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This is a spatial dataset that describes the geographic extent and location of the UK Biodiversity Action Plan traditional orchard priority habitat in England.
For the purpose of the inventory, traditional orchards are defined as sites where at least five fruit trees must be present with no more than 20m between their crown edges.
Traditional orchards are managed in a low intensity way with the orchard floor grazed or mown for hay and with little or no chemical input.
Priority habitats are those which have been deemed to be of principal importance for the purpose of conserving biodiversity, being listed in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan, and with maintenance and restoration of these habitats being promoted through agri-environment schemes. The Traditional Orchards Inventory provides a baseline to enable future changes to be measured; and identify priorities for future conservation actions.
This dataset has been derived using aerial photography, Ordnance Survey MasterMap, external datasets compiled from historic surveys, and ground survey (“ground-truthing”).
Full metadata can be viewed on data.gov.uk.