Dataset Update Dates
An update of the interactive map is carried out once a month. The interactive map will be unavailable from 4pm till approximately 7pm on this day to allow the update to take place.
Please note that not all datasets are updated monthly. To see which datasets have been updated please see below.
The last update was carried out on Wednesday 4th February 2026.
Updates are planned for the following dates:
- 4th March 2026
- 1st April 2026
- 6th May 2026
Latest Data Updates
Wednesday 4th February 2026:
The following datasets have been removed:
- Native Oyster Beds (Ostrea edulis beds HOCI 14) (England)
- Granted European Protected Species Applications (England)
The following datasets have been updated:
- Ancient Woodland
- Ancient Woodland – Revised COMPLETED COUNTIES (England)
- Aquifer Designation Map (Bedrock) (England and Wales)
- Aquifer Designation Map (Superficial Drift) (England)
- Bathing Waters Quality (England)
- Coastal Sensitive Areas - Eutrophic (England)
- Drinking Water Protected Areas (Surface Water) (England)
- Drinking Water Safeguard Zones (Groundwater) (England)
- Drinking Water Safeguard Zones (Surface Water) (England)
- Listed Buildings (England)
- WFD Habitats: Higher Sensitivity (England):
- Intertidal Seagrass Beds (A2.61) (England)
- Subtidal Seagrass Beds (A5.53) (England)
- Saltmarsh (A2.5) (England)
- Chalk Reef (Subtidal Chalk HOCI 20) (England)
- Mäerl beds (A5.51, HCOI 12) (England)
- Mussel Beds (Modiolus modiolus, Mytilus edulis & others) (A1.22, A2.72, A5.62, A4.24, A3.361) (England)
- Polychaete Reef (A5.61, A2.71, HOCI 8, HOCI 16) (England)
- Subtidal Kelp Beds (A3.11, A3.21, A3.22, A3.31, A3.32, A5.52) (England)
- WFD Habitats: Lower Sensitivity (England):
- Gravel and Cobbles (intertidal & subtidal coarse sediment A2.1, A5.1) (England)
- Intertidal Soft Sediment (Sand, Mud & Mixed A2.2, A2.3, A2.4) (England)
- Subtidal Soft Sediment (Sand, Mud & Mixed A5.2, A5.3, A5.4) (England)
- Rockyshore (Intertidal rock A1) (England)
- Subtidal Boulder Field (A3.123, A3.2112, A3.7162) (England)
- National Cycle Network (GB)
- Petroleum Licences
- Pipelines
- Subsea Petroleum Infrastructure
- Surface Petroleum Infrastructure
- Well Heads
- Offshore Windfarms (GB)
- Protected wreck sites (England)
- Registered Battlefields (England)
- Registered Parks and Gardens (England)
- Scheduled Monuments (England)
- Shellfish Waters (England)
- Sites of Special Scientific Interest (Wales)
- World Heritage Sites (England)
To see previous release details, please click here.