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Woodland Opportunity Map - Ancient Woodland Inventory 21
Resource ID
4679dfc2-6a64-4209-8df9-da21f8e4916d
Title
Woodland Opportunity Map - Ancient Woodland Inventory 21
Date
Feb. 19, 2025, midnight, Publication Date
Abstract
This dataset comprises of the boundaries of Ancient Woodland sites in Wales which are those which have been wooded for around 400 years or more. Each site is categorised as either Ancient Semi Natural Woodland (ASNW), Restored Ancient Woodland Site (RAWS), Plantation on Ancient Woodland Site (PAWS) or Ancient Woodland Site of Unknown Category (AWSU). The ancient woodland inventory was updated in 2021 and includes changes resulting from the provision of additional evidence presented to NRW through public enquiries, as assessed by a panel of NRW experts. Ancient woodlands are recognised as being rich in diversity and provide valuable habitats for a range of woodland dependent species, as well as having a rich soil carbon store. They can be detrimentally affected by inappropriate planting on adjacent land, but equally can benefit from well-designed native woodland buffers. This data layer is primarily included to flag the existence of these ancient woodland sites to ensure the appropriate design of new woodland creation proposals on adjacent land. For further information see GN002.
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Responsible
Alex.Owen.Harris
Point of Contact
Harris
alex.harris@gov.wales
Purpose
This dataset has been created for the Woodland Opportunity Map (WOM) only, and may not reflect the most current dataset.
Maintenance Frequency
None
Type
vector
Restrictions
None
License
Open Government Licence for Public Sector Information
Language
en
Temporal Extent
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Supplemental Information
Data Quality
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Extent
  • x0: 179564.515625
  • x1: 355313.875
  • y0: 166211.984375
  • y1: 393896.25
Spatial Reference System Identifier
EPSG:27700
Keywords
no keywords
Category
None
Regions
Global