The Cheshire region at a Landscape Scale
Biodiversity and conservation effort is becoming more focused on working at a landscape scale to achieve conservation objectives. Working to create ecologically resilient networks of habitats that help our wildlife adapt to climate change means that not only should we focus on maintaining, achieving condition and restoring sites but expanding habitats so that they connect over a large landscape.
CHESHIRE REGION BROAD HABITATS
CHESHIRE REGION BROAD HABITATS
The maps below, based on the Natural England inventories indicate whereabouts our BAP habitat is within the region.
Photo: Helen Lacy
CHESHIRE REGION DESIGNATED SITES
The maps below, based on the Natural England inventories indicate whereabouts the designated sites are within the region.
USEFUL INFORMATIONThe maps below, based on the Natural England inventories indicate whereabouts the designated sites are within the region.
- Local Designations
- National Designations
- International Designations
- All Designations
- Designated and Un-designated BAP Habitats: Site designations overlay BAP Habitat
- Un-designated BAP Habitats
To help work at a landscape scale there are a number of useful tools available:
- Life ECOnet Toolkit
- Environment Agency Whats in Your Backyard
- Nature on the Map
- MAGIC
- Wetland Vision
- Landscape Character
- GIS Digital Boundary Datasets
WORKING EXAMPLES
Below are current examples of how we are working at a landscape scale within the region: