Woodlands In & Around Towns (WIAT)
S_WIAT
Woodlands In and Around Towns (WIAT) The Woods In and Around Towns (WIAT) Programme provides the focus for Scottish Forestry’s work on improving quality of life in towns and cities. The purpose of WIAT is to: - Bring neglected woodland into active management. - Work with people to help them use their local woodland. There are four key characteristics of woodland that determine whether it improves quality of life: 1. Where it is The woodland must be close to where people live and/or work. We will undertake WIAT related activities within 1km of settlements of over 2000 people (Fig 1). Within the WIAT area, deprived areas are a priority. 2. How it is managed Management for people will be the top priority in most WIAT woodlands. Woods should be safe and welcoming to all. WIAT woodland is also important for other aspects of forestry such as biodiversity. Woodland involved in WIAT should be managed in accordance with the UK Forestry Standard. 3. How it is connected to other woodland and greenspace WIAT will promote the creation and management of woodland that is close to other woodland and greenspace so that it contributes to green networks. Paths should link the networks. 4. How it is connected to people Most of the activity in this programme is directed at the physical elements of WIAT: where it is, how it is managed, and how it is connected into green networks. However, reaching out to people should be part of every WIAT project to help people use woodland.
dataset
https://open-data-scottishforestry.hub.arcgis.com/
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description: Woodlands In & Around Towns (WIAT)
S_WIAT
eng
EPSG
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG:27700)
farming
biota
economy
environment
health
society
Forest Management
Grant Schemes
Planning
Environment
Felling
Landscape
Woodland
Licence
Ownership
Land use
publication
2008-06-01
-8.8
-0.71
60.87
54.63
publication
2007-12-13
GB-SCT
creation
2005-02-01
revision
2016-06-24
asNeeded
The WIAT dataset was created by buffering (1km) all urban areas within Scotland with a population of >= 2,000 people. The first time that this dataset was produced, 1991 population census data was applied to OS Meridian urban polygons. The dataset was updated in 2009 using 2001 census data and urban areas polygons available from the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS). In March 2010 a core area was added which takes the 15% most deprived areas in Scotland (from the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation), buffers these by 500m and then clipped to the existing WIAT boundary. The dataset was further updated in 2015 using the National Records for Scotland 2012 Population Estimate and Scotttish Government settlement boundaries. The dataset still incorporates the WIAT Priority Areas introduced in 2010. Attributes: WIAT_Name WIAT Area WIAT Priority Area Descriptor Full feature description
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1.0
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Scottish Forestry
Silvan House, 231 Corstorphine Road
Edinburgh
EH12 7AT
United Kingdom
geoinformationservices@forestry.gov.scot
publisher
Head of Operational Delivery
Scottish Forestry
Silvan House, 231 Corstorphine Road
Edinburgh
EH12 7AT
United Kingdom
geoinformationservices@forestry.gov.scot
owner
Head of Geo-Information Services
Scottish Forestry
Silvan House, 231 Corstorphine Road
Edinburgh
EH12 7AT
United Kingdom
geoinformationservices@forestry.gov.scot
pointOfContact
2020-07-08