Land Cover
The Land Cover Map 2007 for the Haltwhistle Burn Catchment is presented below. This data has been sourced from the Centre of Ecology and Hydrology (CEH).
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Land Cover Statistics
| Land Cover Name | Catchment Cover (%) | Area (km2) |
| Broadleaved woodland | 2.32 | 0.96 |
| Coniferous woodland | 19.36 | 8.04 |
| Arable and horticulture | 0.77 | 0.32 |
| Improved grassland | 28.65 | 11.90 |
| Rough grassland | 2.68 | 1.11 |
| Acid grassland | 31.08 | 12.91 |
| Heather | 1.22 | 0.51 |
| Heather grassland | 9.64 | 4.00 |
| Bog | 1.60 | 0.66 |
| Inland rock | 0.04 | 0.02 |
| Freshwater | 1.69 | 0.70 |
| Urban | 0.11 | 0.05 |
| Suburban | 0.79 | 0.33 |
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