Identification

Title

FGS Climatic Site Suitability - Native Scots Pine (W18)

Alternative title(s)

S_FGS_CLIM_SUIT_NATIVE_W18

Abstract

Woodland Creation forms part of the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) 2014 - 2020. The SRDP delivers Pillar 2 of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Utilising some £1,326m of European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development funding, plus Scottish Government match funding, it funds economic, environmental and social measures for the benefit of rural Scotland. The SRDP is co-funded by the European Commission and the Scottish Government and reflects the 6 EU Rural Development Priorities. The programme also reflects the Scottish Government National Policy Framework (NPF). The aim of the Forestry Grant Scheme woodland creation category is to support the creation of new woodlands that will provide a range of economic, environmental and social benefits which include: - delivery of the Scottish Government target to extend woodland cover by an additional 100,000 hectares over the period of 2012-2022 - climate change mitigation by tackling greenhouse gas emissions through carbon sequestration - restoration of lost habitats through developing forest habitat networks - underpinning a sustainable forest industry by providing a reliable timber supply - protecting the soil and water environment - providing community benefits through public access - enhancing urban areas and improving landscapes - supporting rural development through local businesses and farm diversification A fundamental consideration when creating new woodland is whether or not the tree species is appropriate to the site. You should carry out an appropriate site based assessment of soil and vegetation to match species choice with the particular site. Forestry Research 'Ecological Site Classification' (ESC) decision support system helps guide forest managers and planners to select ecologically suited species to sites. ESC considers: windiness; temperature; moisture; continentality; soil moisture and soil nutrients. This helps to determine suitability of the chosen species to the site and identifies it as: poor; marginal; suitable or very suitable. In order to be considered for SRDP grant support the overall suitability for your chosen species must be either 'very suitable' or 'suitable'. As an initial first step in determining suitability, the polygons in this dataset represent the climatic suitability of the chosen tree species to the site. Climatic suitability, based on ESC uses the following climatic site factors: - Accumulated temperature - Moisture deficit - Exposure (Detailed Aspect Method Scoring [DAMS]) - Continentality NOTE: This datasets does NOT take into account any soils information. Any application that is identified on the map as being either 'unsuitable' or 'marginal' may still be considered - but only if you clearly demonstrate that the site is 'suitable' for the chosen species of tree (for example where there is localised shelter in an otherwise exposed location). The woodland creation category has nine options and the associated aims are: - 'Conifer' To create conifer woodlands on land that is suitable for timber production and that is accessible for timber transport (including links to suitable public roads). This option is principally aimed at planting Sitka spruce. - 'Diverse Conifer' To create conifer woodlands on land that is suitable for timber production and that is accessible for timber transport (including links to suitable public roads). This option is aimed at planting conifer species other than Sitka spruce. - 'Broadleaves' To create broadleaved woodlands on land that is suitable for sawn and prime timber and that is accessible for timber transport (including links to suitable public roads). - 'Native Scots Pine' To create or expand native pinewood priority habitat (NVC) W18 - 'Native Upland Birch' The creation of native upland birch woodland of the National Vegetation Classification (NVC) W4: Downy Birch with Purple Moor Grass on shallow peaty soils. - 'Native Broadleaves' To create native broadleaved priority woodland habitats of the following National Vegetation Classification (NVC) types: W6 Alder with Stinging Nettle W7 Alder-Ash with Yellow Pimpernel W8 Ash, Field maple with Stinging Nettle W9 Ash, Rowan with Dogs Mercury W10 Oak (penduculate) with Bluebell Hyacinth W11 Oak (sessile), Downy Birch with Bluebell/wild Hyacinth W16 Oak, Birch W17 Oak (sessile), Downy Birch with Bilberry/Blaeberry - 'Native Low Density Broadleaves' To create specific native woodland or scrub habitats; including areas of ecotones for black grouse, treeline woodlands, juniper and other forms of scrub woodland and wood pasture systems. Normally associated with other woodland habitats in a transitional situation (eg. transition onto open hill: Black Grouse; Montane Scrub). - 'Small or Farm Woodland' To create small scale mixed broadleaved and conifer woodlands on farms and other rural land. - 'Native Broadleaves in Northern & Western Isles' To create native woodlands that contributes to the Orkney, Shetland or Western Isles woodland strategies. DATASET ATTRIBUTES: - Suitability - ie. 'Very Suitable', 'Suitable', 'Marginal', 'Unsuitable' or 'Inland Water'

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://cagmap.snh.gov.uk/arcgis/services/fcs_grants_and_regulations/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS

protocol: OGC:WMS-1.1.1-http-get-map

name: 16

description: FGS Climatic Site Suitability - Native Scots Pine (W18)

Unique resource identifier

code

S_FGS_CLIM_SUIT_NATIVE_W18

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

Felling

Landscape

Woodland

Licence

Ownership

FGS

Forestry

Keyword set

keyword value

Habitats and biotopes

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

-8.8

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

2014-12-05

date type

revision

effective date

2016-02-23

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

This dataset was constructed using climatic Ecological Site Classification (ESC) factors Accumulated Temperature (AT), Continentality (CT), Exposure (DAMS) and Moisture Deficit (MD) to predict the climatic timber suitability of W18: Scots Pine with Heather at a 250x250metre (6.25 hectares) resolution for Great Britain. The dataset was developed using existing climatic datasets for Great Britain for the period 1961 to 1990. These data, in conjunction with the Scots Pine ESC model, were used to construct a raster dataset of timber suitability, which was intersected with the NVC W18 constraints map. Climatic timber suitability in ESC is defined as : AT * most limiting climatic factor other than AT(i.e. minimum of CT, DAMS or MD) The timber suitability score is a floating point value between 0 and 1, reclassified to an appropriate value as given in table 1. It can be interpreted as follows: Table 1: Timber suitability classes Condition Category Interpretation Timber suitability >= 0.75 1 Site is climatically very suitable Timber suitability >=0.5 and < 0.75 2 Site is climatically suitable Timber suitability >=0.3 and < 0.6 3 Site is climatically marginal Timber suitability < 0.3 4 Site is climatically unsuitable When a site is in categories 1 or 2, W18 can be recommended as a native woodland if the associated site investigation also finds the soil properties to be similarly suitable for W18: Scots Pine with Heather. Marginal sites might also be capable of supporting W18: Scots Pine with Heather but at a relatively low yield class assuming suitable soil conditions. Unsuitable sites are expected to be unsuitable even if the soil conditions are suitable, because a climatic factor e.g. exposure is so unfavourable either for the tree species and/or associated vegetation. These sites would require significant additional evidence to warrant any planting of W18: Scots Pine with Heather. NOTE: This dataset is intended for use at any scale up to and including 1:25,000.

Conformity

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

Use constraints

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.

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

2020-07-08

Metadata language

eng