WINS Woodland Planting: Opportunities for Woodland Planting for Rapid Turnover Forest
This dataset was created for the Welsh Information for Nature-based Solutions (WINS) project (previously known as SCCAN) to identify opportunities for land management interventions that enhance ecosystem service delivery across a range of key policy areas. An accompanying User Guide is available to support the use of these datasets, and a full list of source datasets and data limitations can be found in the project technical report.
This dataset identifies areas where rapid-rotation woodland could be established to support biomass and timber production. Opportunity areas have been prioritised according to their suitability for productive woodland management and timber growth.
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Identification
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- NRW_DS121717
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- SCCAN Woodland Planting: Opportunities for Woodland Planting for Rapid Turnover Forest
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- English
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Biophysical suitability for woodland planting was assessed using Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) attribute data. As these woodlands are intended for commercial management and harvesting, areas with gentler slopes, where plantation establishment and management are more practical, were identified as priority opportunities. Areas at higher elevations and/or on aspects exposed to prevailing winds were assigned a lower priority, as timber quality may be reduced by stunted or uneven tree growth.
Within the resulting opportunity area, sensitivities such as acid-sensitive catchments were identified. Constraints were then applied to exclude areas where woodland planting is unsuitable or undesirable due to existing land use, environmental considerations or legislative restrictions. The remaining areas represent the final opportunity space for rapid-rotation woodland planting for biomass and timber production.
This dataset was produced for NRW by Environment Systems Ltd.
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Data gaps and limitations: National Phase 1 dataset is likely out of date in many places. The model does not consider Ffridd areas as a sensitivity or constraint.
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2018-04-01
Temporal Extent
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- 2017-09-01
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- 2018-04-01
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- Planning cadastre
- Society
- Farming
- Biota
- Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
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- Elevation
- Imagery base maps earth cover
- Inland waters
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- Wales (WLS)
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- Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
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This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.
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Biophysical suitability for woodland planting was assessed using Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) attribute data. As these woodlands are intended for commercial management and harvesting, areas with gentler slopes, where plantation establishment and management are more practical, were identified as priority opportunities. Areas at higher elevations and/or on aspects exposed to prevailing winds were assigned a lower priority, as timber quality may be reduced by stunted or uneven tree growth.
Within the resulting opportunity area, sensitivities such as acid-sensitive catchments were identified. Constraints were then applied to exclude areas where woodland planting is unsuitable or undesirable due to existing land use, environmental considerations or legislative restrictions. The remaining areas represent the final opportunity space for rapid-rotation woodland planting for biomass and timber production.
This dataset was produced for NRW by Environment Systems Ltd.
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- 2008-06-01
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- SoNaRR
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- Date (Publication)
- 2026-08-27
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- Ecosystem Services (SMNR)
- Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)
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- 2024-06-26
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There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
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© CNC/NRW All rights Reserved. © 2021 Cranfield University. All rights reserved. Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and copyright of the owners. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose.
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Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. Contains Cranfield University information © 2021 Cranfield University. All rights reserved.
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- Open Government Licence
Metadata
Metadata
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- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313231373137 XML
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- English
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WINS Area Statement Opportunity Maps
NRW_DS121668
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- 2026-09-30T14:05:33.968Z
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1.0