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Wales Targets for Lowland Heathland by 2015 Wales targets for Lowland Heathland by 2015- maintain 12500, achieve condition 3696, restore 0, expand 1000 all figures are Ha and have been rounded Area % Welsh Maintenance Achieve Restoration Expansion Priority Welsh LBAP area (PHW) resource target condition target target area Anglesey 840 7 875 259 0 70 1 Snowdonia 3000 24 3000 887 0 240 National Park 1 Gwynedd 1400 11 1375 407 0 110 1 Conwy 590 5 625 185 0 50 2 Denbighshire 410 3 375 111 0 30 1 Flintshire 160 1 125 37 0 10 2 Wrexham 62 <1 62 18 0 5 2 Powys 810 6 750 222 0 60 1 Ceredigion 820 7 875 259 0 70 1 Carmarthenshire 400 3 375 111 0 30 2 Pembrokeshire 1200 10 1250 370 0 100 1 Brecon Beacons 410 3 375 111 0 30 National Park 2 Swansea 900 7 875 259 0 70 2 Neath Port Talbot 250 2 250 74 0 20 3 Bridgend 160 1 125 37 0 10 3 Rhondda-Cynon- 480 4 500 148 0 40 Taff 2 Merthyr Tydfil 160 1 125 37 0 10 3 Vale of 45 <1 62 18 5 Glamorgan 0 2 Cardiff 0.5 <1 62 18 0 5 3 Caerphilly 180 1 125 37 0 10 2 Blaenau Gwent 160 1 125 37 0 10 2 Torfaen 120 <1 62 18 0 5 2 Monmouthshire 17 <1 62 18 0 5 3 Newport 0.2 <1 62 18 0 5 3 Glamorgan ( all 2100 17 2125 628 0 170 LBAPs) 2 Gwent (all 340 3 375 111 0 30 LBAPs) 3 Wales total 12,500 100 12497 3696 0 1000 difference in total habitat area in PHW and Targets Review due to using 1km square data for PHW and digitised data for Targets Review Wales targets for Lowland Meadow Grassland by 2015- maintain 1322, achieve condition 777, restore 1554, expand 50 all figures are Ha and have been rounded Welsh LBAP Area % Welsh Maintenance Achieve Restoration Expansion Priority area (PHW) resource target condition target target area Anglesey 44 2.6 35 20 40 1 3 Snowdonia National Park 64 3.8 50 30 59 2 3 Gwynedd 30 1.8 24 14 28 1 4 Conwy 6 0.4 5 3 6 0.2 5 Denbighshire 21 1.2 16 9 19 1 4 Flintshire 22 1.3 17 10 20 1 4 Wrexham 38 2.2 29 17 16 1 3 Powys 160 9.4 124 73 146 5 5 Ceredigion 150 8.8 116 68 124 4 3 Carmarthenshi re 170 10 132 78 155 5 3 Pembrokeshire 510 30 397 233 466 15 1 Brecon Beacons National Park 95 5.6 74 44 87 3 3 Swansea 27 1.6 21 12 25 1 4 Neath Port Talbot 72 4.2 56 33 65 2 3 Bridgend 28 1.6 21 12 249 1 4 Rhondda- Cynon-Taff 44 2.6 34 20 40 1 3 Merthyr Tydfil 10 0.6 8 5 9 0.3 4 Vale of Glamorgan 47 2.8 37 22 44 1 3 Cardiff 4 0.2 3 2 3 0.1 5 Caerphilly 11 0.6 8 5 9 0.3 5 Blaenau Gwent 0.7 0.04 1 0.5 1 0.02 5 Torfaen 10 0.6 8 5 9 0.3 5 Monmouthshir 120 7 93 54 109 4 2 Newport 6 0.4 5 3 6 0.2 5 Glamorgan (all LBAPs) 240 14.1 186 110 219 7 3 Gwent (all LBAPs) 140 8.2 108 64 127 4 2 Wales total 1700 99.3 1314 773 1735 50 Wales targets for Lowland Calcareous Grassland by 2015- maintain 1146, achieve condition 782, restore 17, expand 48 all figures are Ha and have been rounded Area % Welsh Maintenance Achieve Restoration Expansion Priority Welsh LBAP area (PHW) resource target condition target target area Anglesey 86 7 80 54 1 3 2 Snowdonia National Park 0.3 <1 1 1 0 0 4 Conwy 240 22 252 171 4 11 1 Denbighshire 170 15 171 117 3 7 1 Flintshire 200 17 195 132 3 8 1 Wrexham 22 2 23 15 0.5 1 3 Powys 21 2 23 15 0.5 1 3 Carmarthenshire 3 <1 3 0 0 4 Pembrokeshire 17 1 11 7 0.2 0.5 2 Brecon Beacons National Park 120 11 126 85 2 5 2 Swansea 82 7 80 54 1 3 2 Bridgend 32 3 34 23 0.5 1 3 Rhondda-Cynon- Taff 0.2 <1 1 0 0 0 4 Merthyr Tydfil 28 3 34 23 0.5 1 3 Vale of Glamorgan 120 10 114 78 2 5 2 Cardiff 1 <1 1 0 0 0 4 Caerphilly 9 <1 9 0 0 0 4 Blaenau Gwent 4 <1 1 0 0 0 4 Torfaen 1 <1 1 0 0 0 4 Monmouthshire 12 1 11 8 0.2 0.5 4 Newport 2 <1 2 0 0 0 4 Glamorgan (all LBAPs) 260 24 275 187 4 12 3 Gwent (all LBAPs) 23 2 23 16 0.3 1 4 Wales total 1200 100 1173 783 17 49 Wales targets for Lowland dry acid Grassland by 2015- maintain 36473, achieve condition 15159, restore 54, expand 16 all figures are Ha and have been rounded Welsh LBAP Area % Welsh Maintenance Achieve Restoration Expansion Priority area (PHW) resource target condition target target area Anglesey 410 1 365 152 1 0.2 4 Snowdonia National Park 11,000 27 9848 4093 15 4 1 Gwynedd 4800 12 4377 1819 7 2 2 Conwy 1100 3 1094 455 2 0.5 3 Denbighshire 1100 3 1094 455 2 0.5 3 Flintshire 300 <1 182 76 0.3 0.1 4 Wrexham 540 1 365 152 0.5 0.2 3 Powys 5600 14 5106 2122 8 2 1 Ceredigion 2800 7 2553 1061 4 1 1 Carmarthenshire 1800 5 1824 758 3 1 3 Pembrokeshire 710 2 729 303 1 0.3 3 Brecon Beacons National Park 2300 6 2188 910 3 1 2 Swansea 500 1 365 152 0.5 0.2 4 Neath Port Talbot 2000 5 1824 758 3 1 3 Bridgend 370 <1 182 76 0.3 0.1 4 Rhondda-Cynon- Taff 1400 4 1459 606 2 0.6 3 Merthyr Tydfil 500 1 365 152 0.5 0.2 4 Vale of Glamorgan 68 <1 182 76 0.3 0.1 4 Cardiff 6 <1 182 76 0.3 0.1 4 Caerphilly 860 2 729 303 1 0.3 3 Blaenau Gwent 820 2 729 303 1 0.3 3 Torfaen 410 1 365 152 0.5 0.2 3 Monmouthshire 75 <1 182 76 0.3 0.1 4 Newport 31 <1 182 76 0.3 0.1 4 Glamorgan (all LBAPs) 5400 14 5106 2122 8 2 4 Gwent (all LBAPs) 1700 4 1459 606 2 0.6 4 Wales total 39,700 100 36471 15162 57 16 Wales targets for lowland purple moor-grass & rush pasture by 2015- maintain 32161, achieve condition 15650, restore 445, expand 40 all figures are Ha and have been rounded Area % Welsh Maintenance Achieve Restoration Expansion Priority Welsh LBAP area (PHW) resource target condition target target area Anglesey 1400 4 1286 626 18 2 4 Snowdonia National Park 3800 11 3538 1722 49 4 3 Gwynedd 3400 10 3216 1565 45 4 2 Conwy 350 1 322 157 5 0.4 4 Denbighshire 72 <1 65 140 0.1 0.1 5 Flintshire 50 <1 65 140 0.1 0.1 5 Wrexham 73 <1 65 140 0.1 0.1 5 Powys 3600 10 3216 1565 45 4 3 Ceredigion 4200 12 3859 1878 53 5 1 Carmarthenshire 6600 19 6111 2974 85 8 1 Pembrokeshire 3200 9 2894 1409 40 4 2 Brecon Beacons National Park 2400 7 2251 31 3 3 Swansea 1300 4 1286 626 18 2 1 Neath Port Talbot 1300 4 1286 626 18 2 1 Bridgend 660 2 643 313 9 1 2 Rhondda-Cynon- Taff 1500 4 1286 626 18 2 1 Merthyr Tydfil 260 <1 65 140 0.1 0.1 1 Vale of Glamorgan 120 <1 65 140 0.1 0.1 5 Cardiff 46 <1 140 0.1 0.1 5 Caerphilly 500 1 322 157 5 0.4 4 Blaenau Gwent 160 <1 65 140 0.1 0.1 5 Torfaen 110 <1 65 140 0.1 0.1 5 Monmouthshire 79 <1 65 140 0.1 0.1 5 Newport 45 <1 65 140 0.1 0.1 5 Glamorgan (all LBAPs) 5500 16 5146 2504 71 6 1 Gwent (all LBAPs) 490 1 322 157 5 0.4 5 Wales total 34,700 100 32101 15644 440 43 Wales targets for Upland Calcareous Grassland by 2015- maintain 700, achieve condition 266 all figures are Ha and have been rounded Welsh LBAP Area % Welsh Maintenance Achieve Restoration Expansion Priority area (PHW) resource target condition target target area Snowdonia National Park 56 9 63 24 1 Denbighshire 73 11 77 29 1 Wrexham 6 <1 1 1 3 Powys 7 1 7 3 2 Brecon Beacons National Park 470 72 504 192 1 Merthyr Tydfil 30 5 35 13 2 Caerphilly 0.7 <1 1 1 3 Blaenau Gwent 11 2 14 5 3 Glamorgan (all LBAPs) 30 5 35 13 2 Gwent (all LBAPs) 12 2 14 5 3 Wales total 650 100 702 268 Wales targets for blanket bog by 2015- maintain 70000, achieve condition 21850 all figures are Ha and have been rounded Welsh LBAP Area % un - % Welsh Maintenance Achieve Restoration Expansion Priority area (PHW) modified resource target condition target target area Snowdonia National Park 17,000 60 30 21000 6555 1 Gwynedd 480 57 <1 144 48 1 Conwy 1900 37 3 2100 656 1 Denbighshire 1300 71 3 2100 656 2 Wrexham 970 88 2 1400 437 3 Powys 18,800 34 33 23100 7211 1 Ceredigion 8300 30 15 10500 3278 1 Carmarthenshir e 830 13 1 700 219 2 Pembrokeshire 100 6 <1 144 48 3 Brecon Beacons National Park 5300 20 9 6300 1967 1 Swansea 42 0 <1 144 48 3 Neath Port Talbot 49 2 <1 144 48 3 Bridgend 53 85 <1 144 48 3 Rhondda-Cynon- Taff 850 7 2 1400 437 2 Merthyr Tydfil 0.2 100 <1 144 48 2 Caerphilly 30 0 <1 144 48 3 Blaenau Gwent 160 17 <1 144 48 2 Torfaen 110 52 <1 144 48 3 Glamorgan (all LBAPs) 1000 11 2 1400 437 2 Gwent (all LBAPs) 270 30 <1 144 48 2 Wales total 56,200 41 98 69896 21848 Wales targets for upland heathland by 2015- maintain 80000, achieve condition 34200 all figures are Ha and have been rounded Welsh LBAP Area % Welsh Maintenance Achieve Restoration Expansion Priority area (PHW) resource target condition target target area Snowdonia National Park 26,900 34 27200 11628 1 Gwynedd 2200 3 2400 1026 1 Conwy 1700 2 1600 684 1 Denbighshire 5500 7 5600 2394 1 Flintshire 230 <1 533 228 3 Wrexham 2200 3 2400 1026 2 Powys 13,300 17 13600 5814 1 Ceredigion 3500 4 3200 1368 1 Carmarthenshi re 2500 3 2400 1026 2 Pembrokeshire 2500 3 2400 1026 2 Brecon Beacons National Park 11,800 15 12000 5130 1 Swansea 580 <1 533 228 3 Neath Port Talbot 650 <1 533 228 2 Bridgend 510 <1 533 228 3 Rhondda- Cynon-Taff 980 1 800 342 2 Merthyr Tydfil 450 <1 533 228 3 Cardiff 2 <1 533 228 3 Caerphilly 1000 1 800 342 3 Blaenau Gwent 1400 2 1600 684 2 Torfaen 970 1 800 342 3 Glamorgan (all LBAPs) 3800 5 4000 1710 2 Gwent (all LBAPs) 2800 4 3200 1368 2 Wales total 79,000 100 79998 34200 Wales targets for Lowland raised bogs by 2015- maintain 1830, achieve condition 1353, restore 75 all figures are Ha and have been rounded Area % Welsh Maintenance Achieve Restoration Expansion Priority Welsh LBAP area (PHW) resource target condition target target area Conwy# 2 Snowdonia National Park 94 5 92 68 4 1 Wrexham 420 23 421 311 17 1 Powys 53 3 55 41 2 1 Ceredigion 1120 61 1116 825 46 1 Carmarthenshire 49 3 55 41 2 1 Pembrokeshire 13 <1 18 13 1 1 Brecon Beacons National Park 16 <1 18 13 1 2 Rhondda-Cynon- Taff 9 <1 18 13 1 2 Vale of Glamorgan 19 1 18 14 1 3 Caerphilly 1.6 <1 18 13 1 3 Wales total 1830 96 1829 1352 76 # small raised bog recently ( 2006) found in Conwy Wales targets for Lowland fen by 2015- maintain 6200, achieve condition 2900, restore 50 all figures are Ha and have been rounded Area % Welsh Maintenance Achieve Restoration Expansion
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