walk over
Designation type SSSI (3756)
- 36% Other field based direct recording
- 29% Structured recording
- 19% Walk over
- 9% Habitat survey
- 4% Fixed point / aerial imagery
- 3% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Operational area - North East Wales
All (243 features)
- 18% Other field based direct recording
- 28% Structured recording
- 25% Walk over
- 24% Habitat survey
- 4% Fixed point / aerial imagery
Domain - Earth science (28 features)
- 96% Other field based direct recording
- 4% Habitat survey
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (17 features)
- 33% Other field based direct recording
- 38% Structured recording
- 30% Habitat survey
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (198 features)
- 9% Other field based direct recording
- 30% Structured recording
- 31% Walk over
- 25% Habitat survey
- 5% Fixed point / aerial imagery
Habitat features (105 features)
- 4% Other field based direct recording
- 24% Structured recording
- 33% Walk over
- 31% Habitat survey
- 8% Fixed point / aerial imagery
Species features (110 features)
- 20%Other field based direct recording
- 39% Structured recording
- 21% Walk over
- 21% Habitat survey
Designation type SAC (32 features)
- 14% Other field based direct recording
- 36% Structured recording
- 14% Walk over
- 30% Habitat survey
- 6% Fixed point / aerial imagery
Designation type SSSI (211 features)
- 19% Other field based direct recording
- 27% Structured recording
- 28% Walk over
- 23% Habitat survey
- 4% Fixed point / aerial imagery
Operational area - North West Wales
All (1286 features)
- 47% Other field based direct recording
- 30% Structured recording
- 14% Walk over
- 5% Habitat survey
- 2% Fixed point / aerial imagery
- 1% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Domain - Earth science (152 features)
- 100% Other field based direct recording
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (137 features)
- 26% Other field based direct recording
- 60% Structured recording
- 3% Walk over
- 12% Habitat survey
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (997 features)
- 41% Other field based direct recording
- 30% Structured recording
- 19% Walk over
- 5% Habitat survey
- 3% Fixed point / aerial imagery
- 1% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Habitat features (447 features)
- 18% Other field based direct recording
- 40% Structured recording
- 23% Walk over
- 9% Habitat survey
- 7% Fixed point / aerial imagery
- 3% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Species features (687 features)
- 52% Other field based direct recording
- 33% Structured recording
- 11% Walk over
- 5% Habitat survey
Designation type SAC (123 features)
- 16% Other field based direct recording
- 69% Structured recording
- 7% Walk over
- 6% Habitat survey
- 2% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Designation type SPA (14 features)
- 44% Other field based direct recording
- 44% Structured recording
- 11% Walk over
Designation type SSSI (1149 features)
- 51% Other field based direct recording
- 25% Structured recording
- 15% Walk over
- 5% Habitat survey
- 3% Fixed point / aerial imagery
- 1% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Operational area - Mid Wales
All (1145 features)
- 27% Other field based direct recording
- 35% Structured recording
- 22% Walk over
- 5% Habitat survey
- 3% Fixed point / aerial imagery
Domain - Earth science (115 features)
- 100% Other field based direct recording
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (127 features)
- 7% Other field based direct recording
- 92% Structured recording
- 1% Walk over
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (903 features)
- 21% Other field based direct recording
- 28% Structured recording
- 29% Walk over
- 7% Habitat survey
- 5% Fixed point / aerial imagery
- 10% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Habitat features (511 features)
- 9% Other field based direct recording
- 32% Structured recording
- 36% Walk over
- 5% Habitat survey
- 6%Fixed point / aerial imagery
- 11% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Species features (519 features)
- 29% Other field based direct recording
- 45% Structured recording
- 12% Walk over
- 7% Habitat survey
- 1% Fixed point / aerial imagery
- 6% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Designation type SAC (81 features)
- 6% Other field based direct recording
- 80% Structured recording
- 11% Walk over
- 3% Fixed point / aerial imagery
Designation type SPA (4 features)
- 100% Other field based direct recording
Designation type SSSI (1060 features)
- 29% Other field based direct recording
- 30% Structured recording
- 23% Walk over
- 6% Habitat survey
- 4% Fixed point / aerial imagery
- 9% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Operational area - South East Wales
All (319 features)
- 33% Other field based direct recording
- 46% Structured recording
- 13%Walk over
- 4% Habitat survey
- 4% Fixed point / aerial imagery
- 0% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Domain - Earth science (23 features)
- 100% Other field based direct recording
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (54 features)
- 2% Other field based direct recording
- 86% Structured recording
- 12% Fixed point / aerial imagery
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (242 features)
- 35% Other field based direct recording
- 40% Structured recording
- 18% Walk over
- 5% Habitat survey
- 2% Fixed point / aerial imagery
- 0% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Habitat features (103 features)
- 6% Other field based direct recording
- 54% Structured recording
- 19% Walk over
- 8% Habitat survey
- 12% Fixed point / aerial imagery
- 1% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Species features (193 features)
- 39% Other field based direct recording
- 47% Structured recording
- 12% Walk over
- 2% Habitat survey
- 1% Fixed point / aerial imagery
Designation type SAC (30 features)
- 94% Structured recording
- 6% Walk over
Designation type SSSI (289 features)
- 37% Other field based direct recording
- 40% Structured recording
- 14% Walk over
- 4% Habitat survey
- 4% Fixed point / aerial imagery
- 0% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Operational area - South Central Wales
All (226 features)
- 29% Other field based direct recording
- 29% Structured recording
- 24% Walk over
- 7% Habitat survey
- 8% Fixed point / aerial imagery
- 3% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Domain - Earth science (27 features)
- 100% Other field based direct recording
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (9 features)
- 75% Structured recording
- 25% Walk over
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (190 features)
- 23% Other field based direct recording
- 30% Structured recording
- 26% Walk over
- 8% Habitat survey
- 9% Fixed point / aerial imagery
- 3% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Habitat features (110 features)
- 11% Other field based direct recording
- 33% Structured recording
- 29% Walk over
- 9% Habitat survey
- 14% Fixed point / aerial imagery
- 5% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Species features (89 features)
- 42% Other field based direct recording
- 30% Structured recording
- 21% Walk over
- 7% Habitat survey
Designation type SAC (15 features)
- 27% Other field based direct recording
- 35% Structured recording
- 22% Walk over
- 11% Habitat survey
- 5% Fixed point / aerial imagery
Designation type SSSI (211 features)
- 29% Other field based direct recording
- 28% Structured recording
- 24% Walk over
- 7% Habitat survey
- 8% Fixed point / aerial imagery
- 3% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Operational area - South West Wales
All (936 features)
- 28% Other field based direct recording
- 34% Structured recording
- 18% Walk over
- 15% Habitat survey
- 4% Fixed point / aerial imagery
- 0% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Domain - Earth science (136 features)
- 10% Other field based direct recording
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (71 features)
- 34% Other field based direct recording
- 45% Structured recording
- 21% Habitat survey
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (729 features)
- 12% Other field based direct recording
- 40% Structured recording
- 24% Walk over
- 18% Habitat survey
- 6% Fixed point / aerial imagery
- 0% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Habitat features (371 features)
- 10% Other field based direct recording
- 39% Structured recording
- 19% Walk over
- 22% Habitat survey
- 9% Fixed point / aerial imagery
- 0% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Species features (429 features)
- 19% Other field based direct recording
- 42% Structured recording
- 22% Walk over
- 14% Habitat survey
- 1% Fixed point / aerial imagery
- 1% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Designation type SAC (83 features)
- 6% Other field based direct recording
- 55% Structured recording
- 17% Walk over
- 17% Habitat survey
- 3% Fixed point / aerial imagery
- 2% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Designation type SPA (4 features)
- 100% Structured recording
Designation type SSSI (849 features)
- 31% Other field based direct recording
- 31% Structured recording
- 18% Walk over
- 15% Habitat survey
- 4% Fixed point / aerial imagery
- 0% Exceedance of critical load for nitrogen
Evidence quality rating for feature provided by assessor
Operational area - All
All (4117 features)
- 970 High
- 926 Medium
- 711 Low
- 1510 Inadequate
Domain - Earth science (478 features)
- 306 High
- 56 Medium
- 25 Low
- 95 Inadequate
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (387 features)
- 133 High
- 144 Medium
- 61 Low
- 49 Inadequate
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (3252)
- 531 High
- 726 Medium
- 625 Low
- 1370 Inadequate
Habitat features (1642)
- 296 High
- 326 Medium
- 365 Low
- 655 Inadequate
Species features (1997)
- 368 High
- 544 Medium
- 321 Low
- 764 Inadequate
Designation type SAC (339)
- 112 High
- 113 Medium
- 57 Low
- 57 Inadequate
Designation type SPA (22)
- 7 High
- 6 Medium
- 9 Inadequate
Designation type SSSI (3756)
- 851 High
- 807 Medium
- 654 Low
- 1444 Inadequate
Operational area - North East Wales
All (243 features)
- 61 High
- 50 Medium
- 43 Low
- 89 Inadequate
Domain - Earth science (28 features)
- 13 High
- 4 Medium
- 3 Low
- 8 Inadequate
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (17 features)
- 6 High
- 8 Medium
- 1 Low
- 2 Inadequate
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (198 features)
- 42 High
- 38 Medium
- 39 Low
- 79 Inadequate
Habitat features (105 features)
- 29 High
- 15 Medium
- 27 Low
- 34 Inadequate
Species features (110 features)
- 19 High
- 31 Medium
- 13 Low
- 47 Inadequate
Designation type SAC (32 features)
- 13 High
- 9 Medium
- 2 Low
- 8 Inadequate
Designation type SSSI (211 features)
- 48 High
- 41 Medium
- 41 Low
- 81 Inadequate
Operational area - North West Wales
All (1286 features)
- 284 High
- 322 Medium
- 245 Low
- 435 Inadequate
Domain - Earth science (152 features)
- 69 High
- 31 Medium
- 14 Low
- 38 Inadequate
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (137 features)
- 69 High
- 35 Medium
- 16 Low
- 17 Inadequate
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (997 features)
- 146 High
- 256 Medium
- 215 Low
- 380 Inadequate
Habitat features (447 features)
- 69 High
- 90 Medium
- 109 Low
- 179 Inadequate
Species features (687 features)
- 146 High
- 201 Medium
- 122 Low
- 218 Inadequate
Designation type SAC (123 features)
- 36 High
- 36 Medium
- 24 Low
- 27 Inadequate
Designation type SPA (14 features)
- 5 High
- 4 Medium
- 5Inadequate
Designation type SSSI (1149 features)
- 243 High
- 282 Medium
- 221 Low
- 403 Inadequate
Operational area - Mid Wales
All (1145 features)
- 194 High
- 257 Medium
- 183 Low
- 511 Inadequate
Domain - Earth science (115 features)
- 51 High
- 23 Medium
- 4 Low
- 37 Inadequate
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (127 features)
- 39 High
- 60 Medium
- 15 Low
- 13 Inadequate
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (903 features)
- 104 High
- 174 Medium
- 164 Low
- 461 Inadequate
Habitat features (511 features)
- 64 High
- 95 Medium
- 108 Low
- 244 Inadequate
Species features (519 features)
- 79 High
- 139 Medium
- 71 Low
- 230 Inadequate
Designation type SAC (81 features)
- 17 High
- 32 Medium
- 15 Low
- 17 Inadequate
Designation type SPA (4 features)
- 1 High
- 3 Inadequate
Designation type SSSI (1060 features)
- 179 High
- 225 Medium
- 168 Low
- 491 Inadequate
Operational area - South East Wales
All (319 features)
- 90 High
- 92 Medium
- 61 Low
- 76 Inadequate
Domain - Earth science (23 features)
- 20 High
- 3 Inadequate
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (54 features)
- 12 High
- 34 Medium
- 5 Low
- 3 Inadequate
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (242 features)
- 58 High
- 58 Medium
- 56 Low
- 70 Inadequate
Habitat features (103 features)
- 34 High
- 28 Medium
- 13 Low
- 28 Inadequate
Species features (193 features)
- 36 High
- 64 Medium
- 48 Low
- 45 Inadequate
Designation type SAC (30 features)
- 12 High
- 14 Medium
- 2 Low
- 2 Inadequate
Designation type SSSI (289 features)
- 78 High
- 78 Medium
- 59 Low
- 74 Inadequate
Operational area - South Central Wales
All (226 features)
- 71 High
- 52 Medium
- 45 Low
- 58 Inadequate
Domain - Earth science (27 features)
- 24 High
- 2 Low
- 1 Inadequate
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (9 features)
- 6 High
- 2 Low
- 1 Inadequate
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (190 features)
- 41 High
- 52 Medium
- 41 Low
- 56 Inadequate
Habitat features (110 features)
- 27 High
- 29 Medium
- 27 Low
- 27 Inadequate
Species features (89 features)
- 20 High
- 23 Medium
- 16 Low
- 30 Inadequate
Designation type SAC (15 features)
- 9 High
- 3 Medium
- 3 Low
Designation type SSSI (211 features)
- 62 High
- 49 Medium
- 42 Low
- 58 Inadequate
Operational area - South West Wales
All (936 features)
- 279 High
- 178 Medium
- 136 Low
- 343 Inadequate
Domain - Earth science (136 features)
- 130 High
- 2 Low
- 4 Inadequate
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (71 features)
- 8 High
- 25 Medium
- 24 Low
- 14 Inadequate
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (729 features)
- 141 High
- 153 Medium
- 110 Low
- 325 Inadequate
Habitat features (371 features)
- 76 High
- 71 Medium
- 81 Low
- 143 Inadequate
Species features (429 features)
- 73 High
- 107 Medium
- 53 Low
- 196 Inadequate
Designation type SAC (83 features)
- 30 High
- 37 Medium
- 13 Low
- 3 Inadequate
Designation type SPA (4 features)
- 1 High
- 2 Medium
- 1 Inadequate
Designation type SSSI (849 features)
- 248 High
- 139 Medium
- 123 Low
- 339 Inadequate
Reason for reporting feature as unknown condition
Domain - Earth science (8 features)
- 75% Insufficient staff resource
- 25% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (2 features)
- 100% Insufficient evidence
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (101 features)
- 30% Insufficient evidence
- 45% Insufficient staff resource
- 15% Insufficient access to evidence
- 6% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 2% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
- 3% Insufficient understanding of the evidence
Habitat features (48 features)
- 41% Insufficient evidence
- 45% Insufficient staff resource
- 8% Insufficient access to evidence
- 3% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 3% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
- 1% Insufficient understanding of the evidence
Species features (55 features)
- 21% Insufficient evidence
- 44% Insufficient staff resource
- 21% Insufficient access to evidence
- 9% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 1% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
- 4% Insufficient understanding of the evidence
Designation type SAC (8 features)
- 50% Insufficient evidence
- 36% Insufficient staff resource
- 7% Insufficient access to evidence
- 7% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
Designation type SSSI (103 features)
- 28% Insufficient evidence
- 46% Insufficient staff resource
- 14% Insufficient access to evidence
- 6% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 2% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
- 3% Insufficient understanding of the evidence
Operational area - North West Wales
All (563 features)
- 52% Insufficient evidence
- 29% Insufficient staff resource
- 11% Insufficient access to evidence
- 2% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 5% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
- 1% Insufficient understanding of the evidence
Domain - Earth science (39 features)
- 3% Insufficient evidence
- 95% Insufficient staff resource
- 3% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (20 features)
- 65% Insufficient evidence
- 20% Insufficient staff resource
- 5% Insufficient access to evidence
- 10% Insufficient understanding of the evidence
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (504 features)
- 54% Insufficient evidence
- 26% Insufficient staff resource
- 12% Insufficient access to evidence
- 2% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 5% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
- 1% Insufficient understanding of the evidence
Habitat features (226 features)
- 50% Insufficient evidence
- 33% Insufficient staff resource
- 14% Insufficient access to evidence
- 1% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 1% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
- 0% Insufficient understanding of the evidence
Species features (298 features)
- 58% Insufficient evidence
- 21% Insufficient staff resource
- 10% Insufficient access to evidence
- 2% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 7% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
- 2% Insufficient understanding of the evidence
Designation type SAC (34 features)
- 40% Insufficient evidence
- 32% Insufficient staff resource
- 24% Insufficient access to evidence
- 1% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 3% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
Designation type SPA (6 features)
- 60% Insufficient evidence
- 20% Insufficient staff resource
- 20% Insufficient access to evidence
Designation type SSSI (523 features)
- 53% Insufficient evidence
- 29% Insufficient staff resource
- 10% Insufficient access to evidence
- 2% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 5% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
- 1% Insufficient understanding of the evidence
Operational area - Mid Wales
All (559 features)
- 55% Insufficient evidence
- 30% Insufficient staff resource
- 2% Insufficient access to evidence
- 5% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 7% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
- 1% Insufficient understanding of the evidence
Domain - Earth science (48 features)
- 2% Insufficient evidence
- 65% Insufficient staff resource
- 33% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (14 features)
- 71% Insufficient evidence
- 14% Insufficient staff resource
- 7% Insufficient access to evidence
- 7%Insufficient understanding of the evidence
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (497 features)
- 58% Insufficient evidence
- 28% Insufficient staff resource
- 2% Insufficient access to evidence
- 5% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 5% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
- 0% Insufficient understanding of the evidence
Habitat features (269 features)
- 60% Insufficient evidence
- 31% Insufficient staff resource
- 3% Insufficient access to evidence
- 3% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 2% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
- 0% Insufficient understanding of the evidence
Species features (242 features)
- 56% Insufficient evidence
- 24% Insufficient staff resource
- 3% Insufficient access to evidence
- 8% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 9% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
- 1% Insufficient understanding of the evidence
Designation type SAC (17 features)
- 75% Insufficient evidence
- 15% Insufficient staff resource
- 5% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
- 5% Insufficient understanding of the evidence
Designation type SPA (3 features)
- 50% Insufficient evidence
- 50% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
Designation type SSSI (539 features)
- 55% Insufficient evidence
- 31% Insufficient staff resource
- 2% Insufficient access to evidence
- 5% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 7% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
- 1% Insufficient understanding of the evidence
Operational area - South East Wales
All (178 features)
- 62% Insufficient evidence
- 26% Insufficient staff resource
- 1% Insufficient access to evidence
- 4% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 6% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
- 1% Insufficient understanding of the evidence
Domain - Earth science (16 features)
- 81% Insufficient staff resource
- 19% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (3 features)
- 100% Insufficient evidence
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (159 features)
- 66% Insufficient evidence
- 22% Insufficient staff resource
- 1% Insufficient access to evidence
- 4% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 5% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
- 1% Insufficient understanding of the evidence
Habitat features (51 features)
- 55% Insufficient evidence
- 29% Insufficient staff resource
- 3% Insufficient access to evidence
- 5% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 9% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
Species features (111 features)
- 74% Insufficient evidence
- 18% Insufficient staff resource
- 1% Insufficient access to evidence
- 4% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 2% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
- 1% Insufficient understanding of the evidence
Designation type SAC (2 features)
- 50% Insufficient evidence
- 50% Insufficient staff resource
Designation type SSSI (176 features)
- 62% Insufficient evidence
- 26% Insufficient staff resource
- 1% Insufficient access to evidence
- 4% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 6% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
- 1% Insufficient understanding of the evidence
Operational area - South Central Wales
All (83 features)
- 31% Insufficient evidence
- 35% Insufficient staff resource
- 8% Insufficient access to evidence
- 14% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 12% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
Domain - Earth science (7 features)
- 86% Insufficient staff resource
- 14% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (1 features)
- 100% Insufficient evidence
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (75 features)
- 33% Insufficient evidence
- 32% Insufficient staff resource
- 8% Insufficient access to evidence
- 15% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 12% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
Habitat features (40 features)
- 21% Insufficient evidence
- 38% Insufficient staff resource
- 10% Insufficient access to evidence
- 13% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 19% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
Species features (36 features)
- 50% Insufficient evidence
- 23% Insufficient staff resource
- 6% Insufficient access to evidence
- 19% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 2% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
Designation type SSSI (83 features)
- 31% Insufficient evidence
- 35% Insufficient staff resource
- 8% Insufficient access to evidence
- 14% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 12% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
Operational area - South West Wales
All (531 features)
- 57% Insufficient evidence
- 26% Insufficient staff resource
- 3% Insufficient access to evidence
- 9%Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 3% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
- 2% Insufficient understanding of the evidence
Domain - Earth science (66 features)
- 2% Insufficient evidence
- 91% Insufficient staff resource
- 8% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
Domain - Freshwater biodiversity (16 features)
- 82% Insufficient evidence
- 6% Insufficient staff resource
- 12% Insufficient access to evidence
Domain - Terrestrial biodiversity (449 features)
- 62% Insufficient evidence
- 20% Insufficient staff resource
- 3% Insufficient access to evidence
- 11% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 3% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
- 2% Insufficient understanding of the evidence
Habitat features (213 features)
- 64% Insufficient evidence
- 19% Insufficient staff resource
- 3% Insufficient access to evidence
- 10% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 3% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
- 2% Insufficient understanding of the evidence
Species features (252 features)
- 61% Insufficient evidence
- 19% Insufficient staff resource
- 3% Insufficient access to evidence
- 11% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 3% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
- 2% Insufficient understanding of the evidence
Designation type SAC (11 features)
- 75% Insufficient evidence
- 8% Insufficient staff resource
- 8% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 8% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
Designation type SPA (3 features)
- 33% Insufficient evidence
- 67% Insufficient understanding of the evidence
Designation type SSSI (517 features)
- 56% Insufficient evidence
- 27% Insufficient staff resource
- 3% Insufficient access to evidence
- 10% Insufficient understanding of the feature
- 3% Constraints on ability to generate evidence
- 2% Insufficient understanding of the evidence
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