Woodland Bird Priority Areas England 2010
This data supported prioritisation of England Woodland Grant Scheme (EWGS) Woodland Improvement Grant (WIG) from 2010 in three regions - East Midlands, West Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber. The data defines where applicants were eligible for grant aid in support of reversing the decline in woodland bird species in England. · Woodland bird populations have been in steady decline since the 1970s with 33 species falling by 20% over the last 25 years · Wild birds are considered a good indicator of the general state of the health of the wider environment · The reasons for this decline are many but changes in woodland structure from long term under-management is thought to be a key factor. Together with the RSPB, The Woodland Birds Project aimed to reverse this decline by providing financial support to landowners and managers to improve woodland habitat for birds. These new and innovative grants included the Woodland Birds WIG80 which funded 80% of the cost of eligible operations, and the Reversing Woodland Bird Decline Additional Contribution for woodland creation. Attributes: Descriptr = Name of the priority area Attribution statement: Contains OS data © Crown copyright [and database right] [year].
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England
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Woodland
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Grant schemes
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Wildlife protection
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2008-06-01
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2008-06-01
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2010-01-13
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2010-03-31
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2010-03-31
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The Project areas were derived from analysis of the regional maps supplied online by the Birds Conservation Targeting Project. County and Unitary Authority boundaries, in addition to other designations and project areas define the majority of the target area boundaries for the West Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber. East Midlands: The Peak District, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire were identified initially by FC as the core target area. In agreement with the RSPB and regional stakeholders, the following Regional Priority Areas were added to the project area (National Forest, Rockingham Forest, Leighfield Forest and Lincolnshire Limewoods) and finally the Lincolnshire Wolds ANOB. These areas have been identified as important areas for wildlife conservation in the both the: Regional Forestry Framework (Space4trees) http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/infd-7bbfng and the East Midlands Biodiversity Strategy http://www.embiodiversity.org.uk/documents.html The project area includes a combination of existing GIS datasets; county boundaries, National Park, National Forest, AONB and FC Regional Priority Areas. North West: From the Bird Conservation Project targeting maps, key target areas were selected around concentrations of the woodland bird assemblages across the whole N W Region. These target areas then form the focus for enhanced grant payment under either the Woodland Improvement Grant 80 or for Additional Contributions under the Woodland Creation Grant. The project area includes a combination of existing GIS datasets; county boundaries, National Park, AONB and FC Regional Priority Areas. The project was launched in April 2010 with Woodland Birds WIG80 and reversing Woodland Bird Decline Additional Contribution guidance.
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