Open British Arboricultural Record Dataset (OpenBARD)
Description
This dataset is collated from arboriculturists in the UK and predominantly contains records from England, with some data from Wales, Scotland and Jersey. Each record in the dataset is an individual tree that has been assessed in the field. Different organisations contributed data to the dataset, so not all data is available for every record. The dataset has been cleaned to aid analysis (details in this report) but users are advised to exercise caution, particularly for the common_name_clean and generic_name_clean fields.
The dataset was prepared and released by Dr Joe Fennell (https://www.jfscientific.co.uk) and Mr Luke Fay (https://www.treeworks.co.uk/)
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Field names and descriptions.
|
Column Name |
Description |
Data Type |
Units |
Options |
Example Value |
|
record_id |
UUID for this specific record |
String |
|
|
|
|
n_stems |
Number of stems |
Integer |
count |
|
2 |
|
stem_diameter_1_cm |
Diameter (DBH) of first stem |
Float |
centimetre |
|
34 |
|
stem_diameter_2_cm |
Diameter (DBH) of second stem |
Float |
centimetre |
|
28.5 |
|
stem_diameter_3_cm |
Diameter (DBH) of third stem |
Float |
centimetre |
|
|
|
stem_diameter_4_cm |
Diameter (DBH) of fourth stem |
Float |
centimetre |
|
|
|
stem_diameter_5_cm |
Diameter (DBH) of fifth stem |
Float |
centimetre |
|
|
|
height_m |
Height of tree |
Float |
metre |
|
17 |
|
life_stage |
Tree life stage |
String |
|
young; semi_mature; mature; late_mature; ancient; dead |
mature |
|
physiological_condition |
Tree health condition |
String |
|
good; fair; poor; dead |
good |
|
classification |
Environment/site classification |
String |
|
suburban; urban; rural |
urban |
|
county |
County or administrative region |
String |
|
|
somerset |
|
latin_name_clean |
Latin species name |
String |
|
|
quercus robur |
|
common_name_clean |
Common name (NOTE: treat with caution) |
String |
|
|
english oak |
|
generic_name_clean |
Generic name (NOTE: treat with caution) |
String |
|
|
oak |
|
genus |
Genus of the tree |
String |
|
|
quercus |
|
species |
Species (epithet) |
String |
|
|
robur |
|
combined_stem_diameter_cm |
Combined stem diameter (basal area equivalent diameter) |
Float |
centimetre |
|
44.4 |
|
is_multistem |
Whether the tree has multiple stems |
Bool |
|
True; False |
TRUE |
|
crown_radius_n_m |
Crown radius to the north |
Float |
metre |
|
2.1 |
|
crown_radius_s_m |
Crown radius to the south |
Float |
metre |
|
2.3 |
|
crown_radius_e_m |
Crown radius to the east |
Float |
metre |
|
1.9 |
|
crown_radius_w_m |
Crown radius to the west |
Float |
metre |
|
2.5 |
|
crown_radius_se_m |
Crown radius to the southeast |
Float |
metre |
|
|
|
crown_radius_nw_m |
Crown radius to the northwest |
Float |
metre |
|
|
|
crown_radius_ne_m |
Crown radius to the northeast |
Float |
metre |
|
|
|
crown_radius_sw_m |
Crown radius to the southwest |
Float |
metre |
|
|
|
crown_radius_minimum_bounding_circle |
Radius of the minimum bounding circle |
Float |
metre |
|
2.2 |
|
crown_radius_maximum |
Maximum crown radius across all directions |
Float |
metre |
|
2.5 |
|
data_contributor_id |
Identifier for data contributor |
String |
|
|
C7 |
Data Contributors
The following organisations contributed data that was used during the project: Treework Environmental Practice, Arbor-eco consultancy, Bartlett Tree Experts, Barton Hyett Associates, Oxfordshire County Council, Sharon Hosegood Associates, TMA Environmental Consultants, Tree Frontiers and Wharton Natural Infrastructure (Please note that not all data initially supplied is contained in the final dataset).
Acknowledgements
The authors are very grateful to the following people for their contributions to the previous stages of this project: Carl Walters (Open University), Natalie Cook (Treework Environmental Practice), Supritha Hudgur (Treework Environmental Practice), Magda Mach (Treework Environmental Practice), Sharon Durdant-Hollamby (Sharon Hosegood Associates), Madalena Vaz Monteiro (Forest Research), Hannah Walker (Forest Research), Kieron Doick (Forest Research), Kadmiel Maseyk (Open University) and Phil Wheeler (Open University).
The previous phase of this project received financial support from The Open University’s “Open Societal Challenges”Programme under a grant awarded to Dr Kadmiel Maseyk, Dr Phil Wheeler and Dr Joe Fennell.
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Additional details
Related works
- Is supplement to
- Report: 10.13140/RG.2.2.28745.04961 (DOI)