Welsh Government 9f4c17a4-b13b-11ec-a5db-aeb6afcfeac1 9f4c17a4-b13b-11ec-a5db-aeb6afcfeac1 Peatlands of Wales Evidence 2022-04-04 2022-04-04 Other Restrictions The Peatlands of Wales map series provides an updated distribution of Welsh Peatlands (to 2022) based on current evidence sources. The data layers were created on a 50m grid whereby the presence and thickness of peat are elucidated from a range of sources for each 50m grid cell across Wales. A peatland evidence score defines the level of confidence in the presence of peat in any given grid cell, with those cells scoring more than 2 on this scale of 1-10, captured in the ‘Peatlands of Wales’ peat distribution map. This dataset shows the peatland evidence score for all 50m sites with a peatland value of 1 or greater.  These scores, ranging from 2 to 10 in this map, indicate the confidence in peat being present at a given location, based on the quality of available evidence. Full details of the data sources, and their combined ranking, used to produce this peatland evidence index are provided in the report on the methodology used to derive this suite of peatland data maps. Full details of the sources of data used to build this map as well as the methodologies used to define the level of evidence for the presence of peat and derivation of the peat evidence score as well as estimates of peat thickness (depth), carbon stock estimates and greenhouse gas emissions are presented in the Peatlands of Wales mapping methodology report. 51.38951882917902 -5.427563421643201 53.44957235599608 -2.690441829995209