Polebrook Airfield Habitat Bank | BGS-241025001

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Published to BGS Register

10/01/2026

Start date of enhancement works

N/A

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Google Maps Boundary Map (Lat/Long: 52.47104, -0.38907)

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Site Area

28.68 ha

LNRS

North Northamptonshire

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LPA

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NCA

Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Claylands

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LSOA

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# Allocations

1

Median allocation distance

26 km

Habitat Summary

Habitat	# Parcels			Size					Habitat Units
Habitat	Baseline	Created	Enhanced	Baseline	Created	Enhanced	Allocations	% Allocated	Baseline	Created	Enhanced	HU Gain	Allocations	% Allocated
Areas	20	1	20	28.68 ha	0.06 ha	28.62 ha	0.66 ha	2.31%	166.70	0.51	276.75	110.56	4.86	1.75%
Hedgerows	2	1	1	0.26 km	0.89 km	0.15 km	0.00 km	0.00%	1.04	7.86	2.07	8.89	0.00	0.00%
Totals	22	2	21						167.74	8.36	278.82	119.45	4.86	1.69%

Before

After

Area Habitats Improvements ▼

Broad habitat	Habitat ▲	Distinctiveness	# Parcels	Size (ha)	% Allocated	HUs	HU gain	Alloc. HUs	% Alloc. HUs
Woodland and forest	Lowland mixed deciduous woodland	High	4	6.87		47.89	6.67
Heathland and shrub	Mixed scrub	Medium	5	9.96	2.84%	107.12	43.94	2.08	1.94%
Urban	Open Mosaic Habitats on Previously Developed Land	High	4	6.83	1.52%	79.43	38.45	0.76	0.96%
Grassland	Other neutral grassland	Medium	4	2.62	10.54%	23.64	12.10	2.03	8.57%
Woodland and forest	Other woodland; broadleaved	Medium	2	2.31		18.30	9.06
Lakes	Ponds (Priority Habitat)	High	2	0.09		0.87	0.33

Baseline Area Habitats ▼

Broad habitat	Habitat ▲	Distinctiveness	# Parcels	Size (ha)	HUs
Woodland and forest	Lowland mixed deciduous woodland	High	4	6.87	41.22
Heathland and shrub	Mixed scrub	Medium	4	9.61	61.08
Grassland	Modified grassland	Low	1	1.39	2.78
Urban	Open Mosaic Habitats on Previously Developed Land	High	4	6.83	40.98
Grassland	Other neutral grassland	Medium	3	1.23	8.76
Woodland and forest	Other woodland; broadleaved	Medium	2	2.31	9.24
Lakes	Ponds (Priority Habitat)	High	1	0.03	0.18
Sparsely vegetated land	Ruderal/Ephemeral	Low	1	0.41	2.46