GCN - Strategic Opportunity Areas (North and East Yorkshire)

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: pH 6.75-7.25 Density of grassland 10-80% Density of woodland 10-50% Nearest pond <125m Where drainage is 'Impeded' These suitable habitat features have been given a score of ‘1’. Distance from rivers <100m Density of arable land 50 - 100% Has been given a score of ‘-1’. Urban areas > 2ha (+400m buffer), roads (7.5m) and rivers (7.5m) have been excluded. © Natural England, 2021 Contains, or is derived from, information supplied by Ordnance Survey. © Crown copyright and database rights 2019 Ordnance Survey 100022021 Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right, 2019 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 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 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.© 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 © Freshwater Habitats Trust, PondNet monitoring scheme 2018 © North Yorks Moors National Park, © Ryedale District Council, © Scarborough District Council, © Selby District Council, © Redcar and Cleveland District Council, © North Yorkshire County Council,© Hambleton District Council, © York City Council, © Tees CCPP, © Drax, © Eggborough CCGT, © The 'Net Zero Teesside Project'