Great Crested Newt - Risk Zones (Norfolk & Suffolk)
This dataset identifies areas where the distribution of great crested newts (GCN) has been categorised into zones relating to GCN occurrence and the level of impact development is likely to have on this species. Red zones contain key populations of GCN, which are important on a regional, national or international scale and include designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest for GCN. Amber zones contain main population centres for GCN and comprise important connecting habitat that aids natural dispersal. Green zones contain sparsely distributed GCN and are less likely to contain important pathways of connecting habitat for this species. White zones contain no GCN. However, as most of England forms the natural range of GCN, white zones are rare and will only be used when it is certain that there are no GCN. Attribution statement: © Natural England, 2022 Based upon LCM2015 © NERC (CEH) 2011. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright 2007. 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 2020 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 © Norfolk Biodiversity Information Service, 2019 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.
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name: GCN Risk Zones - Nofolk and Suffolk - Attribute Metadata.pdf
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description: GCN Risk Zones - Nofolk and Suffolk - Spatial Metadata.pdf download on Defra Data Services Platform
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name: ArcGIS Open Dataset record page
description: ArcGIS Open Dataset record page
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/great-crested-newts-district-level-licensing-schemes
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description: Online guidance
https://environment.data.gov.uk/spatialdata/great-crested-newt-risk-zones-norfolk-and-suffolk/wms
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name: Great Crested Newt Risk Zones (Norfolk and Suffolk) WMS
description: Great Crested Newt Risk Zones (Norfolk and Suffolk) WMS
https://environment.data.gov.uk/spatialdata/great-crested-newt-risk-zones-norfolk-and-suffolk/wfs
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name: Great Crested Newt Risk Zones (Norfolk and Suffolk) WFS
description: Great Crested Newt Risk Zones (Norfolk and Suffolk) WFS
https://environment.data.gov.uk/explore/5dbe0577-54e7-47ae-a719-8f28c3d89d82?download=true
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http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700
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2020-05-07
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2021-01-15
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Data used to generate this derived data set includes the 2015 CEH Land Cover map (woodland, grassland and arable land classifications), OS MasterMap (pond locations that have been converted by NE into pond densities), NE / CEH Natural Capital Soil pH and Phosphorus and Cranfield University Soils data. Natural England GCN Class License Survey Returns England, Natural England GCN Pond Surveys DLL 17 18 19, OS Open Rivers, OS Boundary Line District Boundaries, Natural England Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Great Crested Newt data was supplied by the Norfolk Biodiversity Information Service and the Freshwater Habitats Trust. Soil pH: Henrys, P.A.; Keith, A.M.; Robinson, D.A.; Emmett, B.A. (2012). Model estimates of topsoil pH and bulk density [Countryside Survey]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre Soil Phosphorus: Henrys, P.A.; Keith, A.M.; Robinson, D.A.; Emmett, B.A. (2012). Model estimates of topsoil nutrients [Countryside Survey]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 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
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