Service Description: The Scottish Forestry Grant Scheme (SFGS) - encouraged the creation and management of woods and forests to provide economic, environmental and social benefits. This dataset identifies management plan areas from SFGS.

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The Scottish Forestry Grant Scheme (SFGS) - encouraged the creation and management of woods and forests to provide economic, environmental and social benefits.  This dataset identifies management plan areas from SFGS.

Following publication of the Scottish Executive’s Scottish Forestry Strategy 'Forests for Scotland' the opportunity was taken to review the Woodland Grant Scheme and the Farm Woodland Premium Scheme and give them a greater Scottish focus.

The Scottish Forestry Grant Scheme (SFGS) - encouraged the creation and management of woods and forests to provide economic, environmental and social benefits.

Grants were available under three main areas:

• Grants for woodland expansion - creating new woodlands.
• Restocking grants, for replanting following felling.
• Stewardship grants, for a range of activities in existing woodlands.

Applications for SFGS grants started in June 2003 and closed in August 2006.

Most grants for SFGS were based on a percentage of Standard Costs of agreed operations. The Standard Cost took account of the costs of labour, plants, machinery, materials and supervision to do work to the specification as set out in the SFGS Standard Costs and Specifications Booklet.

Depending upon the level of public benefit, grant payments were either at 60% or 90% of the Standard Cost. In the case of restocking, Standard Costs were mostly pitched at 75% of the new planting Standard Costs.

Grants were available for planting proposals that met one or more of the following objectives:

• Establishing well-designed productive woodland.
• Expanding areas of native woodland, preferably through natural regeneration and the development of Forest Habitat Networks.
• Improving riparian habitat.
• Improving the quality and setting of urban or post-industrial areas.
• Improving the diversity of the farmed and crofting landscape.

Details of all eligible operations are set out within the 'Applicants Booklet' available from Conservancy Offices.

SFGS OBJECTIVES

The abbreviations below list the SFGS objectives proposals are designed to meet:

Establishment grants

• P1 to establish well-designed productive forest
• P2 to expand the area of native woodland
• P3 to improve a riparian habitat
• P4 to improve the quality and setting of urban or post-industrial areas
• P5 to improve the diversity of the farmed/crofting landscape

Stewardship Grants

• S1 to improve timber quality
• S2 to reduce deer numbers
• S3 to improve the ecological value of native woodlands
• S4 to improve woodland biodiversity
• S5 to enhance landscape value
• S6 to develop alternative systems to clear-felling
• S7 to develop woodland recreation
• S8 to develop community involvement

Restocking grants

• R1 to produce well designed productive forest
• R2 to restore areas of native woodland
• R3 to improve riparian habitat
• R4 to improve the quality and setting of urban or post-industrial areas
• R5 to improve the diversity of the farmed/crofting landscape

Felling

• F1 Clear felling
• F2 Selective felling
• F3 Continuous Cover
• F4 Thinning

Other land

• OL is not grant aided

SPATIAL DATA

There are four spatial datasets associated with SFGS. These represent the scheme boundary, management plan boundaries, sub-compartment boundaries and deer fence lines within each approved SFGS scheme.

The spatial datasets are related to the GLS database on a 'many to one' basis. This reflects the fact that many operations may occur within one sub-compartment.

Data is captured against OS Mastermap.

Management Plan Operation References

• 200 - Reducing deer numbers
• 300 - Management plan for semi natural woodland
• 301 - Survey for woodland condition
• 302 - Biodiversity monitoring
• 400 - Management plan for semi natural woodland
• 401 - Survey for woodland condition
• 402 - Biodiversity monitoring
• 500 - Landscape design plan
• 501 - Landscape baseline survey
• 502 - Landscape monitoring
• 600 - Alternative system to clearfell. Site survey and stand appraisal.
• 601 - Management plan to develop alternative system to clearfell
• 602 - Alternative system to clearfell. Site monitoring.
• 603 - Alternative system to clearfell. Stand appraisal.
• 700 - Recreation area management plan
• 800 - Feasibility assessment
• 801 - Training/on-going community involvement (CGIS do not capture)
• 900 - Management Plan
• 901 - Woodland Survey
• 902 - Monitoring

Each SFGS spatial dataset is accompanied by a specific non-spatial database table. The datasets can be related to each other on a 'many to one' basis. This reflects the fact that many SFGS operations may occur within one spatial geography (eg.a sub-compartment).

The S_SFGS_MAN_PLAN spatial dataset can be 'related' to the S_LINK_SFGS_OPSMANPLAN table using the 'SC_Link' attribute field.

S_SFGS_MAN_PLAN Spatial Attributes:-

• SchemeNo:   SFGS Scheme number
• SC_Link:   Concatenated field used to relate spatial data to table
• Grant_Type:   Grant type code
• SchemeName:   Name of SFGS Scheme
• Cons_Name:   Conservancy
• Cont_Start:   Date contract started
• Local_Auth:   Local Authority
• Status Scheme:   status
• Obj_Code:   SFGS Objective code
• Descriptor:   Description of spatial feature

S_LINK_SFGS_OPSMANPLAN Database Table Attributes:-

• SchemeNo:   SFGS Scheme number
• SC_Link:   Concatenated field used to relate table to spatial data
• Scheme_Type:   Type of scheme (SFGS, Forest Plan, etc)
• Grant_Type:   Grant type code
• Descriptor:   Description of grant type
• Claim_No:   Claim number
• Quantity:   Length, number or area of operation
• Unit:   Unit of operation (eg. metres, visits, hectares)
• Pct_Cost:   Percentage of total cost paid under SFGS
• Pay_Rate:   Payment rate per unit (£)
• Grant_Paid:   Amount of grant paid (£)
• Pay_In_FY:   Financial year in which payment should be made
• Obj_Code:   SFGS Objective code (see above for full descriptions)

For more detailed information please see the metadata record on Scotland's SpatialData.gov.scot Metadata Portal.

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