… 1% 1% ■ Enc losed farm land ■ Urban ■ Semi-natural grassland ■ Native wood land ■ Coedcae or ffr idd ■ Forestry ■ Heath ■ Green urban ■ Wetland ■ M ineral habitat ■ Inland rock ■ Rivers and streams Habitats See Figure 1 for a chart showing the overall estimated land use/broad habitat type for Merthyr Tydfil County Borough. Figure 1 – Estimated land use / broad…
… habitat type for Merthyr Tydfil County Borough. The following section provides more detail regarding each land use category. Urban areas Urbanisation within the County Borough has had a widespread impact on habitats and species. By definition, urban areas are developed with a high density of human-made buildings. Relatively speaking therefore, they have a lower amount of natural habitat…
… to Merthyr Vale and are due to extensive development and land use for industrial and commercial 7 | P a g e Merthyr Tydfil Nature Recovery Action Plan 2019-2024 THE BIODIVERSITY & RESILIENCE OF ECOSYSTEMS DUTY S6 ENVIRONMENT (WALES) ACT 2016…