GCN - Strategic Opportunity Areas (Lancashire)

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 a radius) and are located within a 25x25m grid square where great crested newt presence has been predicted. Fringe areas contain a pond density of <2 and are located within a 25x25m grid 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: Arable density 0 - 33% Grassland density (including fen) 10-75% Distance from grassland (including fen) 0-100m Woodland density 10-33% Distance from woodland 0-100m Distance from rivers 100-1000m Elevation 0-150m pH 6.75-7.5 These suitable habitat features have been given a score of ‘1’. Urban areas greater than 2ha (+400m buffer), roads (7.5m) and rivers (7.5m) have been excluded. Attribution statement: © Natural England, 2020 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, 2020Based 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 100017572Contains 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 © Lancashire Environment Record Network, Lancashire County Council, Crown copyright and database rights 2019 Ordnance Survey licence number 100023320 © Blackburn Council & Darwen Unitary Authority, 2020 Burnley Borough Council © Crown copyright and database rights 2020 Ordnance Survey 100021714 Fylde Council © Crown copyright and database rights 2020 Ordnance Survey 100006084 Hyndburn Borough Council © Crown copyright and database rights 2020 Ordnance Survey LA100022321 © Lancaster City Council, 2020 Pendle Council © Crown copyright and database rights 2020 Ordnance Survey 100019669-2016 © Ribble Valley Borough Council, 2020 Rossendale Borough Council © Crown copyright and database rights 2020 Ordnance Survey 100023294 © West Lancashire Borough Council, 2020 © Wyre Council, 2020