Environment (Wales) Act Section 7 and OSPAR: Marine Habitats
Under the Environment (Wales) Act (2016), Section 7 requires biodiversity lists to be produced. These lists include types of habitats which are of "Principle Importance" for the purpose of maintain and enhancing biodiversity in relation to Wales. This list supersedes the duty in Section 42 of the NERC Act 2006. In addition to this marine habitats can be protected under the OSPAR Convention, which has established a list of "threatened and/or declining species and habitats" in the North-East Atlantic. This spatial dataset details the extent and location of those marine habitats classed of "Principle Importance" under Section 7 and are regarded as "threatened or declining" under OSPAR in Wales. Habitats include: Carbonate Reefs, Estuarine Rock, Honeycomb Worm Sabellaria alveolata, Intertidal Underboulder, Mud habitats in deep water, Musculus Discors Green crenella Beds, Blue Mussel Beds (listed under OSPAR aswell), Fragile Sponge and Anthozoans (listed under OSPAR aswell), Horse Mussel Modiolus Bed (listed under OSPAR aswell), Intertidal Mudflats (listed under OSPAR aswell), Maerl Beds live and dead (listed under OSPAR aswell), Sabellaria spinulosa reef (listed under OSPAR aswell), Saline Lagoons (listed under OSPAR aswell), Saltmarsh, Seagrass Beds (listed under OSPAR aswell), Seapens And Burrowing Megafauna (listed under OSPAR aswell), Peat Clay Exposures (listed under OSPAR aswell), Sheltered Muddy Gravel (listed under OSPAR aswell), Subtidal Mix Mud Sediments (listed under OSPAR aswell), Tide Swept Channels (listed under OSPAR aswell), Oyster Beds (OSPAR only).
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Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100019741. Crown Copyright and Database Right. Derived in part from data provided under licence by the British Geological Survey © NERC
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Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100019741. Crown Copyright and Database Right. Derived in part from data provided under licence by the British Geological Survey © NERC
Description | Type | Endpoint |
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Section 7 Carbonate Reefs Polygon | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_CARBONATE_REEF_POLY) |
Section 7 Carbonate Reefs Polygon | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_CARBONATE_REEF_POLY) |
Section 7 Estuarine Rock Polygon | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_EST_ROCK) |
Section 7 Estuarine Rock Polygon | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_EST_ROCK) |
Section 7 Estuarine Rock Point | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_ESTUARY_ROCK_POINT) |
Section 7 Estuarine Rock Point | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_ESTUARY_ROCK_POINT) |
Section 7 Intertidal Underboulder Polygon | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_INT_BOULDER) |
Section 7 Intertidal Underboulder Polygon | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_INT_BOULDER) |
Section 7 Intertidal Underboulder Point | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_INT_UNDERBOULDER_POINT) |
Section 7 Intertidal Underboulder Point | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_INT_UNDERBOULDER_POINT) |
Section 7 Musculus Discors Green crenella Beds Point | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_MDISCORS_POINT) |
Section 7 Musculus Discors Green crenella Beds Point | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_MDISCORS_POINT) |
Section 7 Mud habitats in deep water Point | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_MUD_DEEP_POINT) |
Section 7 Mud habitats in deep water Point | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_MUD_DEEP_POINT) |
Section 7 Mud habitats in deep water Polygon | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_MUD_DEEP_WATER) |
Section 7 Mud habitats in deep water Polygon | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_MUD_DEEP_WATER) |
Section 7 Sheltered Muddy Gravel Polygon | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_MUD_GRAVEL) |
Section 7 Sheltered Muddy Gravel Polygon | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_MUD_GRAVEL) |
Section 7 Sheltered Muddy Gravel Point | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_MUD_GRAVEL_POINT) |
Section 7 Sheltered Muddy Gravel Point | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_MUD_GRAVEL_POINT) |
Section 7 OSPAR Blue Mussel Beds Polygon | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_BLUE_MUSSEL) |
Section 7 OSPAR Blue Mussel Beds Polygon | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_BLUE_MUSSEL) |
Section 7 OSPAR Blue Mussel Beds Point | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_BLUE_MUSSEL_POINT) |
Section 7 OSPAR Blue Mussel Beds Point | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_BLUE_MUSSEL_POINT) |
Section 7 OSPAR Intertidal Mudflats Point | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_INT_MUD_POINT) |
Section 7 OSPAR Intertidal Mudflats Point | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_INT_MUD_POINT) |
Section 7 OSPAR Intertidal Mudflats Polygon | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_INT_MUDFLATS) |
Section 7 OSPAR Intertidal Mudflats Polygon | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_INT_MUDFLATS) |
Section 7 OSPAR Maerl Beds live Polygon | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_MEARLBEDS_LIVE) |
Section 7 OSPAR Maerl Beds live Polygon | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_MEARLBEDS_LIVE) |
Section 7 OSPAR Maerl Beds live and dead Polygon | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_MEARLBEDS_LIVE_DEAD) |
Section 7 OSPAR Maerl Beds live and dead Polygon | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_MEARLBEDS_LIVE_DEAD) |
Section 7 OSPAR Horse Mussel Modiolus Beds Polygon | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_MODIOLUS_BEDS) |
Section 7 OSPAR Horse Mussel Modiolus Beds Polygon | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_MODIOLUS_BEDS) |
Section 7 OSPAR Horse Mussel Modiolus Bed Point | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_MODIOLUS_POINT) |
Section 7 OSPAR Horse Mussel Modiolus Bed Point | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_MODIOLUS_POINT) |
OSPAR Potential Sabellaria spinulosa reef Point | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_P_SSPINULOSA_POINT) |
OSPAR Potential Sabellaria spinulosa reef Point | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_P_SSPINULOSA_POINT) |
OSPAR Sabellaria Spinulosa Reef Point | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_SABELLARIA_SPIN_POINT) |
OSPAR Sabellaria Spinulosa Reef Point | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_SABELLARIA_SPIN_POINT) |
Section 7 OSPAR Saline Lagoons Polygon | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_SALINE_LAGOON) |
Section 7 OSPAR Saline Lagoons Polygon | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_SALINE_LAGOON) |
Section 7 OSPAR Saltmarsh Polygon | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_SALTMARSH) |
Section 7 OSPAR Saltmarsh Polygon | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_SALTMARSH) |
Section 7 OSPAR Seagrass Beds Polygon | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_SEAGRASS) |
Section 7 OSPAR Seagrass Beds Polygon | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_SEAGRASS) |
Section 7 OSPAR Seagrass Beds Point | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_SEAGRASS_POINT) |
Section 7 OSPAR Seagrass Beds Point | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_SEAGRASS_POINT) |
OSPAR Seapens And Burrowing Megafauna Point | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_SEAPEN_POINT) |
OSPAR Seapens And Burrowing Megafauna Point | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_SEAPEN_POINT) |
Section 7 OSPAR Fragile Sponge and Anthozoans Point | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_SPOUNGE_ANTH_POINT) |
Section 7 OSPAR Fragile Sponge and Anthozoans Point | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_OSPAR_SPOUNGE_ANTH_POINT) |
Section 7 Peat Clay Exposures Polygon | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_PEAT_CLAY) |
Section 7 Peat Clay Exposures Polygon | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_PEAT_CLAY) |
Section 7 Peat Clay Exposures Phase 1 derived Point | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_PEAT_CLAY_PH1) |
Section 7 Peat Clay Exposures Phase 1 derived Point | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_PEAT_CLAY_PH1) |
Section 7 Peat Clay Exposures Point | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_PEAT_CLAY_POINT) |
Section 7 Peat Clay Exposures Point | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_PEAT_CLAY_POINT) |
Section 7 Honeycomb Worm Sabellaria alveolatat Reef polygon | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_SABELLARIA_ALV) |
Section 7 Honeycomb Worm Sabellaria alveolatat Reef polygon | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_SABELLARIA_ALV) |
Section 7 Honeycomb Worm Sabellaria alveolata Reef Point | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_SABELLARIA_ALV_POINT) |
Section 7 Honeycomb Worm Sabellaria alveolata Reef Point | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_SABELLARIA_ALV_POINT) |
Section 7 Tide Swept Channels Polygon | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_TIDE_SWEEP_CHANNEL) |
Section 7 Tide Swept Channels Polygon | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_TIDE_SWEEP_CHANNEL) |
Section 7 Carbonate Reefs Point | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_CARBONATE_REEF) |
Section 7 Carbonate Reefs Point | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_CARBONATE_REEF) |
Section 7 Mixed Muddy Sediments Point | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_MIXED_MUDDY_SEDIMENTS_POINT) |
Section 7 Mixed Muddy Sediments Point | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_MIXED_MUDDY_SEDIMENTS_POINT) |
Section 7 Mixed Muddy Sediments Polygon | WMS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wms/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_MIXED_MUDDY_SEDIMENTS_POLY) |
Section 7 Mixed Muddy Sediments Polygon | WFS | http://lle.gov.wales/services/wfs/nrw (inspire-nrw:NRW_NERC_MIXED_MUDDY_SEDIMENTS_POLY) |