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Midlands Heartlands Heathland - Heathland Suitability Areas

Publisher
Natural England
Updated
13 July 2026
Topic
Not set

Summary

This dataset shows areas within the Midlands Heartland Heathland corridor, which, according to their soils and historic habitats, may be suitable for heathland creation. The data provides evidence to aid the targetining of heathland restoration and creation in a crucial landscape corridior. Attribution statement: © Natural England. Soils Data © Cranfield University (NSRI) and for the Controller of HMSO [2021]; © Crown Copyright and database rights (2021). Ordnance Survey 100022021; © Wolverhampton City Council; © Birmingham City Council; cit: 1775 Map of the County of Stafford - W. Yates

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
28 July 2025
Harvest GUID
c9e865b2-c23d-40d8-b147-c6deb8f51640
Extent (Latitude)
55.816° to 49.943°
Extent (Longitude)
-6.236° to 2.072°
Spatial reference system
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700
Dataset reference date (creation)
2021-06-11
Dataset reference date (publication)
2022-09-27
Dataset reference date (revision)
2025-07-28
Frequency of update
notPlanned
Access constraints
There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.
Responsible party
Natural England (pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng

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Licence information

Open Government Licence

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