Baseline deer impact risk maps for woodlands in England and Wales
https://doi.org/10.5285/1c6f1763-68d7-481b-983b-a0d061a82163
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These datasets each contain maps showing predicted risk of deer impact to woodlands across England and Wales. The "small deer impact risk" map shows impact risk from roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), Reeve's muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi) and Chinese water deer (Hydropotes inermis). The "large deer impact risk" map shows impact risk from red deer (Cervus elaphus), sika deer (Cervus nippon) and fallow deer (Dama dama). The values in the "mean_risk" column are impact risk scores predicted at 25-m pixel resolution, then averaged to woodland polygons. The pixel-level scores were calculated using Bayesian Belief Network (BBN) models, co-developed with scientists and deer managers using iterative expert elicitation.
This work was funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (Grant: NE/X003973/1).
This work was funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (Grant: NE/X003973/1).
Publication date: 2026-03-16
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Format
Shapefile
Spatial information
Study area
Spatial representation type
Vector
Spatial reference system
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
Spatial resolution
25 metres
Provenance & quality
The input data were derived from pre-existing spatial datasets from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and Forest Research. Landscape attributes were extracted from these datasets and analysed using a Bayesian Belief Network modelling framework. The spatial data provided represent the final outputted values of these models assigned to woodland polygons from the UKCEH Land Cover Map (2023).
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This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence 
Cite this dataset as:
Gresham, A.; Grainger, M.; Guy, M.; Rattey, A.; Bellamy, C.; Spake, R. (2026). Baseline deer impact risk maps for woodlands in England and Wales. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/1c6f1763-68d7-481b-983b-a0d061a82163
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Authors
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7628-5426
Rattey, A.
Forest Research
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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Rights holder
University of Reading
Rights holder
University of Southampton