R6. HABITAT TYPES REPRESENTED IN THE PROJECT AREA

Number of projects including each of the following habitat types. Woodland

● The five most common habitats reported were grassland (65%), woodland (63%), wetland (61%), rivers and lakes (55%) and heathland and scrub (42%). 16% involved urban habitats. Collectively, 92% of projects involved at least one of these five habitat types.

● Most place-based projects (80%) reported more than one habitat present and the mode (most frequent number) of habitat types in the project area was two. Cropland was less common as the sole habitat with only 5% of respondents reporting no other habitat within their project area.

● There was no discernible difference in the mix of habitats represented by the place-based projects in each UK jurisdiction.

Location

Avalon Marshes area of the Somerset levels, South West England.

Size 80 hectares

Habitats Lowland peat wetland, fen and marshland