EWCO - Nature Recovery - Priority Habitat Network
Spatial data supporting the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) additional contribution targeting for Nature Recovery, where the layer indicates ‘Premium’, ‘Higher’ and ‘Lower’ priority areas for woodland network expansion. Data input sources: National Forest Inventory (NFI) 2012 Map plus additional woodland habitat network modelling provided by Forest Research. Habitat Networks (England) - Ancient Semi Natural Woodland 2019 map by Natural England Attributes: ‘cat’ – ‘Premium’, ‘Higher’ and ‘Lower’ priority area for woodland network expansion ‘ewco_score’ – the number of points the additional contribution provides per hectare, if awarded ‘ewco_val’ – £ value the additional contribution provides per hectare, if awarded Lineage: First published to support the woodland creation grant under Countryside Stewardship (CS), launched in 2015. The layers attributes were updated in 2021 to cater for the new England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) scheme. The layer was edited in 2024 to add the ‘Premium’ priority area, based on data from the Habitat Networks (England) - Ancient Semi Natural Woodland map and the Countryside Stewardship elements removed. Attribution statement: © Forestry Commission copyright and/or database right 2024. All rights reserved.
dataset
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name: EWCO - Nature Recovery - Priority Habitat Network
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environment
England
Woodland
Woodland creation
environment
Habitats and biotopes
publication
2008-06-01
afforestation
publication
2010-01-13
forestry
publication
2010-01-13
habitat
publication
2010-01-13
-6.236
2.072
55.816
49.943
2099-12-31
creation
2024-03-20
revision
2024-07-23
notPlanned
First published to support the woodland creation grant under Countryside Stewardship (CS), launched in 2015. The layers attributes were updated in 2021 to cater for the new England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) scheme. The layer was edited in 2024 to add the ‘Premium’ priority area, based on data from the Habitat Networks (England) - Ancient Semi Natural Woodland map and the Countryside Stewardship elements removed.
Open format | Shapefile (SHP)
Open Government Licence
There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.
There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.
Forestry Commission
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pointOfContact
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2025-05-19