GCN - Strategic Opportunity Areas (England)
Summary
This dataset identifies areas where the addition of new ponds would benefit Great Crested Newt populations defined as strategic opportunity areas (SOAs). These England-wide dataset incorporates the SOAs for all regional areas. The attribute “Strategy_Area_Name” defines these areas..The details below describe how the SOAs are scored for each region The core areas contain a pond density of 2+ ponds and are located within a 25m square where great crested newt presence has been predicted. Fringe areas contain a pond density of 1 and are located within a 25m square where great crested newt presence has been predicted or are within a 250m of a Core Area. Typically urban areas greater than 2ha (+400m buffer), roads (7.5m buffer), and rivers (+7.5m) have been excluded unless otherwise stated.. All scores are summed, scores ≤ 0 are not displayed. Higher scores are associated with darker colouration and represent a greater presence of suitable habitat features (density refers to the coverage of a habitat type with 250m of any 25m grid square): Cambridgeshire (Urban buffer reduced to 250m) Density of arable land 0-50% +1 Density of coniferous woodland 10-25% +1 Density of deciduous woodland 10-100% +1 Distance from deciduous woodland 0-100m +1 Density of grassland 25-75% +1 Nearest pond 0-125m +1 pH 6.5-7.5 +1 Distance from rivers 150-1000m +1 Cheshire Soil pH 6.5 – 7.25 +1 Nearest Pond <100m +1 River distance 100 – 1000m +1 Density of grassland 10 – 70% +1 Distance to deciduous woodland <100m +1 Density of deciduous woodland 10 - 70% +1 Soil Phosphorus 35 – 45 +1 Drainage Clay/Loamy +1 Arable density 50 – 100% -1 Cumbria grassland density 10 - 66% +1 distrance from woodland < 100m +1 Elevation 50 - 300m +1 Nearest pond < 100m +1 pH 6 – 7 +1 distance from arable >125m +1 urban density 50 - 100% -1 Derbyshire (Environment Agency Flood Zone 2 have been excluded) Soil pH 6.5 – 7.5 +1 Elevation < 200m +1 Grassland density 25 – 75% +1 Distance to woodland < 100m +1 Woodland density 10 -50% +1 Distance to nearest pond < 100m +1 Drainage classed as ‘Impeded’ or ‘Naturally Wet’ +1 Arable density 50 - 100% -1 Dorset (Environment Agency Flood Zone 2 have been excluded) pH 6-7 +1 Distance from grassland <100m +1 Density of grassland 5-67% +1 Distance from woodland <100m +1 Density of woodland 5-67% +1 Shannon-Weaver diversity -2 to -0.8 +1 Distance from arable land <250m +1 Greater Manchester (Environment Agency Flood Zone 2 have been excluded; NO urban buffer) grassland density 25 - 75% +1 woodland density 5 - 75% +1 Distance from rivers >1000m +1 Soil pH 6.5 to 7.5 Phosphorus 30 to 40 +1 Arable land (density 50 - 100%) -1 Heather (density 33.33 - 100%). -1 Hertfordshire (Environment Agency Flood Zone 2 have been excluded) grassland density 5 - 50% +1 distrance from woodland < 100m +1 distance to nearest pond 0 - 150m +1 distance from rivers 50 - 1500m +1 pH 6.75 – 7.25 +1 arable density 50-100% -1 urban density 40-100% -1 Kent Distance from rivers 100-1000m +1 Soil pH 6.5 - 7.5 +1 Soil phosphorus <40 g kg-1 +1 Density of arable land 0-33.3% +1 Density of grassland 20-66.6% +1 Distance to trees 0-100m +1 Soil Drainage (Free draining/slightly impeded) -1 Density of urban s 33.3-100% -2 Lancashire Arable density 0 - 33% +1 Grassland density (including fen) 10-75% +1 Distance from grassland (including fen) 0-100m +1 Woodland density 10-33% +1 Distance from woodland 0-100m +1 Distance from rivers 100-1000m +1 Elevation 0-150m +1 pH 6.75-7.5 +1 Leicestershire (Environment Agency Flood Zone 2 have been excluded) grassland density 25 - 75% +1 distrance from woodland < 100m +1 woodland density 15 – 75% +1 arable density 0 – 25% +1 Distance from rivers <1500m +1 pH 6.75 – 7.25 +1 Norfolk and Suffolk (Environment Agency Flood Zone 2 have been excluded) Distance from a River 200 -2000m +1 Soil pH 6.5 – 7.5 +1 Soil Phosphorus 35 -45 mg kg-1 +1 Arable Density < 33% +1 Distance from Grassland <100m +1 Grassland Density 10 -40% +1 Distance from Woodland < 100m +1 North East Yorkshire Soil pH 6.75-7.25 +1 Density of grassland 10-80% +1 Density of woodland 10-50% +1 Nearest pond <125m +1 Soil drainage is 'Impeded' +1 Distance from rivers <100m +1 Density of arable land 50 - 100% +1 North West Yorkshire Elevation 0 - 400m +1 Density of woodland 10 - 60% +1 Density of grassland 10 - 60% +1 Soil pH 6.25 - 7.5 +1 Soil drainage 'Naturally wet' or ‘Impeded' +1 Density of arable land 33 - 100% -1 Presence of heather -2 Northumberland Distance from rivers 100 - 1250m +1 Elevation 0 - 200m +1 Distance from deciduous woodland 0 - 100m +1 Density of arable 0 - 33% +1 Distance from urban > 350m +1 Density of grassland 10 - 60% +1 Nearest pond 0 - 500m +1 Presence of coniferous woodland -2 Presence of heather -2 Presence of acid grassland -2 South and East Yorkshire pH 6.75-7.5 +1 Density of grassland 10-66% +1 Distance from woodland <100m +1 Shannon-Weaver diversity -1.5 to -0.6 +1 Soil drainage Impeded, Naturally Wet or Water +1 Density of arable 50-100% -1 Land classification is Acid Grassland or Bog -2 Shropshire (Environment Agency Flood Zone 2 have been excluded) grassland density 10% - 50% +1 distance to deciduous woodland 0 - 200m +1 coniferous woodland density 0% - 25% +1 Within 500m - 2000m of a river +1 arable density 33.33% - 100% -1 heather density 33.33% - 100% -1 distance to nearest pond > 750m -1 Somerset (Environment Agency Flood Zone 2 have been excluded) grassland density 10 - 60% +1 woodland density 5 - 60% +1 arable density 0 - 50% +1 Soil Type – Sand -1 Swindon & Wiltshire (Environment Agency Flood Zone 2 have been excluded) grassland density 25% - 75% +1 distance to woodland 0 - 100m +1 arable density 0 - 50% +1 within 100m - 1500m of a river +1 soil pH 6.5 – 8 +1 West of England (Environment Agency Flood Zone 2 have been excluded) grassland density 10 - 60% +1 woodland density 5 - 60% +1 arable density 0 - 50% +1 Soil Type – Sand -1
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Data used to generate this derived data set includes the 2015 CEH Land Cover map (woodland, grassland, and arable land classifications), OS MasterMap (pond locations that have been converted by NE into pond densities), Natural England GCN Class License Survey Returns England, Natural England GCN Pond Surveys DLL 17 18 19, OS Open Rivers, OS Open Roads, HS2 Proposed route, Natural England National Parks, Sites of special scientific interest, Special Areas of conservation dataset. Cranfield University Soils Data, EEA European Digital Elevation Model (EU – DEM). OS Open Map Local (Mean High Water), OS Boundary Line District Boundaries. Environment Agency Flood Map - Flood Zone 2. Allocations data from all LPAs covered by the SOAs Great crested newt data was provided by the: Natural England [2019], reproduced with the permission of Natural England, http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/copyright/. © Crown Copyright and database rights [2019]. DOI for LCM2015 25m raster data for Great Britain: Rowland, C.S.; Morton, R.D.; Carrasco, L.; McShane, G.; O’Neil, A.W.; Wood, C.M. (2017) Land Cover Map 2015 (25m raster, GB). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/bb15e200-9349-403c-bda9-b430093807c7 DOI for LCM2015 Vector data for Great Britain: Rowland, C.S.; Morton, R.D.; Carrasco, L.; McShane, G.; O’Neil, A.W.; Wood, C.M. (2017) Land Cover Map 2015 (vector, GB). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/6c6c9203-7333-4d96-88ab-78925e7a4e73 Cheshire and Wirral Amphibian and Reptile Group © Crown Copyright. Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey Licence Number 100049190. Year of Publication (2021) Bristol Regional Environmental Records Centre. © Somerset County Council Crown copyright and database rights 2015 Ordnance Survey licence number 100038382. Great crested newt data was provided by the Bristol Regional Environmental Records Centre (BRERC, www.brerc.org.uk) Somerset Environmental Records Centre (SERC, www.somerc.com) Lancashire County Council. Crown copyright and database rights [2019] Ordnance Survey licence number 100023320' West Yorkshire Ecology Servicel. Crown copyright and database rights [2019] Ordnance Survey licence number WMDC100019574' Freshwater Habitats Trust – PondNet monitoring scheme [2020] Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Environmental Records Centre Derbyshire Amphibian & Reptile Group 2021 The Derbyshire Wildlife Trust 2020 Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre 2021 Doncaster Local Records Centre North and East Yorkshire Ecological Data Centre [2021] Record Pool c/o Yorkshire ARG [2021] Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Environmental Records Centre (2019) Natural England GCN Evidence Enhancement Project Dorset Environmental Records Centre (DERC, http://www.derc.org.uk) Greater Manchester Local Record Centre (GMLRC, www.gmwildlife.org.uk) Norfolk Biodiversity Information Service West Yorkshire Ecological Services GCN Point data Hartlepool Borough Council and the Environmental Records Centre North East Shropshire Ecological Data Network (SEDN, www.shropshireecology.co.uk) Wiltshire & Swindon Biological Records Centre (WSBRC, http://wsbrc.org.uk) Soil pH: Henrys, P.A.; Keith, A.M.; Robinson, D.A.; Emmett, B.A. (2012). Model estimates of topsoil pH and bulk density [Countryside Survey]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre Soil Phosphorus: Henrys, P.A.; Keith, A.M.; Robinson, D.A.; Emmett, B.A. (2012). Model estimates of topsoil nutrients [Countryside Survey]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
Spatial information
Coordinate reference system
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700Geographic extent
- Latitude from: 49.21042 to 56.267761
- Longitude from: -7.602539 to 3.383789
Metadata information
Language
English
Metadata identifier
8d3614db-91ba-40ad-9885-47b8be31a153
Published by
Natural England
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data.services@naturalengland.org.ukDataset reference dates
Creation date
03 August 2020
Revision date
15 July 2022
Publication date
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Period
- From: 03 August 2020
- To: 31 December 2099
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Data and Supporting Information
| Data services and download by area of interest | Link | Action |
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| Download data by area of interest | N/A | Open link |
| ArcGIS Open Dataset record page | Open link | |
| Online guidance | Open link | |
| GCN Strategic Opportunity Areas (England) ESRI REST MapService | Open link | |
| GCN Strategic Opportunity Areas (England) WMS | Copy link | Preview |
| GCN Strategic Opportunity Areas (England) WFS | Copy link | N/A |
| Full downloads and supporting documentation | Format | Action |
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| GCN Strategic Opportunity Areas - England - Attribute Metadata.pdf | Download | |
| GCN Strategic Opportunity Areas - England - Spatial Metadata.pdf | Download | |
| GCNStrategicOpportunityAreasEngland-FGDB.zip | ZIP | Download |
| GCNStrategicOpportunityAreasEngland-GeoJSON.zip | ZIP | Download |
| GCNStrategicOpportunityAreasEngland-GML.zip | ZIP | Download |
| GCNStrategicOpportunityAreasEngland-KML.zip | ZIP | Download |
| GCNStrategicOpportunityAreasEngland-MID_MIF.zip | ZIP | Download |
| GCNStrategicOpportunityAreasEngland-SHP.zip | ZIP | Download |
| GCNStrategicOpportunityAreasEngland-TAB.zip | ZIP | Download |
| GCN_DLL_Guidance_Online.url | URL | Download |
| GCN_Strategic_Opportunity_Areas_England.lyr | LYR | Download |
| NE_Terms_of_Use_Licence.url | URL | Download |