Please find our Coastal Data Hub here.
This is a list of resources. The respective links will take you to the website where the data is stored. We have created a list of all data we are aware of currently (27/03/2025) but if you are aware of any new datasets, please let us know and we will add these. We hope you find this useful as we aspire to make data easily accessible for all.
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What’s Happening on the North West Coast 2025 Report
Please find our What’s Happening on the North West Coast 2025 Report here:
24-25-Whats-Happening-on-the-NW-Coast-2025-Report-31.03.2025-1.docx
This is an updatable resource. If you are aware of any plans/strategies/projects which are not included in this report please email us and we will add these. If you see any information that is inaccurate, please reach out and we will amend this.
International
- Centre for Agricultural and Bioscience International
- Marine Environmental Data and Information Network
- Nucleus for European Modelling of the Ocean (NEMO)
NEMO Community ocean model for multifarious space and time scales
European Union
- European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet)
Home | European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet)
Government Departments and Government Agencies Data
- Defra group – Environmental data
- Magic Maps
- Marine Planning Portal – North West Marine Plans
North West Marine Plans – GOV.UK
- North West England Monthly Water Situation Report
North West England water situation report February 2025
- Marine Scotland MAPS National Marine Plan interactive (NMPi)
Marine Scotland – National Marine Plan Interactive
- Natural England Open Data Geoportal
Natural England Open Data Geoportal
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences (CEFAS)
Home – Cefas (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science)
- CEFAS Fisheries Data
Cefas Data Archive Centre – Cefas (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science)
- Marine Gov Scot – Berwick Bank Offshore Wind Farm Report
- NatureScot – Habitats Regulations Appraisal on the Firth of Forth
- Defra – Highly Protected Marine Area Paper: Allonby Bay
Highly Protected Marine Areas: Allonby Bay – GOV.UK
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee
- Defra – extent and condition of protected areas
Extent and condition of protected areas – GOV.UK
- Forestry Commission Map Browser
Forestry Commission Map Browser
- Natural England – National Seagrass Layer (England)
National Seagrass Layer (England) – data.gov.uk
- JNCC – UK Protected Area Datasets for Download
UK Protected Area Datasets for Download | JNCC – Adviser to Government on Nature Conservation
- Local Nature Recovery Strategy Data Viewer
- Defra – River Obstacles
- Met Office Climate Data Portal
The Met Office climate data portal
- Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) – Reports
Control of major accident hazards regulations 1999
- Defra – National seagrass layers (England)
National Seagrass Layer (England)
- Environment Agency
Home | Shoreline Management Plans
- Catchment Data Explorer
England | Catchment Data Explorer
- Defra – Local Nature Recovery Strategy Data Viewer
- National assessment of flood and coastal erosion risk in England 2024
National assessment of flood and coastal erosion risk in England 2024 – GOV.UK
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Marine Activities and Pressures Mapping | JNCC – Adviser to Government on Nature Conservation
- Marine Management Organisation
UK sea fisheries annual statistics – GOV.UK
- Marine Management Organisation
Native Oyster Historic Locations (MMO) | Catchment Based Approach Data Hub
- Environment Agency
Historical oyster habitat and fisheries in English coastal waters
- Environment Agency
Native Oyster Bed Potential – data.gov.uk
- Marine Management Organisation
ArcGIS Hub : Seagrass Historic Locations (MMO) : Seagrass Historic Locations (MMO)
- Environment Agency
Seagrass Potential – data.gov.uk
- Environment Agency
Saltmarsh Change – data.gov.uk
- Environment Agency
- Marine Management Organisation
Saltmarsh Potential (MMO) – Potential habitat creation sites within floodplain
- Marine Management Organisation
- Environment Agency
- Forestry Commission
Use the Forestry Commission map browser and Land Information Search – GOV.UK
- Natural England
Severn Estuary SPA Functionally Linked Land Bird Sites
- Environment Agency
Hydrology Data Explorer – Explore
- Environment Agency – Designated Sites View
- HM Land Registry
Public bodies
- Interactive map – Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authority
- North West Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authority
Policies and Reports – IFCA North West
- Historic England
National Organisations
- Marine Stewardship Council
Science and research | Marine Stewardship Council
- Seasearch
- RSPB Open Data
- Marine Conservation Society
Marine Conservation Society | UK Ocean Protection Charity | Healthy Seas
- Marine Data Exchange
- National Network of Regional Coastal Monitoring Programes
National Network of Regional Coastal Monitoring Programmes – Welcome
- CaBa and Rivers Trust
Coastal Data Explorer | Catchment Based Approach Data Hub
- UK Hydrographic Office
UK Hydrographic Office – GOV.UK
- The Crown Estate
The Crown Estate Open Data Portal
- National Library of Scotland
Map images – National Library of Scotland
- ABP Mer
Resources: downloads and training – ABPmer
- Coastal and Intertidal Zone Archaeological Network (CITiZAN)
CITiZAN – Coastal and Intertidal Zone Archaeological Network
- ABPMer (OMREG)
OMReg Habitat Creation Scheme Database – ABPmer
- The Rivers Trust
- The Rivers Trust
Data & evidence | The Rivers Trust
- The Rivers Trust
- GB Non-native Species Secretariat
Research Institutes
- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Data
Data | UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
- Marine Biological Association – MarLIN
Home – MarLIN – The Marine Life Information Network
- Zoological Society London
Marine Habitat Restoration | ZSL
- UK Soil Observatory
- UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
National River Flow Archive | National River Flow Archive
- Marine Biological Association
Marine Biological Association | Marine Biology UK
- National Oceanographic Centre
Data and Research Facilities | National Oceanography Centre
- National Oceanographic Centre – BLUEcoast project
- University of Edinburgh
Records Centres
- National Biodiversity Network – Local Record Centres
NW-Local-Records-Centres-Advocacy-document-02-04-2012-1.pdf
- Central Hub for requesting data from Local Environmental Records Centres who are part of the LERC Online network
- Biological Records Centre
- National Biodiversity Network Trust
NBN Atlas – UK’s largest collection of biodiversity information
- RECORD
- Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
- Catchment Management Plans
Catchment Management Plans – CaBA
- Lancashire Environment Record Network
LERN – the Lancashire Environment Record Network – Lancashire County Council
- Cofnod – North Wales Environmental Information Service
Cofnod – North Wales Environmental Information Service | Home
- South West Scotland Environmental Information Centre
South West Scotland Environmental Information Centre – SWSEIC
North-West Based Organisations
- Solway Firth Partnership
About Solway Firth Partnership – Solway Firth Partnership
- Cumbria Intelligence Observatory
Cumbria Observatory – Welcome to the Cumbria Intelligence Observatory
- Cumbria Bird Club – Reports
Annual Bird Reports – Cumbria Bird Club
- SCAMPP Reports – Solway Firth Partnership
SCAMPP Reports – Solway Firth Partnership
- Dynamic Dunescapes
- Marlan
- United Utilities – Slow the Flow
United Utilities | Reduce your risk of flooding
- Merseyside BioBank
Merseyside BioBank – conservation through recording
- Cheshire Wildlife Trust
Blue Carbon | The Wildlife Trusts
- North Merseyside Amphibian and Reptile Group
North Merseyside Amphibian and Reptile Group
Biodiversity
- National Biodiversity Network Atlas
NBN Atlas – UK’s largest collection of biodiversity information
- Cumbria Biodiversity Centre
Homepage – Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
- Wyre River Bioblitz Data
- Native Oyster Network Resources
Resources – Native Oyster Network
- Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (ARC) – National Amphibian and Reptile Monitoring Programme
National Amphibian and Reptile Monitoring Programme
- Global Observation and Biodiversity Information Portal
- British Trust for Ornithology – Wetland Bird Survey Data
Wetland Bird Survey Data | BTO – British Trust for Ornithology
- Cumbria Local Nature Recovery Strategy
Homepage | Cumbria Local Nature Recovery Strategy
- Cumbria Wildlife Trust – Birds
Birds | Cumbria Wildlife Trust
- Yorkshire Wildlife trust – Birds
Birds | Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
- iNaturalist
A Community for Naturalists · iNaturalist
- NBN Gateway
NBN Gateway – National Biodiversity Network
- CORY
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- Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland
Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland – Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland
- UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme
Water/ Water Quality
- Natural Resources Wales Water Quality Archive
NRW Water Quality Archive | DataMapWales
- British Geological Society (BGS) – Groundwater Data
Groundwater data and information | British Geological Survey (BGS)
- United Utilities Water Quality Data
Water quality | United Utilities
- Surfers Against Sewage Data HQ
Home – Surfers Against Sewage • Data HQ
- Feasibility Study: Assessing Water Quality to Determine the Habitat Suitability for Seagrass Restoration near Roosecote Sands
Seagrass water quality report draft final_NW MFI 2024 Alice Parker.pdf
Fish and Fisheries
- Marine Stewardship Council
Science and research | Marine Stewardship Council
- UK sea fisheries annual statistics
UK sea fisheries annual statistics – GOV.UK
- Ecology and Fish Data Explorer
EA Ecology & Fish Data Explorer
Offshore Wind Farms
- Marine Gov Scot – Berwick Bank Offshore Wind Farm Report
- Analysis of Marine Ecology Monitoring Plan Data from the Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm, Scotland (Operational Year 2)
Robin Rigg Memp Ops Yr 2 – Chp 1 & 2 – Summary and introduction.pdf
- Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm
Ormonde Wind Farm – Vattenfall
Restoration
- Seagrass Restoration Handbook
Seagrass Restoration Handbook – CaBA
- European Oyster Native Restoration Handbook
European Native Oyster Restoration Handbook – CaBA
- Saltmarsh Restoration Handbook
Saltmarsh Restoration Handbook – CaBA
- Marine Habitat Restoration
Marine Habitat Restoration | ZSL