Woodland Bird Priority Areas England 2010

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The Project areas were derived from analysis of the regional maps supplied online by the Birds Conservation Targeting Project. County and Unitary Authority boundaries, in addition to other designations and project areas define the majority of the target area boundaries for the West Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber. East Midlands: The Peak District, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire were identified initially by FC as the core target area. In agreement with the RSPB and regional stakeholders, the following Regional Priority Areas were added to the project area (National Forest, Rockingham Forest, Leighfield Forest and Lincolnshire Limewoods) and finally the Lincolnshire Wolds ANOB. These areas have been identified as important areas for wildlife conservation in the both the: Regional Forestry Framework (Space4trees) http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/infd-7bbfng and the East Midlands Biodiversity Strategy http://www.embiodiversity.org.uk/documents.html The project area includes a combination of existing GIS datasets; county boundaries, National Park, National Forest, AONB and FC Regional Priority Areas. North West: From the Bird Conservation Project targeting maps, key target areas were selected around concentrations of the woodland bird assemblages across the whole N W Region. These target areas then form the focus for enhanced grant payment under either the Woodland Improvement Grant 80 or for Additional Contributions under the Woodland Creation Grant. The project area includes a combination of existing GIS datasets; county boundaries, National Park, AONB and FC Regional Priority Areas. The project was launched in April 2010 with Woodland Birds WIG80 and reversing Woodland Bird Decline Additional Contribution guidance.