Less Favoured Areas (LFA) and Moorland Lines Layer
The Less Favoured Areas (LFA) and Moorland Lines dataset is presented as a joint of two datasets which have been merged into one: Less Favoured Areas and Moorland Line. Both datasets are statutory Instruments and together they provide different classifications of land in England based on the difficulty of farming. Less Favoured Areas are a transposed European Commission designation which provides special measures to assist farming in the areas designated. The Less Favoured Areas consist of Severely Disadvantaged and Disadvantaged Areas. They are (mainly upland) areas where the natural characteristics (geology, altitude, climate, etc.) make economic competition difficult. In place since 1975, it is a long standing measure of the Common Agricultural Policy. The Moorland Line is a further designation of land within the LFA, and it is also used under domestic legislation to better target support for the uplands. The Moorland Line encloses land within England which has been defined as predominantly semi-natural upland vegetation, or predominantly of rock outcrops and semi-natural vegetation, used primarily for rough grazing. It was drawn up in 1992 to assist the development, implementation and evaluation of policy in the English Uplands. The moorland line encloses some 42% of LFA land. The 5 regions in the Less Favoured Areas and Moorland Lines dataset are classified as: • N: Land outside Severely Disadvantaged Area (lowland) • S: Land within Severely Disadvantaged Area (upland) • D: Land within Disadvantaged Area • MS: Moorland within a Severely Disadvantaged Area • MD: Moorland within Disadvantaged Area Attribution Statement: © Crown Copyright
dataset
https://environment.data.gov.uk/spatialdata/lfa-and-moorland-lines-layer/wms
protocol: OGC:WMS
name: Less Favoured Areas (LFA) and Moorland Lines Layer - Web Mapping Service (WMS)
description:
https://environment.data.gov.uk/spatialdata/lfa-and-moorland-lines-layer/wfs
protocol: OGC:WFS
name: Less Favoured Areas (LFA) and Moorland Lines Layer - Web Feature Service (WFS)
description:
protocol: DSP:ESRI
name: Less Favoured Areas (LFA) and Moorland Lines Layer - Download full extent
description:
https://environment.data.gov.uk/arcgis/rest/services/RPA/LFAandMoorlandLinesLayer/MapServer
protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
name: Less Favoured Areas (LFA) and Moorland Lines Layer - REST URL
description:
57ebd6a8-08d0-46c6-9253-547c27854df6
eng
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700
environment
farming
OpenData
Habitats and biotopes
Bio-geographical regions
publication
2008-06-01
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2.072
55.816
49.943
http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc/country/england
1975-01-01
2099-12-31
creation
1975-01-01
revision
2023-01-01
asNeeded
The LFA boundaries were hand digitised at 1:25,000 scale based on physical boundaries and on Ordnance Survey MasterMap boundaries. The Moorland Line was drawn in 1992 using Ordnance Survey mapped features such as walls, tracks or streams and encompasses all land defined as moorland (predominantly semi-natural vegetation, used primarily for rough grazing).
Open Government Licence
There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.
Rural Payments Agency
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/rural-payments-agency
description: Rural Payments Agency Website
pointOfContact
Rural Payments Agency
pointOfContact
2023-07-27