EWCO - NfC Ammonia Emissions Capture for SSSI Protection

Spatial data supporting the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) additional point scoring for ammonia capture. There is no Additional Contribution for ammonia capture but EWCO supports action to address air pollution. Additional points are available for creating shelterbelts designed to capture ammonia emissions from farm sources in locations where there is a potential risk of air pollution impacting a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) – where sensitive habitats or species could be impacted by direct toxic effects of ammonia, nitrogen deposition or acidification from ammonia emissions. The land under this dataset meets the following criteria: Within any SSSI buffered by 1km (generalised to 200m). AND Within a SSSI Impact Risk Zone where the Air Pollution component is not null. Data input sources: Site of Special Scientific Interest (England) – Natural England SSSI Impact Risk Zones (England) – Natural England Attributes: ‘status’ – features assigned as ‘Meets air quality criteria’. ‘pnts’ – point value awarded to applications