BGS Habitat Analysis

Area Habitats

HabitatDistinctivenessBaseline (ha)% ShareImprovement # SitesArea (ha)% ShareAllocation (ha)% Share% of Improvement
Arable field margins cultivated annuallyMedium1.990.1%0.000.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Arable field margins game bird mixMedium3.790.1%21.700.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Arable field margins pollen and nectarMedium1.660.0%0.000.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Arable field margins tussockyMedium12.370.3%0.000.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Artificial unvegetated, unsealed surfaceV.Low4.080.1%10.050.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Bare groundLow16.190.4%0.000.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Blackthorn scrubMedium0.790.0%0.000.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Blanket bogV.High111.502.9%1111.503.0%0.000.0%0.0%
BrackenLow0.160.0%0.000.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Bramble scrubMedium4.110.1%0.000.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Cereal cropsLow1,203.4430.8%0.000.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Developed land; sealed surfaceV.Low8.290.2%30.350.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Fens (upland and lowland)V.High13.680.4%413.590.4%1.280.8%9.4%
Floodplain wetland mosaic and CFGMHigh81.522.1%8127.343.4%3.852.4%3.0%
Gorse scrubMedium1.230.0%0.000.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Hawthorn scrubMedium0.020.0%20.220.0%0.000.0%0.0%
HorticultureLow51.191.3%0.000.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Intensive orchardsLow4.080.1%0.000.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Lowland beech and yew woodlandHigh0.070.0%0.000.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Lowland calcareous grasslandHigh4.500.1%421.010.6%0.000.0%0.0%
Lowland dry acid grasslandV.High2.480.1%210.100.3%0.000.0%0.0%
Lowland HeathlandHigh0.000.0%126.330.7%0.000.0%0.0%
Lowland meadowsV.High13.090.3%40364.279.8%14.829.1%4.1%
Lowland mixed deciduous woodlandHigh141.423.6%21129.543.5%2.841.7%2.2%
Mixed scrubMedium38.601.0%80442.5411.9%14.388.8%3.3%
Modified grasslandLow1,010.3325.9%713.250.4%0.220.1%1.6%
Non-cereal cropsLow122.013.1%0.000.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Open mosaic habitats on previously developed landHigh0.000.0%212.210.3%3.171.9%26.0%
Open Mosaic Habitats on Previously Developed LandHigh5.660.1%420.940.6%5.143.1%24.5%
Other coniferous woodlandLow6.710.2%20.280.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Other lowland acid grasslandMedium5.500.1%315.590.4%3.482.1%22.3%
Other neutral grasslandMedium423.8110.9%971,802.7648.5%90.6255.4%5.0%
Other Neutral GrasslandMedium0.000.0%17.240.2%0.000.0%0.0%
Other Scot's Pine woodlandMedium3.180.1%22.150.1%0.000.0%0.0%
Other woodland; broadleavedMedium90.582.3%45179.944.8%5.483.4%3.0%
Other woodland; mixedMedium18.650.5%723.630.6%2.271.4%9.6%
Ponds (non-priority habitat)Medium12.530.3%2930.070.8%0.000.0%0.0%
Ponds (Priority Habitat)High0.530.0%2413.920.4%0.000.0%0.0%
Purple moor grass and rush pasturesV.High9.290.2%18.960.2%0.000.0%0.0%
ReedbedsHigh1.680.0%33.780.1%0.020.0%0.6%
ReservoirsMedium3.380.1%0.000.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Ruderal/EphemeralLow2.100.1%11.210.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Rural treeMedium11.850.3%3517.160.5%1.761.1%10.3%
Saltmarshes and saline reedbedsHigh0.720.0%0.000.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Tall forbsLow3.330.1%21.380.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Temporary grass and clover leysLow137.813.5%0.000.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Temporary lakes ponds and pools (H3170)High0.060.0%20.110.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Traditional orchardsHigh6.880.2%2768.171.8%11.096.8%16.3%
Traditional OrchardsHigh0.000.0%10.960.0%0.000.0%0.0%
undefinedN/A0.000.0%10.000.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Upland acid grasslandMedium83.252.1%366.311.8%0.040.0%0.1%
Upland hay meadowsV.High15.050.4%215.050.4%0.000.0%0.0%
Upland HeathlandHigh13.700.4%113.700.4%0.000.0%0.0%
Urban treeMedium0.440.0%0.000.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Vegetated gardenLow0.280.0%0.000.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Watercourse footprintV.low1.320.0%10.050.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Wet woodlandHigh23.980.6%1230.580.8%0.140.1%0.5%
Willow scrubMedium2.900.1%411.610.3%0.000.0%0.0%
Winter stubbleLow94.732.4%0.000.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Wood-pasture and parklandV.High68.931.8%3106.332.9%2.901.8%2.7%
Totals3,901.423,715.89163.504.4%

Hedgerow Habitats

HabitatDistinctivenessBaseline (km)% ShareImprovement # SitesArea (km)% ShareAllocation (km)% Share% of Improvement
Ecologically valuable line of treesMedium2.202.1%0.000.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Ecologically valuable line of trees - associated with bank or ditchMedium2.982.8%12.432.1%0.000.0%0.0%
Line of TreesLow4.974.7%62.011.8%0.000.0%0.0%
Line of Trees - Associated with bank or ditchLow0.360.3%10.360.3%0.000.0%0.0%
Native HedgerowLow36.1134.5%167.916.9%0.5627.9%7.0%
Native hedgerow - associated with bank or ditchMedium3.613.4%0.000.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Native hedgerow with treesMedium9.839.4%82.141.9%0.031.3%1.2%
Native hedgerow with trees - associated with bank or ditchHigh7.256.9%10.240.2%0.000.0%0.0%
Non-native and ornamental hedgerowV.Low0.380.4%0.000.0%0.000.0%0.0%
Species-rich native hedgerowMedium13.5813.0%3627.2223.7%0.7135.7%2.6%
Species-rich native hedgerow - associated with bank or ditchHigh4.884.7%52.762.4%0.020.8%0.6%
Species-rich native hedgerow with treesHigh12.4311.9%3958.9251.3%0.4723.5%0.8%
Species-rich native hedgerow with trees - associated with bank or ditchV.High6.095.8%1410.769.4%0.2210.8%2.0%
Totals104.67114.762.001.7%

Watercourses Habitats

HabitatDistinctivenessBaseline (km)% ShareImprovement # SitesArea (km)% ShareAllocation (km)% Share% of Improvement
CulvertLow0.421.1%10.030.1%0.000.0%0.0%
DitchesMedium16.0143.4%1813.8256.7%0.6170.9%4.4%
Other rivers and streamsHigh17.9848.7%148.2834.0%0.2528.8%3.0%
Priority habitatV.High2.526.8%22.239.2%0.000.3%0.1%
Totals36.9324.370.863.5%