FGS WIG Deer Management Plan
This option provides grant aid to help owners or occupiers of forested land obtain and prepare the data they need to formulate a robust Deer Management Plan. The plan will help them control deer populations in order to secure the regeneration of broadleaved and/or diverse conifer species. This grant is for the work required to carry out the population survey and baseline damage assessment at a landscape scale. The aim of the Deer Management Plan must be to reduce deer densities to an agreed target. We would normally expect this to be in the range of 5 to 10 deer per square kilometre within three years, and then to maintain them at that level for a further two or more years. The actual deer density and the target population will depend upon the quality of the habitat and carrying capacity of the woodland, and the level of damage being experienced. The Deer Management Plan must be based on an accurate, independent third-party assessment of deer densities. The survey results will be used to develop a deer population model for the area in question, and hence a robust culling plan. This survey method may not be appropriate for all situations and so it is important that potential applicants discuss the proposal with local Scottish Forestry staff as soon as possible.
dataset
https://open-data-scottishforestry.hub.arcgis.com/
protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
name: Scottish Forestry Open Data
description: Data download site
protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
name: FGS Option Guidance Document
description: FGS Option Guidance Document
https://ogc.nature.scot/geoserver/scottishforestry/ows?service=WMS&request=GetCapabilities
protocol: OGC:WMS
S_FGS1420_WIG_DEER_MP
eng
EPSG
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG:27700)
farming
biota
economy
environment
Forest Management
Grant Schemes
Planning
Environment
Felling
Landscape
Woodland
Licence
Ownership
Land use
publication
2008-06-01
-8.80
-0.71
60.87
54.63
publication
2007-12-13
GB-SCT
creation
2015-11-01
revision
2023-07-20
monthly
This dataset is maintained by Scottish Forestry Geo-Information Services and utilises information entered into a spreadsheet by SF Conservancy staff. Information is usually captured from scanned applicants maps. These maps should clearly show the Management Plan boundary. Details for these maps are interpreted and captured against RPID field boundaries, Ordnance Survey MasterMap, aerial photography and other relevant datasets where required (e.g. previous grant schemes). Basic attribute information is captured during the digitising process. This is subsequently joined to more comprehensive information which is entered in an Excel spreadsheet by Conservancy staff. Attributes: SCHEME_REF : FGS Scheme Reference Number PLAN_NAME : The name of the Management Plan FEATDESC : Feature Description DATE_APPR : Date of Approval AREA_HA : Area claimed for the Management Plan boundary LOCAL_AUTH : Local Authority CONS_NAME : Conservancy GRID_REF : National Grid Reference
ESRI Shapefile
1.0
No limitations on public access
Please ensure that the following acknowledgement is displayed on any hard copy: Reproduced by Permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of HMSO. © Crown copyright and database right [year]. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100043970.
Head of Geo-Information Services
Scottish Forestry
Silvan House, 231 Corstorphine Road
Edinburgh
EH12 7AT
United Kingdom
geoinformationservices@forestry.gov.scot
publisher
Head of Operational Delivery
Scottish Forestry
Silvan House, 231 Corstorphine Road
Edinburgh
EH12 7AT
United Kingdom
geoinformationservices@forestry.gov.scot
owner
Head of Geo-Information Services
Scottish Forestry
Silvan House, 231 Corstorphine Road
Edinburgh
EH12 7AT
United Kingdom
geoinformationservices@forestry.gov.scot
pointOfContact
2023-07-20