National Trust Open Data

Open Data Welcome to National Trust Open Data. We have set up this website to share spatial datasets related to National Trust land, as well as of the coastline of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, as part of the Mapping Our Shores project. Our spatial datasets can be downloaded and used in external software, such as a GIS (Geographical Information System). To explore the National Trust data, there's the 'Always Open' and 'Limited Access' land layers - as displayed on the Ordnance Survey (OS) maps. Please refer to the story-map further down the page that helps explain the data and how it can be used. To explore the Mapping Our Shores coastal data, you can download the 1965 and 2014 land use data, as well as gain access to the original 1965 scanned OS maps, complete with annotations. National Trust land datasets Always open Limited access This layer shows the approximately 114,000 hectares of National Trust land that the public has access to on foot only (last updated: May 2017) – either by right (in the case of designated ‘Access Land’ under the Countryside (Rights of Way) Act 2000 (CRoW)) or by permission from the National Trust. Rights over Access Land are limited by CRoW and may be further restricted or excluded due to particular land management reasons. This layer shows the approximately 19,300 hectares of National Trust land where the public has limited access (last updated: May 2017). This data shows areas where access is restricted for at least one of the following reasons: 1. The land is enclosed as part of a National Trust Estate. 2. Access is restricted to a dense path network. 3. There are specific reasons the land is not Always Open e.g. Safety concerns. Data available for England & Wales. Work is in progress for creating equivalent data for Northern Ireland. Understanding the data The National Trust looks after nearly 250,000 hectares of land in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Large areas of this land is open to the public free of charge, and other areas are ticketed – open to National Trust members and paying members of the public. Additional areas of National Trust land are used for farming, or other commercial activities, and the public doesn’t have any right to access this land, other than by statutory provision e.g. footpaths and bridleways. To help you explore and understand the data, we’ve created this story-map. Scroll through the text to read more about the ‘Always Open’ and ‘Limited Access’ data layers, and to see specific examples of this type of land on the map. As you read, the map will change to illustrate what we’re explaining. Mapping our shores In 1965, concerned about the impact of development along the coast, the National Trust launched ‘Enterprise Neptune’ to help raise money to buy and protect the most ‘pristine’ stretches. In order to understand which areas were most at risk from development, University of Reading staff & students were commissioned to carry out a physical coastal land use survey that was lovingly recorded on 350 OS 2.5 miles to 1 inch scale maps. Half a century later, the Neptune Coastline Campaign, has raised £65 million, enabling the National Trust to acquire an additional 550 miles of coastline to a total of 778 miles. To celebrate this milestone, in 2014 the National Trust commissioned the University of Leicester to re-survey the land use along the coast. However, this time, digital technology and aerial photography were the tools of choice. By making the maps and data publicly available, we hope they might inspire further research. For more information on the creation of the Land Use datasets: Mapping coastal land use changes 1965–2014: methods for handling historical thematic data To access a copy of the original 1965 scanned OS maps, as displayed in the map application below, select here. How to use the map application This map shows both the 1965 and 2014 land use survey layers, as well as the original annotated OS maps. As you navigate to a coastal location, the original OS maps will be overlaid with the 2014 Land Use layer. To view the digital 1965 Land Use layer, select the 'Layers' icon on the toolbar and select the required dataset. To view additional information regarding the layers, such as the comparison of the 1965 and 2014 land uses, select one of the coloured areas and a pop-up box will appear. To view what each of the coloured areas represent, select the 'Legend' icon on the toolbar. Additional options on the toolbar include the ability for you to change the basemap (basemap gallery), print the area of the map currently viewing, and search for specific locations. To view the application full screen, select here. Contact us If you require any assistance with the datasets, please contact us: OpenData@NationalTrust.org.uk To contact the National Trust regarding other matters vist the National Trust contact us page. For everyone, for ever

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