GCN - Strategic Opportunity Areas (North Somerset and South Gloucestershire)
Summary
This dataset identifies areas where the addition of new ponds would benefit Great Crested Newt populations.
The core areas contain a pond density of 2+ ponds and are located within a 1km square where great crested newt presence has been predicted.
Fringe areas contain a pond density of 1 and are located within a 1km square where great crested newt presence has been predicted or are within a 250m of a Core Area.
Higher scores are associated with darker colouration and represent a greater...
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Use limitation statement
There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.
Attribution statement
© Natural England, 2022 Based upon LCM2015 © NERC (CEH) 2011. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright 2007. Based upon LCM2015 © NERC (CEH) 2017. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright 2007, Licence number 100017572. Soils Data © Cranfield University (NSRI) and for the Controller of HMSO 2018 Based upon LCM2007 © NERC (CEH) 2011. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright 2007. © third party licensors. Contains, or is derived from, information supplied by the Ordnance Survey and Rural Payments Agency. © Crown copyright and database rights 2019. Contains data supplied by © Bristol Regional Environmental Records Centre, 2019 © Somerset County Council Crown copyright and database rights 2015 Ordnance Survey licence number 100038382 © North Somerset Council 2019, Ordnance Survey Licence Number 100023397 © South Gloucestershire Council, 2019, Ordnance Survey Licence Number 100023410 © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2018. All rights reserved. Some features of this map are based on digital spatial data from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, © NERC (CEH). © Crown copyright and database rights 2018 Ordnance Survey 100024198 Contains, or is derived from, information supplied by Ordnance Survey. © Crown copyright and database rights 2020 Ordnance Survey 100022021. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right, 2020
Technical information
Update frequency
notPlanned
Lineage
Data used to generate this derived data set includes the 2015 CEH Land Cover map (woodland, grassland, arable and urban land classifications), Cranfield National Soils Map (Sand), OS MasterMap (pond locations that have been converted by NE into pond densities), Natural England GCN Class Licence Survey Returns, NE GCN eDNA Pond Surveys 2017, 2018, 2019, Environment Agency Floodzone 2, OS Open Roads and OS Open Rivers, OS Boundary Line District Boundaries and Mean High Water, Great Crested Newt data was provided by the Somerset Environmental Records Centre (SERC, www.somerc.com), Bristol Regional Environmental Records Centre. Allocations data were provided by North Somerset Council and South Gloucestershire Council. 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 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
Spatial information
Coordinate reference system
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700Geographic extent
- Latitude from: 51.29 to 51.68
- Longitude from: -3.12 to -2.25
Metadata information
Language
English
Metadata identifier
46b4e4cb-8500-468c-b16d-99b28ee419b4
Published by
Natural England
Contact publisher
data.services@naturalengland.org.ukDataset reference dates
Creation date
14 April 2022
Revision date
15 November 2024
Publication date
18 May 2022
Period
- From: 03 August 2020
- To: 31 December 2099
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| 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 (North Somerset and South Gloucestershire) WMS | Preview | |
| GCN - Strategic Opportunity Areas (North Somerset and South Gloucestershire) WFS | N/A | |
| OGC API - Features service | Open link |
| Full downloads and supporting documentation | Format | Action |
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| GCN Strategic Opportunity Areas - North Somerset and South Gloucestershire - Attribute Metadata.pdf | Download | |
| GCN Strategic Opportunity Areas - North Somerset and South Gloucestershire - Spatial Metadata.pdf | Download | |
| GCN_Strategic_Opportunity_Areas_North_Somerset_South_Gloucestershire.lyr | LYR | Download |