Identification

Title

GCN - Strategic Opportunity Areas (Kent)

Alternative title(s)

Abstract

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 presence of suitable habitat features: Distance from rivers (100-1000m; +1) Soil pH (6.5 - 7.5; +1) Soil phosphorus (<40 g kg-1; +1) Density of arable land (0-33.3%; +1) Density of grassland (20-66.6%; +1) Distance to trees (0-100m: +1) Soil Drainage (Free draining or Variable; -1) Density of urban areas (33.3-100%; -2) All scores are summed, Urban areas > 2ha (+400m buffer), roads (7.5m) and rivers (7.5m) have been excluded. Attribution statement: © Natural England, 2023. Based upon LCM2019 © NERC (CEH) 2020. Soils Data © Cranfield University (NSRI) and for the Controller of HMSO 2019. Contains data supplied by Natural Environment Research Council © NERC (Centre for Ecology & Hydrology) and © Natural England. Soils Data © Cranfield University (NSRI) and for the Controller of HMSO 2019. 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. © Freshwater Habitats Trust, PondNet monitoring scheme 2018. © Kent Reptile and Amphibian Group (KRAG) 2022. © European Union, Copernicus Land Monitoring Service 2018, European Environment Agency (EEA) Ashford District Council © Crown copyright and database rights 2023; Canterbury City Council © Crown copyright and database rights 2023 Ordnance Survey 100019614; Dartford Borough Council © Crown copyright and database rights 2023; Dover District Council © Crown copyright and database rights 2023; Folkstone & Hythe Council © Crown copyright and database rights 2023; Gravesham Borough Council © Crown copyright and database rights 2023; Kent County Council © Crown copyright and database rights 2023; Maidstone District Council © Crown copyright and database rights 2023; Medway Council © Crown copyright and database rights 2023 Ordnance Survey 100024225; Sevenoaks District Council © Crown copyright and database rights 2023; Swale Borough Council © Crown copyright and database rights 2023; Thanet District Council © Crown copyright and database rights 2023; Tonbridge & Malling District Council © Crown copyright and database rights 2023; Tunbridge Wells District Council © Crown copyright and database rights 2023.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://environment.data.gov.uk/api/file/download?fileDataSetId=4f5cc93e-1047-4cd0-93b1-e49f4f22471e&fileName=GCN Strategic Opportunity Areas - Kent - Attribute Metadata.pdf

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description: GCN Strategic Opportunity Areas - Kent - Attribute Metadata.pdf download on Defra Data Services Platform

https://environment.data.gov.uk/api/file/download?fileDataSetId=4f5cc93e-1047-4cd0-93b1-e49f4f22471e&fileName=GCN Strategic Opportunity Areas - Kent - Spatial Metadata.pdf

protocol: http

description: GCN Strategic Opportunity Areas - Kent - Spatial Metadata.pdf download on Defra Data Services Platform

https://environment.data.gov.uk/api/file/download?fileDataSetId=4f5cc93e-1047-4cd0-93b1-e49f4f22471e&fileName=GCN_Strategic_Opportunity_Areas_Kent.lyr

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description: GCN_Strategic_Opportunity_Areas_Kent.lyr download on Defra Data Services Platform

https://environment.data.gov.uk/api/file/download?fileDataSetId=4f5cc93e-1047-4cd0-93b1-e49f4f22471e&fileName=Non Commercial Government Licence.html

protocol: http

description: Non Commercial Government Licence.html download on Defra Data Services Platform

http://naturalengland-defra.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/gcn-strategic-opportunity-areas-kent

protocol: http

description: ArcGIS Open Dataset record page

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/great-crested-newts-district-level-licensing-schemes

protocol: http

description: Online guidance

https://environment.data.gov.uk/explore/8ef05c4c-62a0-4d0b-a3ad-e17782a15333?download=true

protocol: http

description: Download data by area of interest

https://environment.data.gov.uk/spatialdata/gcn-strategic-opportunity-areas-kent/wms

protocol: http

description: GCN Strategic Opportunity Areas Kent - WMS

https://environment.data.gov.uk/spatialdata/gcn-strategic-opportunity-areas-kent/wfs

protocol: http

description: GCN Strategic Opportunity Areas Kent - WFS

Unique resource identifier

code

f7932e02-0396-41dc-8106-f7dcd5e539d3

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

environment

Keyword set

keyword value

Species distribution

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

0.171734

East bounding longitude

1.523052

North bounding latitude

51.508742

South bounding latitude

50.875311

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2018-05-08

End position

2018-05-08

Dataset reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2018-05-08

date type

publication

effective date

2021-02-15

date type

revision

effective date

2024-04-16

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Data used to generate this derived data set includes the CEH Land Cover map 2007 (woodland, grassland, arable and urban land classifications), OS MasterMap (pond locations that have been converted by NE into pond densities), OS Open Roads and OS Open Rivers, OS Boundary Line District Boundaries, Natural England GCN Class Licence Survey Returns, Development Allocations from Ashford District Council, Canterbury City Council, Dartford Borough Council, Dover District Council, Gravesham Borough Council, Maidstone District Council, Medway Council, Sevenoaks District Council, Swale Borough Council, Thanet District Council, Tonbridge and Malling District Council and Tunbridge Wells District Council. Morton, D., Rowland, C., Wood, C., Meek, L., Marston, C., Smith, G., Simpson, I.C. 2011. Final report for LCM2007 – the new UK land cover map. CS Technical Report No 11/07 NERC/ Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 112pp (CEH project number: C03259).

Conformity

Data format

name of format

Open format | Shapefile (SHP)

version of format

10.2.2

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Non Commercial Government Licence (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/non-commercial-government-licence/version/2/)

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.

Constraint set

Use constraints

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Natural England

email address

data.services@naturalengland.org.uk

web address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/natural-england

description: Natural England Website

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Natural England

email address

data.services@naturalengland.org.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2024-05-08

Metadata language

eng