Natural England - Opportunities and optimum sitings for energy crops within the West Midlands region

Opportunities and optimum sitings for energy crops within the West Midlands region

The maps below refer to the West Midlands 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: (935kb)pdf document.  This map identifies areas where high, average and low miscanthus yields may occur - guidance
  2. SRC yield map: (275kb)pdf document.  This map identifies areas where high, average and low SRC yields may occur - guidance
  3. Existing energy crop locations: (2.84mb)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): (3.06mb)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.

West Midlands Joint Character Areas

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52. White Peak 53. South West Peak 61. Shropshire, Cheshire & Staffordshire Plain 63. Oswestry Uplands 64. Potteries & Churnet Valley 65. Shropshire Hills 66. Mid Severn Sandstone Plateau 67. Cannock Chase & Cank Wood 68. Needwood & South Derbyshire Claylands 69. Trent Valley Washlands 70. Melbourne Parklands 72. Mease/Sence Lowlands 94. Leicestershire Vales 95. Northamptonshire Uplands 96. Dunsmore & Feldon 97. Arden 98. Clun & North West Herefordshire Hills 99. Black Mountains & Golden Valley 100. Herefordshire Lowlands 101. Herefordshire Plateau 102. Teme Valley 103. Malvern Hills 104. South Herefordshire & Over Severn 105. Forest of Dean & Lower Wye 106. Severn & Avon Vales 107. Cotswolds