FGS WIG Deer Management Plan

This option provides grant aid to help owners or occupiers of forested land obtain and prepare the data they need to formulate a robust Deer Management Plan. The plan will help them control deer populations in order to secure the regeneration of broadleaved and/or diverse conifer species.


This grant is for the work required to carry out the population survey and baseline damage assessment at a landscape scale.


The aim of the Deer Management Plan must be to reduce deer densities to an agreed target. We would normally expect this to be in the range of 5 to 10 deer per square kilometre within three years, and then to maintain them at that level for a further two or more years.


The actual deer density and the target population will depend upon the quality of the habitat and carrying capacity of the woodland, and the level of damage being experienced.


The Deer Management Plan must be based on an accurate, independent third-party assessment of deer densities. The survey results will be used to develop a deer population model for the area in question, and hence a robust culling plan.


This survey method may not be appropriate for all situations and so it is important that potential applicants discuss the proposal with local Scottish Forestry staff as soon as possible.

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Date ()
2015-11-01
Date ()
2023-07-20
Identifier

S_FGS1420_WIG_DEER_MP
Presentation form
mapDigital
 

Scottish Forestry

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GIS

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Head of Geo-Information Services

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Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive

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Edinburgh

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City of Edinburgh

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EH11 3XD

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United Kingdom
 

Scottish Forestry

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Operational Delivery

 (

Head of Operational Delivery

 )

Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive

 ,

Edinburgh

 ,

City of Edinburgh

 ,

EH11 3XD

 ,

United Kingdom
Maintenance and update frequency
monthly
Keywords

  • Forest Management

  • Grant Schemes

  • Planning

  • Environment

  • Felling

  • Landscape

  • Woodland

  • Licence

  • Ownership
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ()

  • Land use
Access constraints
otherRestrictions
Other constraints

No limitations on public access
Use constraints

Please ensure that the following acknowledgement is displayed on any hard copy: Reproduced by Permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of HMSO. © Crown copyright and database right [year]. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100043970.
Use constraints
Open Government Licence
Spatial representation type
vector
Denominator
10000
Metadata language
eng (en)
Topic category
  • Farming
  • Biota
  • Economy
  • Environment
Geographic identifier

GB-SCT

Date ()
2007-12-13

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Reference system identifier

EPSG

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OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG:27700)

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7.9
Distribution format

  • ESRI Shapefile

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    1.0

     )

  • WMS

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    1.3.0

     )

OnLine resource
Scottish Forestry Open Data (

WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

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Data download site

OnLine resource
FGS Option Guidance Document (

WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

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OnLine resource
https://ogc.nature.scot/geoserver/scottishforestry/ows?service=WMS&request=GetCapabilities (

OGC:WMS

 )
Scope
dataset
Statement

This dataset is maintained by Scottish Forestry Geo-Information Services and utilises information entered into a spreadsheet by SF Conservancy staff. Information is usually captured from scanned applicants maps. These maps should clearly show the Management Plan boundary. Details for these maps are interpreted and captured against RPID field boundaries, Ordnance Survey MasterMap, aerial photography and other relevant datasets where required (e.g. previous grant schemes).


Basic attribute information is captured during the digitising process. This is subsequently joined to more comprehensive information which is entered in an Excel spreadsheet by Conservancy staff.


Attributes:


SCHEME_REF : FGS Scheme Reference Number

PLAN_NAME : The name of the Management Plan

FEATDESC : Feature Description

DATE_APPR : Date of Approval

AREA_HA : Area claimed for the Management Plan boundary

LOCAL_AUTH : Local Authority

CONS_NAME : Conservancy

GRID_REF : National Grid Reference

Metadata

File identifier
dd331a5b-890e-4cc4-8bfe-53702e6fef8c
Metadata language
eng (en)
Resource Type
dataset
Date stamp
2023-07-20
Metadata standard name

UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version

2.2
 

Scottish Forestry

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GIS

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Head of Geo-Information Services

 )

Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive

 ,

Edinburgh

 ,

City of Edinburgh

 ,

EH11 3XD

 ,

United Kingdom
 
 

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