Natural England - Opportunities and optimum sitings for energy crops within the East of England region

Opportunities and optimum sitings for energy crops within the East of England region

The maps below refer to the East of England region. Please remember that the maps are indicative. Refer to the guidance regarding their use before accessing. These are large files and may take a couple of minutes to download.

  1. Miscanthus yield map: (982kb)pdf document. This map identifies areas where high, average and low miscanthus yields may occur - guidance
  2. SRC yield map: (2.64mb)pdf document.  This map identifies areas where high, average and low SRC yields may occur - guidance
  3. Existing energy crop locations: (2.65mb)pdf document. This map identifies areas of existing energy crops, planted under the 2000 – 2006 Energy Crops Scheme. This map allows consideration of opportunities to develop biomass projects and energy supply chains - guidance
  4. Designated areas [document removed]. This map identifies a number of environmental designations that may impact where energy crops can be located - guidance. Please note that these maps have been produced differently to the other maps. Further instructions regarding their use.
  5. Joint character areas (JCAs): (2.95mb)pdf document. This map identifies which JCA a piece of land falls in. Once identified, please click on the appropriate JCA in the map below. This will bring up a table providing  information about the impact of energy crops within that JCA - guidance

In addition, there is also a guidance document outlining a number of environmental issues that should be considered when applying for an energy crop grant.

East of England Joint Character Areas

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46. The Fens 76. North West Norfolk 77. North Norfolk Coast 78. Central North Norfolk 79. North East Norfolk & Flegg 80. The Broads 81. Greater Thames Estuary 82. Suffolk Coast & Heaths 83. South Norfolk & High Suffolk Claylands 84. Mid Norfolk 85. Breckland 86. South Suffolk & North Essex Clayland 87. East Anglian Chalk 88. Bedfordshire & Cambridgeshire Claylands 89. Northamptonshire Vales 90. Bedfordshire Greensand Ridge 91. Yardley-Whittlewood Ridge 92. Rockingham Forest 110. Chilterns 111. Northern Thames Basin 115 Thames Valley