GCN - Strategic Opportunity Areas (Cambridgeshire)

Description

This dataset identifies areas where the addition of new ponds would benefit Great Crested Newt populations. The core areas contain a pond density of 2+ ponds (within 250m) and are located within a 25x25m square where great crested newt presence has been predicted. Fringe areas contain a pond density of 1 and are located within a 25x25m square where great crested newt presence has been predicted or are within a 250m of a Core Area. Higher scores are associated with darker colouration and represent a greater presence of suitable habitat features: Density of arable land 0-50% Density of coniferous woodland 10-25% Density of deciduous woodland 10-100% Distance from deciduous woodland 0-100m Density of grassland 25-75% Nearest pond 0-125m pH 6.5-7.5 Distance from rivers 150-1000m These suitable habitat features have been given a score of ‘1’. All scores are summed, scores ≤ 0 are not displayed Urban areas > 2ha (+250m buffer), roads (7.5m) and rivers (7.5m) have been excluded. Attribution statement: © Natural England, 2020 Based upon LCM2015 © NERC (CEH) 2017. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright 2007, Licence number 100017572. Contains data supplied by Natural Environment Research Council © NERC (Centre for Ecology & Hydrology) and © Natural England. Soils Data © Cranfield University (NSRI) and for the Controller of HMSO 2019. Based upon LCM2007 © NERC (CEH) 2011. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright 2007. © third party licensors. Contains, or is derived from, information supplied by the Ordnance Survey and Rural Payments Agency. © Crown copyright and database rights 2019. © Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Environmental Records Centre, 2019 © Freshwater Habitats Trust, PondNet monitoring scheme 2018© Cambridge City Council 2020; © Cambridgeshire County Council 2020; © East Cambridgeshire District Council 2020; © Fenland District Council 2020; © Huntingdonshire District Council 2020; Peterborough City Council © Crown copyright and database rights 2021 Ordnance Survey 100024236; © South Cambridgeshire District Council 2020Contains, or is derived from, information supplied by Ordnance Survey. © Crown copyright and database rights 2020 Ordnance Survey 100022021. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right, 2020

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 https://naturalengland-defra.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/gcn-strategic-opportunity-areas-cambridgeshire
0 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/great-crested-newts-district-level-licensing-schemes

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  • environment
  • biota
  • habitats-and-biotopes

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