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Habitat Summary

Habitat# ParcelsBaseline SizeBaseline HUsImprovements SizeAllocations Size% Allocated
Areas (ha)2,3274,118.7517,156.563,921.214,657.91118.79%
Hedgerows (km)504109.731,039.14122.5918.1114.78%
Watercourses (km)14438.21322.0925.861.907.36%

Improvement Habitats ▼

Areas ▼

HabitatDistinctiveness# BGS Sites# ParcelsSize (ha)% AllocatedHUs
Arable field margins game bird mixMedium231.704.94
Artificial unvegetated, unsealed surfaceV.Low110.05
Blanket bogV.High12111.50
Developed land; sealed surfaceV.Low471.41
Fens (upland and lowland)V.High4513.599.41%
Floodplain wetland mosaic and CFGMHigh1050154.922.48%12.99
Gorse scrubMedium120.12
Hawthorn scrubMedium2220.221.85
Lowland HeathlandHigh1426.3373.01
Lowland calcareous grasslandHigh41221.011.14%30.40
Lowland dry acid grasslandV.High2210.101.84%
Lowland meadowsV.High46162430.233.49%342.15
Lowland mixed deciduous woodlandHigh2262130.762.17%8.10
Mixed scrubMedium85452461.413.23%3,478.14
Modified grasslandLow71613.251.62%13.54
Open Mosaic Habitats on Previously Developed LandHigh62033.1525.06%108.63
Other Scot's Pine woodlandMedium222.15
Other coniferous woodlandLow220.280.38
Other lowland acid grasslandMedium31015.5922.33%
Other neutral grasslandMedium1026371,870.645.00%10,090.65
Other woodland; broadleavedMedium48141194.872.81%513.48
Other woodland; mixedMedium71223.639.61%27.23
Ponds (Priority Habitat)High248513.9291.55
Ponds (non-priority habitat)Medium299730.07200.45
Purple moor grass and rush pasturesV.High118.96
ReedbedsHigh343.780.63%16.51
Ruderal/EphemeralLow121.211.08
Rural treeMedium3713118.8910.75%59.47
Tall forbsLow231.38
Temporary lakes ponds and pools (H3170)High240.110.41
Traditional orchardsHigh293982.3213.92%415.06
Upland HeathlandHigh1113.70
Upland acid grasslandMedium3566.310.06%
Upland hay meadowsV.High2215.05
Watercourse footprintV.low110.05
Wet woodlandHigh122430.580.45%47.02
Willow scrubMedium4811.61
Wood-pasture and parklandV.High313106.332.77%
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Hedgerows ▼

HabitatDistinctiveness# BGS Sites# ParcelsSize (km)% AllocatedHUs
Ecologically valuable line of treesMedium110.451.77
Ecologically valuable line of trees - associated with bank or ditchMedium122.43
Line of TreesLow6172.010.61
Line of Trees - Associated with bank or ditchLow110.36
Native HedgerowLow16347.917.33%0.80
Native hedgerow with treesMedium8122.141.25%
Native hedgerow with trees - associated with bank or ditchHigh110.24
Species-rich native hedgerowMedium3712327.902.58%217.32
Species-rich native hedgerow - associated with bank or ditchHigh5132.761.06%17.02
Species-rich native hedgerow with treesHigh4420964.580.73%770.25
Species-rich native hedgerow with trees - associated with bank or ditchV.High174811.801.83%43.79

Watercourses ▼

HabitatDistinctiveness# BGS Sites# ParcelsSize (km)% AllocatedHUs
CulvertLow110.030.05
DitchesMedium205914.974.06%20.92
Other rivers and streamsHigh15358.623.17%
Priority habitatV.High242.230.13%3.25

Baseline Habitats ▼

Areas ▼

HabitatDistinctiveness# BGS Sites# ParcelsSize (ha)HUs
Arable field margins cultivated annuallyMedium2121.997.96
Arable field margins game bird mixMedium163.7915.16
Arable field margins pollen and nectarMedium221.666.64
Arable field margins tussockyMedium102312.3749.48
Artificial unvegetated, unsealed surfaceV.Low11244.08
Bare groundLow81116.1934.60
Blackthorn scrubMedium5110.795.52
Blanket bogV.High12111.501,834.00
BrackenLow220.160.32
Bramble scrubMedium19384.2216.88
Cereal cropsLow493401,222.572,445.14
Developed land; sealed surfaceV.Low16338.29
Fens (upland and lowland)V.High5613.68173.92
Floodplain wetland mosaic and CFGMHigh42292.83633.24
Gorse scrubMedium681.359.16
Hawthorn scrubMedium330.433.36
HorticultureLow32751.19102.38
Intensive orchardsLow224.088.16
Lowland beech and yew woodlandHigh110.070.42
Lowland calcareous grasslandHigh124.5027.00
Lowland dry acid grasslandV.High112.4839.68
Lowland meadowsV.High3416.37144.08
Lowland mixed deciduous woodlandHigh2372143.411,589.76
Mixed scrubMedium3410842.84312.80
Modified grasslandLow796491,096.603,124.94
Non-cereal cropsLow1370141.84283.68
Open Mosaic Habitats on Previously Developed LandHigh255.6646.92
Other Scot's Pine woodlandMedium333.1816.04
Other coniferous woodlandLow576.7125.50
Other lowland acid grasslandMedium245.5022.00
Other neutral grasslandMedium64335456.842,848.68
Other woodland; broadleavedMedium418899.37560.08
Other woodland; mixedMedium101718.6598.92
Ponds (Priority Habitat)High7100.535.34
Ponds (non-priority habitat)Medium359612.84108.36
Purple moor grass and rush pasturesV.High229.29151.28
ReedbedsHigh111.6820.16
ReservoirsMedium113.3813.52
Ruderal/EphemeralLow662.104.20
Rural treeMedium2710615.19176.12
Saltmarshes and saline reedbedsHigh140.7212.96
Tall forbsLow9123.337.30
Temporary grass and clover leysLow1061137.81275.62
Temporary lakes ponds and pools (H3170)High110.060.72
Traditional orchardsHigh556.8850.58
Upland HeathlandHigh1113.7082.20
Upland acid grasslandMedium3783.25661.48
Upland hay meadowsV.High2215.05120.40
Urban treeMedium110.445.28
Vegetated gardenLow220.280.56
Watercourse footprintV.low561.40
Wet woodlandHigh91423.98163.14
Willow scrubMedium672.9019.84
Winter stubbleLow822119.82239.64
Wood-pasture and parklandV.High2668.93551.44
undefinedV.Low7160.00

Hedgerows ▼

HabitatDistinctiveness# BGS Sites# ParcelsSize (km)HUs
Ecologically valuable line of treesMedium6112.2022.28
Ecologically valuable line of trees - associated with bank or ditchMedium232.9816.40
Line of TreesLow19466.9125.88
Line of Trees - Associated with bank or ditchLow110.361.44
Native HedgerowLow4317937.07169.70
Native hedgerow - associated with bank or ditchMedium14264.0641.76
Native hedgerow with treesMedium264510.6497.88
Native hedgerow with trees - associated with bank or ditchHigh14247.56106.86
Non-native and ornamental hedgerowV.Low340.380.38
Species-rich native hedgerowMedium216613.84154.72
Species-rich native hedgerow - associated with bank or ditchHigh11254.8879.08
Species-rich native hedgerow with treesHigh214512.43184.92
Species-rich native hedgerow with trees - associated with bank or ditchV.High13296.42137.84

Watercourses ▼

HabitatDistinctiveness# BGS Sites# ParcelsSize (km)HUs
CulvertLow580.420.84
DitchesMedium256716.9578.72
Other rivers and streamsHigh216518.32203.13
Priority habitatV.High242.5239.40

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