FGS1420 WIG Deer Management Plan: Forestry Grant Survey Data for Scotland

Scottish Government data from the FGS1420 Woodland Improvement Grant scheme, supporting the creation of Deer Management Plans. The dataset likely contains survey results and baseline damage assessments for deer populations at a landscape scale. It was last updated on 2026-07 08 and is published under the OGL-UK-3.0 license.

Use Cases

• Modeling deer population dynamics based on survey results and density targets mentioned in the description.
• Assessing habitat carrying capacity and damage levels to inform culling plans.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of grant-aided deer management strategies over a multi-year period.

Strengths

• Data is tied to a formal government grant scheme (FGS1420) with specific operational targets, such as reducing deer densities to 5-10 per square kilometre.
• Requires an accurate, independent third-party assessment, suggesting a structured data collection methodology.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot

Collection Method

Likely contains data from population surveys and baseline damage assessments conducted by grant recipients.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:02.264117; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Scotland