Key characteristics of the Humberhead Levels
The charactersitics of the Humberhead Levels have been illustrated in maps. These can be seen in the page below.
Biodiversity
The Yorkshire and Humber "Biodiversity Opportunity Areas Mapping" approach aims to identify key areas/landscapes which are considered as regional priorities for the maintenance, restoration and expansion (re-creation) of Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) habitats.
The mapping methodology integrates regionally consistent habitat data-sets (i.e. the national habitat inventories and the England Habitat Networks), with wider stakeholder-led analysis to identify "Biodiversity Opportunity Areas". The mapped outputs identify core ecological networks alongside priority areas for landscapes-scale habitat restoration. They are a spatial representation of the regional “vision” for wildlife and the focus for implementing action to deliver the BAP habitat targets for the Yorkshire and Humber Region.
Biodiversity Opportunity map : (579kb)
Flood zones
These are areas, also known as flood plains, which could be affected in the event of flooding from rivers and the sea. Flood Zone 3 (most likely to flood) shows areas of land with an annual probability of flooding of 1.0% or greater from rivers, and 0.5% or greater from the sea. Flood Zone 2 (less likely to flood) shows areas of land with an annual probability of flooding of 0.1% or greater from rivers and the sea, but with an annual probability of flooding of less than 1% from rivers or 0.5% from the sea. Flood Zone 1 (least likely to flood) is everywhere in England and Wales not covered by zones 2 or 3. Flood zones are defined in the government’s planning policy for England and are produced ignoring the presence of existing flood defences.
Climate Change Effect on Flood Zones: In the absence of better information, the current fluvial Flood Zone 2 can be considered an estimate of the extent of fluvial Flood Zone 3 within 100 years. Current Environment Agency formal flood maps generally do not take into account the effect of climate change on winter rainfall and tide levels, or the effect of changes in the levels of tectonic plates on tide levels.
Renewable Energy
This map shows existing wind energy sites which either exist or have reached planning application stage, thus not all the marked locations will have installed capacity at this time. The red areas show land receiving support through the Energy Crops Scheme (up to 2008).
Other maps
