Above Ground Carbon Storage Raster Maps for England at 25m Resolution

2023 spatial raster datasets for England estimate above-ground carbon storage in vegetation in tonnes per hectare. The data integrates three habitat layers, including the National Forest Inventory (2016) and Living England habitat map (2020), with carbon scores derived from scientific literature. Natural England produced the resource, which is designed for GIS systems at a 25m² resolution.

Use Cases

• Prioritizing areas for conservation based on estimated carbon storage values per hectare.
• Assessing the climate mitigation potential of different habitat types across England.
• Informing local-scale land-use planning decisions using the 25m resolution raster data.
• Modeling carbon stock changes by integrating habitat data with slope and protected status adjustments.

Strengths

• Integrates three major habitat data sources: National Forest Inventory (2016), priority habitat dataset, and Living England map (2020).
• Provides spatial data at a 25m² resolution, suitable for local-scale analysis.
• Carbon scoring incorporates adjustments for steep slopes and protected areas like ancient woodlands.
• Based on the scientific review 'Carbon Storage and Sequestration by Habitat 2021 (NERR094)'.

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.
• Not suitable for field-scale carbon assessment, as stated in the description.

Provenance

Source

Natural England, incorporating data from the Forestry Commission, Cranfield University, and NASA SRTM.

Collection Method

Collation and scoring of three habitat component layers to form a continuous map for England.

Time Range

Primarily 2023, based on source layers from 2008 to 2020.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-29 12:06:03.262663; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England