Many of the key datasets used in this project can be accessed online.
Biodiversity Action Plan priority habitat inventories
Obtained from Natural England. The data can be downloaded from their website
Protected areas datasets
Includes National Nature Reserves, Local Nature Reserves, Ramsar sites, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas and Sites of Special Scientific Interest.
Obtained from Natural England. The data can be downloaded from their website
Soils dataset
For the purposes of this project, NATMAP soilscapes was licensed from the National Soil Resources Institute at Cranfield University. For more details visit their website
Other useful sources
The MAGIC website is another useful source of environmental GIS datasets. Visit their website for more details.