Can’t see that this has been done on here before. I cam across Magic Map just now:
http://www.natureonthemap.naturalengland.org.uk/MagicMap.aspx

Loads of different datasets (including access, NCN routes, national trails, SSSIs, types of forestry, geology, common land, even sightings of rare species) that you can overlay on OS maps.

Fascinating (to me anyway) and potentially useful for anyone interested in the outdoors.

Homework for later – thanks 🙂

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ta muchly

Lordy! That’s the evening gone. Just had to tell myself to stop for now.

Thank you!

Nice one OP. Will be grabbing a few beers tonight as this could take me a while

good find, will bookmark for later. ta

Nice!

Just the other day Mrs goldfish and I were complaining that there’s no way to tell between ‘beautiful ancient forest’ and ‘forestry commission monoculture’ on an os map when looking for a woodland walk. This might just do it.

Also, I’ve never seen a map that has its own quarterly newsletter. If I wasn’t a mapping geek already, I’ve just become one.

no way to tell between ‘beautiful ancient forest’ and ‘forestry commission monoculture’ on an os map

FC land is demarked by a purple boundary on the OS 25k I think. Of course they also own some nice forest as well as plantation, their own website will tell you the nicer places to visit in your area of interest.

Also there is a massive amount of open data on the FC open data website http://data-forestry.opendata.arcgis.com/ . For example you can search for the national forest inventory, zoom in to your area of interest, and click on each bit of woodland to see what kind it is etc.

Also
http://scotland.forestry.gov.uk/map
http://scotland.forestry.gov.uk/supporting/communication-consultation/map-viewer-guidance
http://www.environment.scotland.gov.uk/get-interactive/

Oooh, fun.

I had a phone call today at work from Digimap to look at joint project. Happier than a pig in muck. Bring it on.

There’s a really good website which allows you to overlay loads of maps including ones from 1700’s etc and aerial photographs from WW2 etc. It’s fantastic. When I find it il post the link. Truly fascinating.

Commenting to theoretically bookmark.

Good find! There’s another one called ‘where’s the path’ which is pretty good for route planning etc, OS one side, satellite view on the other

Link to the old maps website.
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I’m a map geek but is it only me that finds MAGIC to be very difficult to use?

I have tried to confirm if certain locations were SSSI’s and other stuff for work. Just found it unclear and there are far too many layers.

This thread pretty much sums up what I love about this place

Hmm, I feel conflicted. Natural England site. Probably blacklists large areas of ground nesting bird potential land 😉

Natural England site. Probably blacklists large areas of ground nesting bird potential land

do tell more – genuinely not getting your point there, but curious.

Nice one…thanks for sharing OP

Cheers for the Forestry link Bigjim. Another excellent timesink 😀

A map of the locations of every bridge on Forestry land, with details about construction, etc. “Why would you possibly want to look at that?” Why wouldn’t I?!

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do tell more – genuinely not getting your point there, but curious.

Just joking about stuff that goes on in and around Swinley relating to closing trails due to Ground Nesting Birds and banning people from land where races were held, both down to Natural England kicking up a fuss. As two examples.

Interesting website. I haven’t spent more than a few minutes on it but I’m wondering what is their reason for publishing all that online and how do they monetise it?

Thanks for posting, man.

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Interesting website. I haven’t spent more than a few minutes on it but I’m wondering what is their reason for publishing all that online and how do they monetise it?

Civil service so your lovely tax £

The data is used by thousands of people every day, from curious public, to planning and development organisations. Why would you not want to make it available? You wouldn’t believe the stink people make about data NOT being available. If you weren’t aware there was a big push to make lots of DEFRA data publically available last year, I can’t remember how many tens of thousands of datasets are now available.

http://environment.data.gov.uk/ds/catalogue/#/catalogue
https://data.gov.uk/
https://data.gov.uk/publisher/department-for-environment-food-and-rural-affairs

Just joking about stuff that goes on in and around Swinley relating to closing trails due to Ground Nesting Birds and banning people from land where races were held, both down to Natural England kicking up a fuss. As two examples.

Are you suggesting riding your bike is more important than birds being able to nest!