GCN - Strategic Opportunity Areas (Cumbria)

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 25m square where great crested newt presence has been predicted. Fringe areas contain a pond density of 1 within 250m and are located within a 25km 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: The following suitable habitat features have been given a score of ‘1’: grassland density 10 - 66% distance from arable >125m distrance from woodland < 100m Elevation 100 - 300m Nearest pond < 100m pH 6 – 7 distance from rivers 100-500m The following unsuitable habitat features have been given a score of ‘-1’: urban density 50 - 100% Urban areas greater than 2ha (+400m buffer), roads (7.5m) and rivers (7.5m) have been excluded. Attribution statement: © Natural England, 2021 Contains, 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 Based upon LCM2015 © NERC (CEH) 2011. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright 2007 Based upon LCM2015 © NERC (CEH) 2017. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright 2007, Licence number 100017572 Soils Data © Cranfield University (NSRI) and for the Controller of HMSO 2018 Contains data supplied by Natural Environment Research Council © NERC (Centre for Ecology & Hydrology) and © Natural England © European Environment Agency, Copernicus Programme 2016 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 © Freshwater Habitats Trust, PondNet monitoring scheme 2018 Cumbria County Council. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2021 Allerdale Borough Council. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2021 Barrow in Furness Borough Council. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2021 City of Carlisle Council. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2021 Copeland Borough Council. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2021 Eden District Council. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2021 South Lakeland District Council. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2021 Lake District National Park Authority 2021. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2021 Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2021