- Update frequency
irregular
- Lineage
- The woodland boundaries are digitised to OS MasterMap - assessed by licencing staff as suitable for OS Presumption to Publish process. However, the maps that Woodlands are based upon include the OS 1" First Edition maps, the OS 1:25 000 and the OS 1:50 000 maps. The boundaries cannot be taken as precise, especially where they are surrounded by woodland, and are only precisely comparable with other boundaries at the 1" map scale (1:63 360. Woodland is identified using presence or absence of woods from old maps, information about the wood's name, shape, symbology and internal boundaries. The information recorded about each wood and stored on the Inventory Database includes its grid reference, common name and its area in hectares.
Long Established Woodland Inventory (England)
Summary
Long established woodland has been present in England since at least 1893. While not ancient, these woodlands are still very important. They have had many decades to develop rich biodiversity and they often contain important old-growth features and deliver a range of ecosystem services.
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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.
Licence
Open Government LicenceAttribution statement
© Natural England 2025, Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2025. OS AC0000851168
Use constraints
No other use constraints.
Coordinate reference system
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700Geographic extent
- Latitude from: 49.8647926358421 to 55.8111151497005
- Longitude from: -6.41866722959945 to 1.76370560966352
Language
English
Metadata identifier
5f833d7a-978b-46db-a61e-7f133aef7d2e
Data and Supporting Information
| Data services and download by area of interest | Link | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Natural England Open Data Geoportal dataset page | Open link | |
| Long Established Woodland (England) - ESRI REST Feature Service API | Open link |
| Full downloads and supporting documentation | Format | Action |
|---|---|---|
| LEW_Publishing_Attribute_Metadata.pdf | Download | |
| LEW_Publishing_Spatial_Metadata.pdf | Download | |
| Long_Established_Woodland_England.lyr | LYR | Download |
| Long_Established_Woodland_England.lyrx | LYRX | Download |
| Readme Supporting Document-Long-Established Woodland.pdf | Download |