Woodland Opportunity Mapping for Bath & North East Somerset

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Existing woodland coverage in Bath and North East Somerset.

Landscape Character Types and Areas in Bath and North East Somerset.

Woodland type: Small sized broadleaved woodlands, hedgerows and hedgerow trees; Area: ≤5ha; Description: Small broadleaved woodlands ≤5ha, occupying a corner of a field, copses, hill-top clumps, farm woodlands or shelter belts, riparian woodlands as well as hedgerows with hedgerow trees. Traditional orchards and wood pasture are also considered under this woodland type. Woodland type: Small-medium sized broadleaved woodlands; Area: 5 to 15ha; Description: Small-medium broadleaved woodlands between 5 and 15ha in area including copses, hill-top clumps, shelterbelt woods or riparian woodlands. They could range in size from a small woodland extending along a riverbank to more extensive woodland wrapping around the lower slopes of a hill, filling a field or capping a small hill. Woodland type: Medium sized broadleaved or mixed woodlands; Area: 15 to 30ha; Description: Medium sized broadleaved or mixed woodlands, between 15 and 30ha in area. These could extend to occupy a more extensive hill slope, plateau or ridge top or valley floor extending over several fields. Woodland type: Large sized broadleaved or mixed woodlands; Area: >30ha; Description: Large woodlands comprising broadleaved, mixed or coniferous species.

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Priority habitat constraints within Bath and North East Somerset for all scales of woodland planting.

Natural heritage constraints within Bath and North East Somerset for all scales of woodland planting.

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Soil carbon density within within Bath and North East Somerset.

Productive agricultural land within within Bath and North East Somerset.

Results

The following maps present the results of the mapping exercise for each woodland scale considered.

Constrained land that is unsuitable for small scale woodland planting within Bath and North East Somerset.

Constrained land that is unsuitable for small-medium, medium and large scale woodland planting within Bath and North East Somerset.

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