Land Use Data for Latitude 51.75 Longitude -3.75

Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude

Locations

Blackmill Woodlands
Blaen Cynon
Coedydd Nedd a Mellte
Crymlyn Bog/ Cors Crymlyn
Cwm Cadlan
Glaswelltiroedd Cefn Cribwr/ Cefn Cribwr Grasslands
Kenfig/ Cynffig
Swansea Bay: Blackpill

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Temperate humid

Livestock

Cattle
Sheep

Crops

Barley
Cereals and cereal products
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

180 to 209
210 to 239
240 to 269
270 to 299

Soil Types

Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)
Histosols (Peat and muck soils)
Podzols

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
(Facility) Clydach Nickel Refinery (Processing Plant)Copper, Nickel, Cobalt, PGE

Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.