Due to technical issues this dataset is currently unavailable to view or download on ArcGIS Online or the Natural England Open Data Geoportal. Please view or download the Greater Manchester features in the GCN Strategic Opportunity Areas (England) combined product at: https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/08082819-c50e-4049-bf56-74b2dc642a21/gcn-strategic-opportunity-areas-england
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 and are located within a 1km square where great crested newt presence has been predicted.
Fringe areas contain a pond density of 1 and are located within a 1km 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:
grassland density 25 - 75%
woodland density 5 - 75%
Distance from rivers >1000m
Soil pH 6.5 to 7.5 Phosphorus 30 to 40
These suitable habitat features have been given a score of ‘1’.
Arable land (density 50 - 100%) and Heather (density 33.33 - 100%) have been given a score of ‘-1’.
Roads (7.5m), rivers (7.5m) and Environment Agency Flood Zone 2 have been excluded. © Natural England, 2022
Based upon LCM2015 © NERC (CEH) 2011. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright 2007.
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.
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2018. All rights reserved. Some features of this map are based on digital spatial data from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, © NERC (CEH). © Crown copyright and database rights 2018 Ordnance Survey 100024198.
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