Identification

Title

FGS Target Area - Clyde Climate Forest - Native Woodlands for Connectivity

Alternative title(s)

FGS Target Clyde Climate Forest Woodland for Connectivity

Abstract

This dataset identifies the target areas within the Clyde Climate Forest where a higher payment rate is available to create and manage Native Woodlands for Connectivity. Native Woodlands provide essential ecosystem services and wildlife habitats. Creating connected woodland networks will help to reverse habitat fragmentation, protect biodiversity, and offer migratory routes north for wildlife as the climate changes. In the Forestry Grant Scheme (FGS), woodlands for connectivity are those that are planted and managed in a way that maximises their benefit to biodiversity conservation and habitat connectivity. Woodlands for connectivity may be on smaller parcels of land, integrating with the farm business or building upon existing remnants of native woodland. Having these well designed and managed woodlands on your land can generate income, complement agricultural activities and make a lasting contribution to local biodiversity conservation and climate change resilience. The higher payment rate is available for the following FGS Woodland Creation options: Native scots pine, Native upland birch, Native broadleaves, Native low-density broadleaves. It is available for initial planting and annual maintenance payments in the specified target areas. If 50 per cent or more of the eligible option(s) area is within the target area, then the whole eligible option(s) will receive the higher payment rate. If less than 50 per cent of the eligible option(s) area is within the target area then the higher payment rate will not be applied. Capital items within the target areas such as fences and gates remain at the standard payment rates. To benefit connectivity and secure multiple benefits, any woodland creation should be: Larger than 0.25 ha and with an average width greater than 15 m; Capable of establishing with little and infrequent input of fertilisers and pesticides; Capable of generating a good canopy and root system; Well-structured and diverse, using species that are likely to deliver multiple benefits; Using the least intensive cultivation methods possible to minimise soil disturbance.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://open-data-scottishforestry.hub.arcgis.com/

protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

name: Scottish Forestry Open Data

description: Data download site

https://www.ruralpayments.org/topics/all-schemes/forestry-grant-scheme/woodland-creation/

protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

name: FGS Option Guidance Document

description: FGS Option Guidance Document

Unique resource identifier

code

S_FGS_TARGET_AREA_CCF_WOODLAND_CONNECTIVITY

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

authority code

EPSG

code identifying the spatial reference system

OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG:27700)

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

farming

biota

economy

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Forest Management

Grant Schemes

Planning

Environment

Landscape

Woodland

FGS

Forestry

Afforestation

Keyword set

keyword value

Land use

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-8.80

East bounding longitude

-0.71

North bounding latitude

60.87

South bounding latitude

54.63

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

ISO3166-2

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2007-12-13

code identifying the extent

GB-SCT

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

End position

Dataset reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2022-07-20

date type

revision

effective date

2022-07-20

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

These target areas were created by Scottish Forestry, based on sites identified by Forest Research as having the opportunity to improve connectivity between woodlands. Sites from two studies were used; 'Blueprint' sites from a study for the Central Scotland Green Network, and opportunity sites from a study for the Clyde Climate Forest. The opportunity areas were produced by modelling habitat networks for the broadleaved, yew and mixed woodlands broad habitat type. The modelling uses a combination of least-cost network and corridors, alongside Condatis. Least-cost modelling: Incorporates landscape permeability which is represented through a ‘cost’ for movement through the landscape. The least-cost corridor analysis results in a map that shows the best landscape linkages between the designated source areas Condatis: Highlights pathways that allow both dispersal and multiplication of species as they cross a landscape Pinpoints pinch-points (termed 'areas of interest' in this work) in the habitat network (where there are restricted opportunities for colonisation). Shows the areas of habitat where species most vulnerable to extinction are likeliest to survive Sites were simplified and clustered together by applying a 750m buffer, dissolving all buffers together, then buffering by -750m to get areas similar to the original site extents but with small gaps between sites filled in. After this a 250m buffer was applied to create the final sites. The 250m buffer allows for flexibility in the siting of woodland while remaining close enough to identified sites to realise the connectivity benefits. Dataset Attributes: Name - Name of the feature

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

false

explanation

Data format

name of format

ESRI Shapefile

version of format

1.0

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

No limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Please ensure that the following acknowledgement is displayed on any hard copy: Data provided by Scottish Forestry [year].

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Head of Geo-Information Services

organisation name

Scottish Forestry

full postal address

Silvan House, 231 Corstorphine Road

Edinburgh

EH12 7AT

United Kingdom

email address

geoinformationservices@forestry.gov.scot

responsible party role

publisher

Responsible party

contact position

Head of Operational Delivery

organisation name

Scottish Forestry

full postal address

Silvan House, 231 Corstorphine Road

Edinburgh

EH12 7AT

United Kingdom

email address

geoinformationservices@forestry.gov.scot

responsible party role

owner

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

Head of Geo-Information Services

organisation name

Scottish Forestry

full postal address

Silvan House, 231 Corstorphine Road

Edinburgh

EH12 7AT

United Kingdom

email address

geoinformationservices@forestry.gov.scot

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2022-07-19T09:40:54

Metadata language

eng