Spatial data supporting the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) ‘Close to settlements’ Additional Contribution. This contribution is available where woodland creation will provide social and environmental benefits by being close to people. This Additional Contribution will be awarded on the following basis: 1. Spatial targeting: Proposed woodland meeting the design requirements touches the ‘EWCO - NfC Social’ layer, 2. Species mix and 3. Stocking density.
The land under this dataset meets at least one of the following criteria:
Be within the 40% most deprived areas in England that are also within 4km of built-up areas with a population of 10,000 or more.
OR
Be within 1km of built-up areas with a population of 2,000 or more.
Data input sources:
Measure of ‘deprived’ = Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) 2019 joined to Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs) census geographies - 2011.
Built up area = Office for National Statistics (ONS) Built-up Areas (BUAs) census geographies - December 2011.
Population = ONS Key statistics - Usual resident population - KS101EW - Census 2011.
Attributes:
‘Status’ – features assigned as ‘Meets social criteria’. Attribution statement: Contains OS data © Crown copyright [and database right] [year].
