The habitat areas contained herein have been derived using the best available desktop information at the time of plan preparation. This includes original survey site reports, OSNI orthos 2004-2020, condition assessment data and reports 2005-2017, OSNI basemap vectors, other information from field surveys and OSNI 10K B&W raster map.

Although field based habitat mapping is not conducted specifically as part of the plan preparation, site visits were conducted during the process to ground truth imagery and pre-existing mapping. Site visit in August - October 2019 to confirm polygon boundaries and classifications. Wet woodland and swamp mapped using orthos and condition assessment data due to seasonality and Covid restrictions impacting on fieldwork.

The habitat map was created at 1:1,000 scale and mapped to Phase 1, EUNIS and Annex 1, where appropriate.

It is intended that this map will be reviewed as required. This version was completed on 21 May 2021.

For more information on Annex 1 codes in the UK please see the following website - https://sac.jncc.gov.uk/habitat/