Agricultural Arable 25% Land Grassland 75% Surrounding land area irrigated by abstraction points AOF/EA inside flood cell ESWAG 1. Land area irrigated by abstraction points inside flood some land may be irrigated from cell (ha) time to time such as to establish new grass seed in a dry season but crops are not regularly irrigated 2. Land irrigated outside any flood cell from abstraction 479 ha +130 point within cell ACRES 3. Other economically useful land such as golf course, allotments none 4. Recreation grounds n/a FC2 Runs westerly from the head of the Butley River along the catchment area of the small stream that EA? NE? drains into the Butley River at Chillesford. The cell EA?NE? contains arable and wet grassland meadows, deciduous ANOB Wildlife and woodland and some freshwater lakes and reservoirs. SWT Wild life survey Habitat 2012 ‘Ecological The eastern boundary of the cell abuts the River and Ore Estuaries’ Alde/Ore which is part of the network of the Alde/Ore/Butley Estuaries, a designated SAC (Special See 2013 NVC SURVEY Area of Conservation) and contains habitats of conservation concern (see the more detailed description at Annex 1). The majority of the flood cell is not designated but some intertidal habitat in front of the defence is internationally designated and there is a small Country Wildlife site in the west of the flood cell managed by the RSPB.
Agricultural Land Arable Grassland 25% 75% Surrounding land area irrigated by abstraction points inside flood cell 1. Land area irrigated by abstraction points inside flood cell (ha) 2. Land irrigated outside any flood cell from abstraction point within cell 3. Other economically useful land such as golf course, allotments 4. Recreation grounds some land may be irrigated from time to time such as to establish new grass seed in a dry season but crops are not regularly irrigated 479 ha +130 ACRES none n/a AOF/EA ESWAG Wildlife and Habitat FC2 Runs westerly from the head of the Butley River along the catchment area of the small stream that drains into the Butley River at Chillesford. The cell contains arable and wet grassland meadows, deciduous woodland and some freshwater lakes and reservoirs. The eastern boundary of the cell abuts the River Alde/Ore which is part of the network of the Alde/Ore/Butley Estuaries, a designated SAC (Special Area of Conservation) and contains habitats of conservation concern (see the more detailed description at Annex 1). The majority of the flood cell is not designated but some intertidal habitat in front of the defence is internationally designated and there is a small Country Wildlife site in the west of the flood cell managed by the RSPB. EA? NE? EA?NE? ANOB SWT Wild life survey 2012 ‘Ecological and Ore Estuaries’ See 2013 NVC SURVEY
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