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Habitat Summary

Habitat# ParcelsBaseline
Size
Baseline
HUs
Retained
Size
Improvements
Size
Improvements
HUs
Improvements
HU Gain
Allocations
Size
% Allocated
Areas3,6096,558.33 ha26,272.42304.83 ha6,253.50 ha53,154.2229,368.99403.31 ha6.45%
Individual trees1757,434 trees346.840 trees8,671 trees111.7349.561,098 trees12.67%
Hedgerows899191.56 km1,798.120.00 km245.83 km2,385.361,472.064.17 km1.70%
Watercourses23561.68 km493.2411.67 km50.01 km392.96136.663.24 km6.48%
Habitat â–²Distinctiveness# BGS Sites# ParcelsSize (ha)% AllocatedHUsHU Gain
Arable field margins game bird mixMedium231.706.584.02
Arable field margins tussockyMedium180.672.57
Artificial unvegetated, unsealed surfaceV.Low110.05
Bare groundLow110.341.190.53
Blackthorn scrubMedium110.060.550.41
Blanket bogV.High12111.501,923.2589.25
Coastal sand dunesHigh110.21100.00%1.890.63
Developed land; sealed surfaceV.Low581.41
Fens (upland and lowland)V.High62739.373.44%309.9952.43
Floodplain wetland mosaic and CFGMHigh1478194.874.08%1,696.61698.72
Gorse scrubMedium120.121.180.70
Hawthorn scrubMedium3230.312.701.82
Lowland HeathlandHigh2526.5954.88
Lowland calcareous grasslandHigh92366.632.91%417.0687.49
Lowland dry acid grasslandV.High2210.104.83%111.4213.53
Lowland meadowsV.High69232576.216.02%6,015.933,624.29
Lowland mixed deciduous woodlandHigh45112272.585.14%2,928.65248.16
Mixed scrubMedium145882841.144.53%6,995.984,481.96
Modified grasslandLow122315.447.64%59.0127.69
Open Mosaic Habitats on Previously Developed LandHigh82540.2021.16%408.41251.78
Other Scot's Pine woodlandMedium222.151.17%15.303.38
Other coniferous woodlandLow343.0013.142.16
Other lowland acid grasslandMedium52344.138.65%344.59217.53
Other neutral grasslandMedium17211783,114.647.93%25,277.4817,005.17
Other woodland; broadleavedMedium82257285.813.49%1,741.73700.94
Other woodland; mixedMedium133232.646.94%210.5970.63
Ponds (Priority Habitat)High3212015.611.60%135.6184.48
Ponds (non-priority habitat)Medium4514836.998.61%283.3197.81
Purple moor grass and rush pasturesV.High118.96157.2213.86
ReedbedsHigh695.410.95%58.8526.11
Ruderal/EphemeralLow121.215.283.30
Tall forbsLow361.686.292.59
Temporary lakes ponds and pools (H3170)High240.111.350.24
Traditional orchardsHigh5182177.0611.80%1,110.83666.05
Upland HeathlandHigh1113.70109.2127.01
Upland acid grasslandMedium414103.060.23%991.64408.37
Upland hay meadowsV.High3328.031.42%371.56147.34
Upland oakwoodHigh1115.46195.349.79
Watercourse footprintV.low110.05
Wet woodlandHigh225846.362.21%343.14108.49
Willow scrubMedium4811.610.09%46.0122.36
Wood-pasture and parklandV.High313106.335.35%797.88171.65
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