Biodiversity Opportunity Areas
The BOAs were developed as a spatial framework for the previous Biodiversity Strategy (published in 2015 and now superseded) to indicate where the delivery of Kent Biodiversity Strategy targets should be focused in order to secure the maximum biodiversity benefits. However the BOAs remain as a useful indicator of where the greatest gains can be made from habitat enhancement, restoration and recreation, as these areas still offer the best opportunities for establishing large habitat areas and/or networks of wildlife habitats. As such, they will be useful to local planning authorities in the development and delivery of Green Infrastructure and resilient ecological networks . The BOA statement documents provide guidance on the conservation priorities which should be adopted in each area.
Over the course of the next year (2020-21) the BOAs will be considered within a wider mapping exercise to develop a Nature Recovery Network for the county. The BOAs will either be updated accordingly or replaced in a new presentation.
How should Biodiversity Opportunity Area maps and statements be used? View answers here.
Central North Downs
Statement / Map
Dover & Folkstone Cliffs & Downs
Statement/Map to come
East Kent Woodlands & Downs
Statement/ Map
Greensand Heaths & Commons
Statement/ Map
High Weald
Statement/ Map
Low Weald Woodlands
Statement/ Map
Lower Stour Wetlands
Statement/ Map
Medway & Low Weald Wetlands and Grasslands
Statement/ Map
Medway Gap & North Kent Downs
Statement/ Map
Mid Kent Downs Woods & Scarp
Statement/ Map
Mid Kent Greensand & Gault
Statement/ Map
North Kent Marshes
Statement/ Map
Romney Marsh & Rye Bay
Statement/ Map
Thames-side Green Corridors
Statement/ Map
Thanet Cliffs & Shores
Statement/ Map
The Blean
Statement/ Map