Natural England - Opportunities and optimum sitings for energy crops within the Yorkshire and Humber region

Opportunities and optimum sitings for energy crops within the Yorkshire and Humber region

The maps below refer to the Yorkshire and Humber 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: (2mb)pdf document.  This map identifies areas where high, average and low miscanthus yields may occur - guidance
  2. SRC yield map: (2.03mb)pdf document.  This map identifies areas where high, average and low SRC yields may occur - guidance
  3. Existing energy crop locations: (1.94mb)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): (2.21mb)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.

Yorkshire and the Humber Joint Character Areas

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10. North Pennines 21. Yorkshire Dales 22. Pennine Dales Fringe 23. Tees Lowlands 24. Vale of Mowbray 25. North Yorkshire Moors & Cleveland Hills 26. Vale of Pickering 27. Yorkshire Wolds 28. Vale of York 29. Howardian Hills 30. Southern Magnesian Limestone 33. Bowland Fringe & Pendle Hill 34. Bowland Fells 35. Lancashire Valleys 36. Southern Pennines 37. Yorkshire Southern Pennine Fringe 38. Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire & Yorkshire Coalfield 39. Humberhead Levels 40. Holderness 41. Humber Estuary 42. Lincolnshire Coast & Marshes 43. Lincolnshire Wolds 44. Central Lincolnshire Vale 45. Northern Lincolnshire Edge with Coversands 50. Derbyshire Peak Fringe & Lower Derwent 51. Dark Peak