NatureScot has commissioned a new dataset of mountain woodland locations across Scotland; to be used to inform landscape scale restoration, 30x30 goals, Nature Networks, UK and European Reporting and Area based casework, and training data for habitat mapping. A total of 128 mountain woodland restoration sites have been compiled across Scotland, covering a total gross area of 10,844 ha. There are a total of 57 sites which contain a component targeting Annex 1 Habitat H4080, 4 sites which contain a component targeting H5130, and 8 sites which target both. Contributing organisations have participated in a purely voluntary capacity and the dataset will therefore not be an absolute list of all restoration work across Scotland. It is recommended that this new dataset is updated every three to five years.This dataset contains the following fields:UID: Unique IdentifierORG: Who was/is responsible for the restoration projectLOCATION: Name of the geographical areaSITE_NAME: Unique name for the restoration siteSTATUS: Current/Proposed/Unknown i.e. an older site which may not have been recently assessedAREA: Area of the polygon (in ha), or total area combined if the site is composed of multiple polygonsFENCED: Yes/NoPOLY_FENCE: Does the polygon show the location of a fenceline? - Yes - No (within a larger fenced area): the fenced area is larger than the given polygon - No (within a larger proposed fenced area): the proposed fenced area is larger than the given polygon - No (smaller fenced areas are within this larger polygon): the polygon given is the larger restoration project area which contains several smaller unmapped fenced sites - N/A: Area is not fencedFENCE_NOTE: Further details on fencing, such as the date installed and the type of fencingMANAGEMENT: Fencing/planting/regeneration/low interventionTARGET_HAB: General description of the intended habitat as an outcome of restoration management at the siteEUNIS_2017: Intended habitat type classed using the EUNIS habitat classification given by Strachan (2017)EUNIS_2021: Intended habitat type classed using the EUNIS habitat classification revised in 2021NVC: Intended habitat type classed using NVC codes given by Averis et al. (2004)UK_BAP: Intended habitat type classed using UK Biodiversity Action Plant habitatsANNEX1: Intended habitat type classed using EU Habitats Directive Annex 1 definitions (if applicable)DATE_PLANT: Date or date range when tree planting took place (if applicable)TARGET_SP: Tree or shrub species featuring in the restoration project, either by planting and/or as the focus of natural regenerationINFO_PLANT: Details on the numbers of trees planted per species (if known).SPECIALIST_SP: List of specialist montane scrub species included in the project (if applicable)PRO_MS_SP: The provenance of planted arctic-alpine willows (if applicable)NOTES_MAN: Any other key management details of the restoration project not already given in previous columns Complete metadata document on spatialdata.gov.scot.

NatureScot has commissioned this new dataset of mountain woodland locations across Scotland; to be used to inform landscape scale restoration, 30x30 goals, Nature Networks, UK and European Reporting and Area based casework, and training data for habitat mapping. A total of 18,538 point records have been compiled across 24 tree and shrub taxa that feature in mountain woodland habitats in Scotland. From these records, there are a total of 324 that qualify for Annex 1 H4080, and a total of 210 that qualify for Annex 1 H5130. However, some geographical areas have had higher recording effort than others. It is recommended that this new dataset is updated every three years, or annually for the Nationally Rare/Scarce arctic-alpine willows and scrub specialist species. The BSBI DDb will be the primary source of information for updates.This dataset contains the following fields:UID: Unique IdentifierTAXON: Latin name, as given in Stace (2019)COMMON_NAME: The common name used in the Scottish contextGROUP: Mountain woodland species; classed into the following categories:Arctic-alpine specialist willows: Nationally Rare or Scarce component species of Sub-Arctic Salix scrub/Montane willow scrub (H480). These records cover any altitudeSub-montane willows: Can form a secondary component of Sub-Arctic Salix scrub/Montane willow scrub (H4080), usually at the lower end of the altitudinal range of the habitat. These records are at altitudes ≥ 400mScrub specialists: Nationally Scarce taxa which feature in upland scrub habitats. These records cover any altitudeSecondary montane/sub-montane trees or shrubs: Taxa which feature in lower altitude woodland or scrub habitats, but can grow at sub-montane and montane altitudes. These records are at altitudes ≥ 400mJuniper: A key component of H5130 habitat. These records are at altitudes ≥ 400m, so only apply to the habitat where it is found in the uplandsMountain broadleaves: Occurrences of Birch or Rowan at higher altitudes. These records are at altitudes ≥ 600mTreeline scrub: Records retained from the OMSD (Original Montane Scrub Database)RECORDER: Person(s) who made the record (if known)PLACENAME: Named location of the recordEASTING: 6-figure British National Grid Easting, including the 100km x 100km prefixNORTHING: 6-figure British National Grid Northing, including the 100km x 100km prefixPRECISION: Record precision (1km, 100m, 10m or 1m)DATE: When the record was madeHABITAT_DIRECTIVE_H4080: Annex 1 Habitat assigned to either “H4080” or “Potential H4080” using the definitions in Table 1 (if applicable)HABITAT_DIRECTIVE_H5130: Annex 1 Habitat assigned to either “H5130” or “Potential H5130” using the definitions in Table 2 (if applicable)COMMENTS: Further notes about the record, if given by the recorder(s)ADUNDANCE: Notes on the abundance of plants, if given by the recorder(s)SOURCE: Where the record was obtained fromURL: Link to the record on the BSBI DDb (if applicable)Complete metadata document on spatialdata.gov.scot.

This report is the third in a series of reports sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Program in which a range of water-related issues surrounding geothermal power production are evaluated. The first report made an initial attempt at quantifying the life cycle fresh water requirements of geothermal power-generating systems and explored operational and environmental concerns related to the geochemical composition of geothermal fluids. The initial analysis of life cycle fresh water consumption of geothermal power-generating systems identified that operational water requirements consumed the vast majority of water across the life cycle. However, it relied upon limited operational water consumption data and did not account for belowground operational losses for enhanced geothermal systems (EGSs). A second report presented an initial assessment of fresh water demand for future growth in utility-scale geothermal power generation. The current analysis builds upon this work to improve life cycle fresh water consumption estimates and incorporates regional water availability into the resource assessment to improve the identification of areas where future growth in geothermal electricity generation may encounter water challenges.