4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313139313234 eng dataset Natural Resources Wales (NRW) 0300 065 3000 Maes-y-Ffynnon LL57 2DW enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk pointOfContact 2023-01-27 Gemini 2.2 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::BNG OGP National Marine Character Areas (NMCA) Ardaloedd Cymeriad Morol Cenedlaethol Marine Character Areas 2021-11-03 publication 119124 https://naturalresources.wales Seascapes, like landscapes, reflect the relationship between people and place and the part it plays in forming the setting to our everyday lives. Marine Character Areas highlight the key natural, cultural and perceptual influences that make the character of each seascape distinct and unique. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) were commissioned on behalf of Welsh Government to identify the character of Wales’ seascapes at a broad-scale. We divided our inshore waters into 29 Marine Character Areas. This work provides the strategic spatial evidence on seascapes to inform the Wales National Marine Plan, which is being prepared by Welsh Government. Each area profile includes a description of the key characteristics, including their natural, cultural and perceptual influences, as well as land - sea inter-visibility maps. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) 0300 065 3000 Maes-y-Ffynnon LL57 2DW enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk owner Natural Resources Wales (NRW) 0300 065 3000 Maes-y-Ffynnon LL57 2DW enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk originator notPlanned Geographic Information System Land cover GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2023-01-28 publication © CNC/NRW All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100019741. Crown Copyright and Database Right Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and copyright of the owners. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose. Attribution Statement: 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. otherRestrictions There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely. eng boundaries ISO3166 Countries 2023-01-28 publication Wales (WLS) -5.77774100 -2.60886500 51.24082900 53.51306700 2015-01-01 2021-11-03 https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/maps/marine-character-areas/?lang=en Natural Resources Wales (NRW) 0300 065 3000 Maes-y-Ffynnon LL57 2DW enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk distributor https://datamap.gov.wales/layers/inspire-nrw:NRW_MARINE_CHARACTER_AREAS Download data https://datamap.gov.wales/capabilities/layer/390/?access_token=67k4GhAr91AqiAXnyngsm3l40RrZII&ows_service=wms Web Mapping Service dataset This work was carried out under contract to LUC. Character assessment involves desk-based stages and field verification, considering the variety and combination of natural, cultural and perceptual influences that make one place distinct and recognisable from another. In all cases the UK Hydrographic Office’s Marine Charts and Ordnance Survey basemapping (for where the MCAs meet the coast) were used as the primary reference points to guide the boundary drawing process, which was digitised in GIS at a scale of 1:250,000.