Total Carbon Storage in Soils and Vegetation for England at 25m Resolution

England's spatial prioritisation of total carbon storage for 2023, combining above-ground vegetation and below-ground soil carbon layers. The raster datasets have a 25m² resolution and represent values in tonnes of carbon per hectare (t C Ha-1). The data is provided by Natural England and is based on sources including the National Forest Inventory, Soilscapes, and NASA SRTM.

Use Cases

• Prioritising land for conservation based on total carbon storage values mentioned in the description.
• Assessing regional carbon stocks for climate reporting based on combined soil and vegetation layers.
• Identifying areas with high below-ground carbon storage, which the description links to wetter, waterlogged conditions.
• Understanding trade-offs between above-ground and below-ground carbon storage for land management decisions.

Strengths

• Provides a combined total carbon layer at a 25m² spatial resolution.
• Explicitly covers both above-ground vegetation and below-ground soil carbon storage.
• Based on multiple authoritative sources including Natural England, the Forestry Commission, and Cranfield University.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• The dataset is not suitable for field-scale carbon assessment, as noted in the description.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Spatial raster datasets created by combining above-ground and below-ground carbon storage layers.

Time Range

2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-29 12:06:08.209141; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England