Hedge length and condition data from UKCEH Countryside Survey sites, England, 2022-2023

[This dataset is embargoed until September 30, 2025]. This dataset consists of lengths and condition information recorded from woody linear features (hedges), recorded from 248 1km squares across England in 2022 and 2023, as part of a survey of hedges funded by Natural England. The survey sites belong to the UKCEH Countryside Survey, which is a unique study or 'audit' of the natural resources of the UK's countryside. The sample sites are chosen from a stratified random sample, based on a 15 by 15 km grid of GB. Surveys have previously been carried out in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1998 and 2007 by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) and predecessors, with repeated visits to the majority of squares. The countryside is sampled and surveyed using rigorous scientific methods, allowing us to compare new results with those from previous surveys. In this way, we can detect the gradual and subtle changes that occur in the UK's countryside over time. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/02748dfd-e33f-459f-babb-7a7836cbdecc

本数据集将截至2025年9月30日封存。该数据集包含了2022年和2023年间，从英格兰248个1平方公里方格内记录的木质线性特征（树篱）的长度及状况信息。该调查由英国自然英格兰资助，旨在对树篱进行调研。调查地点隶属于英国乡村调查（UKCEH Countryside Survey），这是一项对英国乡村自然资源进行独特研究或审计的课题。样本地点根据GB地区15公里×15公里的网格进行分层随机抽样选取。英国生态与水文中心（UKCEH）及其前身在1978年、1984年、1990年、1998年和2007年已进行过调查，并对大多数方格进行了重复访问。该乡村地区的抽样和调查均采用严谨的科学研究方法，使我们能够将新结果与先前调查结果进行比较。通过这种方式，我们可以探测到英国乡村随着时间的推移所发生的逐渐和细微的变化。关于本数据集的详细信息可在以下链接找到：https://doi.org/10.5285/02748dfd-e33f-459f-babb-7a7836cbdecc