Forest Plan / Context / Interactive Map
Interactive Map
This interactive map shows woodland creation sites that have, and will be delivered by Raise: Cumbria Community Forest. It also shows the opportunity mapping which was undertaken to inform this Forest Plan.
Viewing these layers together can tell us how the delivery of woodland creation on the ground is aligning with the strategic opportunity mapping for Cumbria Community Forest. Each layer can be viewed on its own, or with other layers as preferred.
Click here or scroll below the map to see how to use it
Click here to see guidance for interpreting its layers
Key for pop-up boxes
How to use the interactive map
You can customise the layers you view at one time. Click the tick box next to each layer you would like to view or remove, on the key in the top right corner of the map.
Add or remove layers from view
To zoom into the map, click the ‘+’ symbol in the top left corner.
To zoom out of the map, click the ‘-‘ symbol in the top left corner of the map.
To move around the map, click and hold your mouse (or press and hold your finger on a touch screen) and drag the basemap to see the area you wish to.
If you are using a mouse, you can also hover your cursor over the map area and use your scroller to zoom in and out.
If you are using a touchpad or touch-screen, you can use two fingers (slide away from each other to zoom in, push together to zoom out).
Zoom in and out, move around
If you click on a hexagon in the Planting opportunity map layer, a pop-up box will appear. The image and bar chart in this pop-up box show you the layers of data and their relative impact on each hexagon’s opportunity score.
If the pop-up box appears out of frame, click and hold the basemap and drag it until the box is fully in view.
To close the pop-up box, click on the ‘x’ symbol in the top right corner of the box.
View and hide pop-up boxes
If you click on a coloured circle in the To be planted and Woodland creation map layers, a pop-up box will appear. You need to remove the “Planting opportunity” layer from view to be able to click on the coloured circles.
For the “To be planted” layer, the pop up box shows the name of the woodland creation site that is due to be delivered.
For the “Woodland creation” layers, this pop-up box shows key details about the woodland site including its name, whether it is publicly accessible, and the main type of tree establishment delivered.
Guidance for interpreting the map layers
Opportunity for woodland creation
This “Planting opportunity” layer shows the opportunity mapping produced to inform this Forest Plan. You can read more about how this map was created and key notes for interpreting it in the Opportunity Mapping section of this Plan.
This layer could be useful to spot potential opportunities for tree planting in your local area, and explore the nature of that opportunity based on the data underlying its score.
Woodland creation sites that have been established
These “Woodland creation” layers show woodland creation sites that have been delivered by Cumbria Community Forest so far. Sites are grouped by annual planting season.
These layers could be helpful to find publicly accessible woodland sites near where you live or visit, for example.
In future iterations of this map, we hope to develop these pop-up boxes to help you find opportunities to get involved in maintenance or engagement at existing woodland sites.
Woodland creation sites to be established
This “To be planted” layer shows woodland creation sites that will be delivered in the current planting season – between November to March each year.
In future iterations of this map, we hope to develop these pop-up boxes to help you find opportunities to get involved in the development and creation of future woodland sites. For example, through consultation on woodland design and engagement such as volunteer planting days.