Local habitat map
The Local Habitat Map is a live document that will be updated accordingly as the LNRS develops.
The Local Habitat Map is a key component of the Local Nature Recovery Strategy. It maps areas of particular importance for biodiversity, and areas that could become of particular importance across Nottinghamshire.
Map key
- Special Areas of Conservation (SAC), National Nature Reserves (NNRs) and Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) – legally designated, national conservation sites
- Local Nature Reserves (LNRs) – legally designated but locally-identified sites
- Local Wildlife Sites (LWS) – locally designated, non-statutory sites of county-level importance for their wildlife
- Areas of ‘irreplaceable habitat’ – in Nottinghamshire, these are Ancient and Veteran Trees, Ancient Woodland and Lowland Fen.
- Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) – KBAs are sites that contribute to the global persistence of biodiversity, and are the most important places in the world for species and habitats. Sherwood Forest KBA is identified as a ‘legacy’ KBA by Birdlife International, meeting Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) criteria.
Notes on Data Sources: (credit)
- Data for SACs, NNRs, SSSIs and the Priority Habitat Inventory is sourced from Natural England’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy Data Viewer. Contains OS data © Crown Copyright [and database right] 2021.
- Local Nature Reserve data is sourced from Natural England’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy Data Viewer and from the designating Local Authority. Contains OS data © Crown Copyright [and database right] 2021.
- Local Wildlife Site data is supplied by the Nottinghamshire Biological and Geological Records Centre – Nottingham City Council Museum and Galleries, and is Copyright Nottingham City Council (2024).
- Irreplaceable habitats are those as defined by government - Irreplaceable habitats and BNG: what you need to know - Land use: policies and framework (blog.gov.uk).
- Ancient and veteran tree data is reproduced with permission of the Woodland Trust. This data comes from the Woodland Trust’s Ancient Tree Inventory (note this dataset is not comprehensive, so if a tree does not feature on the ATI it does not necessarily follow that it is not an ancient or veteran tree).
- The lowland fen data is based on Natural England’s Priority Habitat Inventory layer, but with the addition of Misson Carr (Misson Training Area SSSI), and the removal of 10 sites which are not considered to be fen, following consultation with the Nottinghamshire Biological and Geological Records Centre.
- Digital boundaries relating to Key Biodiversity Areas are provided by BirdLife International and are for non-commercial use only. Source: BirdLife International (2023) Key Biodiversity Area digital boundaries. Version (“September 2023 Version”). Derived from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the KBA Partnership (BirdLife International, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Conservation of Birds, Wildlife Conservation Society and World Wildlife Fund).
