EWCO Biodiversity - Priority Habitat Network

Spatial data supporting the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) additional contribution targeting for Nature Recovery, where the layer indicates ‘High Spatial Priority’. ‘Higher’ and ‘Lower’ priority areas for woodland network expansion. This layer is identical to that titled ‘CS WCM Biodiversity - Priority Habitat Network’ also visible on the Forestry Commission Map Browser.

Data input sources: National Forest Inventory (NFI) 2012 Map plus additional woodland habitat network modelling provided by Forest Research.

Attributes: ‘category’ – ‘Higher’ and ‘Lower’ priority area for woodland network expansion ‘csht_pnts’ – base scoring value for Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier ‘cswc_mpnts’ - scoring value per Ha for Countryside Stewardship woodland creation ‘ewco_val’ – EWCO £ value the additional contribution provides per Ha if awarded