This page provides a catalogue of NI Countryside Survey reports. References to sample square locations have been removed to preserve confidentiality and thus scientific integrity of future countryside surveys. This does not affect the detailed results contained in the reports.
NI Countryside Survey 2007
Northern Ireland Countryside Survey 2007: Broad Habitat Change 1998-2007 | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (daera-ni.gov.uk)
Northern Ireland Countryside Survey 2007 - Field methods and technical manual | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (daera-ni.gov.uk)
Quality Assurance of Northern Ireland Countryside Survey 2007 (NICS) | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (daera-ni.gov.uk)
Northern Ireland Countryside Survey 2007 - Field Boundaries Summary | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (daera-ni.gov.uk)
Northern Ireland Countryside Survey 2007 - quadrat survey – field methods and technical manual | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (daera-ni.gov.uk)
NI Countryside Survey 2000
Habitat Change in the Northern Ireland Countryside: Summary Report of the Northern Ireland Countryside Survey 2000 | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (daera-ni.gov.uk)
Northern Ireland Countryside Survey 2000 - Summary report on Broad Habitats | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (daera-ni.gov.uk)
Habitat change in the Northern Ireland countryside - technical report of the Northern Ireland Countryside Survey 2000 - March 2002 | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (daera-ni.gov.uk)
Baseline surveys 1986 – 2000
The Northern Ireland Countryside Survey (1997) | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (daera-ni.gov.uk)
The Botanical Composition of Upland Heath and Mire (1995) | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (daera-ni.gov.uk)
The Botanical Composition of Grassland Land Cover Types in Northern Ireland (1994) | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (daera-ni.gov.uk)
A Land Classification and Landscape Ecological Study of Northern Ireland (1992) | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (daera-ni.gov.uk)
Cooper, A., McCann, T., & Smith, D. (1993). Land cover monitoring in the Mourne Environmentally Sensitive Area. Report to Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland. University of Ulster, Coleraine.
Murray, R., Cooper, A., & McCann, T. (1991). A Landscape Ecological Study of Fermanagh District. Report to Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland. Department of Environmental Studies. University of Ulster. University of Ulster, Coleraine.
Cooper, A., Murray, R., McCann, T., & Forsythe, J. (1988). A landscape ecological study of the Sperrins and North Derry Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. University of Ulster, Coleraine.
Cooper, A. & Murray, R. (1987a). A landscape ecological study of the Antrim Coast and Glens and Causeway Coast Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Report to Environment Service, Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland. University of Ulster, Coleraine.
Cooper, A. & Murray, R. (1987b). A landscape ecological study of the Mourne AONB. Report to Countryside and Wildlife Branch, Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland. Department of Environmental Studies, University of Ulster, Jordanstown.
Cooper, A. (1986). The Northern Ireland Land Classification. University of Ulster, Jordanstown. Cooper, A. (1986). The Northern Ireland Land Classification. University of Ulster, Jordanstown.