4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313138363433 eng dataset Natural Resources Wales (NRW) 0300 065 3000 Maes-y-Ffynnon LL57 2DW enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk pointOfContact 2023-01-30 Gemini 2.2 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::BNG OGP Tranquil Areas Wales Tranquillity Map Tranquil Areas Mapiau o ardaloedd tawel gwledig yng Nghymru 2009 Tranquil Areas (Wales) 2009 Wales Tranquil Areas Map 2009 Tranquil Areas 1997.lyr Tranquil Areas 2009.lyr 2017-05-04 publication 118643 https://naturalresources.wales This data collation is made up of two datasets showing tranquil areas across Wales for 1997 and 2009. A map of the land of Wales, graded to show levels of Tranquillity. It results from combining several underlying layers of data, covering different factors that either contribute to tranquillity or detract from tranquillity. Produced to provide a strategic baseline for monitoring change in tranquillity in Wales to inform strategic planning and policy-making. Tranquillity is an aspect of the Welsh Government's Noise Action Plan (in response to the European Noise Directive) and is one of the qualitative measures of natural resources benefits provided by landscapes, as used in SoNaRR 2016. An accompanying technical report details the methodology used and provides map images of underlying data layers and the resulting Tranquil Areas Map. Caveats: 1. The resolution of some layers that informed the map were coarse, meaning that those parts of the data are unsuitable for using at a detailed scale. 2. Tranquillity was not formally defined in the accompanying technical report. Welsh Government has more recently defined the term and Natural Resources Wales adopted this definition for SoNaRR 2016. Tranquillity is is an untroubled state, which is peaceful, calm and free from unwanted disturbances. This can refer to a state of mind or a particular environment. The 2009 dataset repeats more or less the same methodology used for a similar study in 1997. This allows change over time to be reported. Other projects in other parts of the UK using data at better resolution and with more sophisticated analysis means that the Wales 1997 and 2009 studies are regarded as crude. However to date the 2009 study is the most recent Tranquil Areas map available for Wales. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) 0300 065 3000 Maes-y-Ffynnon LL57 2DW enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk owner Land Use Consultants 020 7383 5784 NW1 1JD luc@landuse.co.uk originator asNeeded Geographic Information System Land use GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2023-01-31 publication © CNC/NRW and various third party recorders NRW owns the copyright of the collation, but the ownership of the records themselves rests with the originator. The Collation data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose. The input layers data may be re-used under provision and in line with the terms of a NRW licence. otherRestrictions There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely. eng environment ISO3166 Countries 2023-01-31 publication Wales (WLS) -5.77774100 -2.60886500 51.24082900 53.51306700 1997-01-01 2017-05-04 Natural Resources Wales (NRW) 0300 065 3000 Maes-y-Ffynnon LL57 2DW enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk distributor https://datamap.gov.wales/layergroups/inspire-nrw:TranquilAreasWales Download Data and Web Services https://datamap.gov.wales/capabilities/layergroup/878/?access_token=i61nd1X0RwdwAgQrGW0sqAsWxBMiwx&ows_service=wms Web Mapping Services dataset Other studies use different method approaches. Notable other studies are: - Scottish Natural Heritage. Mapping Wild Land Areas. Ongoing. http://www.snh.gov.uk/protecting-scotlands-nature/looking-after-landscapes/landscape-policy-and-guidance/wild-land/ - CPRE (Campaign for Protection of Rural England). Tranquil Places. Ongoing. http://www.cpre.org.uk/what-we-do/countryside/tranquil-places - Natural Resources Wales. Accessible Natural Greenspaces Toolkit. (includes consideration of value to people of relative tranquillity in urban areas). Refered to here but currently not published. (NRW Contact: Senior Urban Advisor). http://naturalresources.wales/people-and-communities/green-spaces/local-green-spaces/?lang=en - Land Use Consultants. 2009. Wales Tran quil Areas Map 2009. CCW Policy research Report No. 09/11. 71pp. Natural Resources Wales, Bangor. - ASH Consulting Group. 1997. Tranquil Areas Wales. CCW Policy Research Report No. 97/14.