EWCO - NfC Social

<p>Spatial data supporting the England Woodland Creation Offer
(EWCO) ‘Close to settlements’ Additional Contribution.<span>  </span>This contribution is available where woodland
creation will provide social and environmental benefits by being close to
people. This Additional Contribution will be awarded on the following basis: <span> </span>1. Spatial targeting: Proposed woodland
meeting the design requirements touches the ‘EWCO - NfC Social’ layer, 2. Species
mix and 3. Stocking density/</p>

<p>The land under this dataset meets at least one of the
following criteria:</p>

<p>Be within the 40% most deprived areas in England that are also
within 4km of built-up areas with a population of 10,000 or more.</p>

<p>OR</p>

<p>Be within 1km of built-up areas with a population of 2,000
or more.</p>

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<p>Data input sources:</p>

<p>Measure of ‘deprived’ = Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) 2019
joined to Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs) census geographies - 2011.</p>

<p>Built up area = Office for National Statistics (ONS) Built-up
Areas (BUAs) census geographies - December 2011.</p>

<p>Population = ONS Key statistics - Usual resident population -
KS101EW - Census 2011.</p>

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<p>Attributes:</p>

<p>‘Status’ – features assigned as ‘Meets social criteria’.</p>