WINS Woodland Planting: Opportunities for Planting Large/Medium/Small Woodlands

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 suitable for woodland planting and classifies opportunities according to woodland size and the estimated number of landowners involved. Opportunity areas are grouped into large, medium and small woodland categories, providing an indication of the relative ease or complexity of delivering woodland creation projects.

Identifier: NRW_DS121720

Alternative Title

SCCAN Woodland Planting: Opportunities for Planting Large/Medium/Small Woodlands

Metadata Language: English

Lineage: The opportunity space for woodland planting was identified using the same methodology applied to the carbon sequestration opportunity mapping. Information from LPIS Customer Reference Numbers (CRNs) was then used as a proxy for land ownership. Contiguous areas of woodland planting opportunity were classified into three size categories: large woodland opportunities (greater than 500 ha), medium woodland opportunities (5 ha to 500 ha), and small woodland opportunities (less than 5 ha). For each opportunity area, the number of unique CRNs was counted to estimate the number of landowners who may need to be involved in woodland creation.

Opportunity strength was assessed based on the estimated number of landowners associated with each area, reflecting the likelihood of securing agreement for woodland creation. In general, opportunities involving fewer landowners were considered more achievable than those requiring agreement across a larger number of landholdings.

Land ownership has been approximated using LPIS Customer Reference Numbers (CRNs) and may not always correspond directly to individual landowners. As the opportunity mapping is based on the same methodology as the carbon sequestration dataset, the data gaps, assumptions and limitations associated with that dataset also apply. This analysis provides a strategic indication of the potential complexity of woodland creation projects and should not be used as a substitute for detailed land ownership assessments or legal investigations.

This dataset was produced for NRW by Environment Systems Ltd.

Additional Information: Data gaps and limitations: Phase 1 data is likely out of date in many areas.

Dataset Reference Date (Publication): 2018-04-01

Temporal Extent

Begin date: 2017-09-01

End date: 2018-04-01

Topic category

Planning cadastre
Society
Farming
Biota
Geoscientific information
Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
Environment
Elevation
Imagery base maps earth cover
Inland waters

Owner

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) -

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

Originator

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) -

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

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Geographic Extent: Wales (WLS)

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Quality Scope: Dataset

Conformity: 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
Explanation: This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.
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Lineage: The opportunity space for woodland planting was identified using the same methodology applied to the carbon sequestration opportunity mapping. Information from LPIS Customer Reference Numbers (CRNs) was then used as a proxy for land ownership. Contiguous areas of woodland planting opportunity were classified into three size categories: large woodland opportunities (greater than 500 ha), medium woodland opportunities (5 ha to 500 ha), and small woodland opportunities (less than 5 ha). For each opportunity area, the number of unique CRNs was counted to estimate the number of landowners who may need to be involved in woodland creation.

Opportunity strength was assessed based on the estimated number of landowners associated with each area, reflecting the likelihood of securing agreement for woodland creation. In general, opportunities involving fewer landowners were considered more achievable than those requiring agreement across a larger number of landholdings.

Land ownership has been approximated using LPIS Customer Reference Numbers (CRNs) and may not always correspond directly to individual landowners. As the opportunity mapping is based on the same methodology as the carbon sequestration dataset, the data gaps, assumptions and limitations associated with that dataset also apply. This analysis provides a strategic indication of the potential complexity of woodland creation projects and should not be used as a substitute for detailed land ownership assessments or legal investigations.

This dataset was produced for NRW by Environment Systems Ltd.

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Land use

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2008-06-01

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme

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SoNaRR
Area Statement

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2026-08-27

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords

Keywords

NRW SMNR Keywords

Ecosystem Services (SMNR)
Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2024-06-26

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-smnr-keywords

Code: British National Grid (EPSG::27700)

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Restriction type: Other restrictions

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Limitations: no limitations

Access Constraints Text

Other constraints: There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.

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Use constraints type: Other restrictions

Other constraints: © 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.

Attribution Statement

Other constraints: 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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Other constraints: Open Government Licence

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File Identifier: 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313231373230 XML

Metadata Language: English

Parent Identifier: WINS Area Statement Opportunity Maps
NRW_DS121668

Resource type: Dataset

Metadata Date: 2026-09-30T14:12:30.384Z

Metadata Standard Name: NRW

Metadata Standard Version: 1.0

pointOfContact

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) -

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

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