1.3.2 Ecological assets

Summary

The Gloucester subregion has 116 ecological assets made up from 3400 elements. They fall within five of the ten ecological asset classes: ‘River or stream reach, tributary, anabranch or bend’, ‘Wetland, wetland complex or swamp’, ‘Aquifer, geological feature, alluvium or stratum’, ‘Groundwater‑dependent ecosystems’ and ‘Habitat (potential species distribution)’. Of the 116 assets, 64 have been included in the water‑dependent asset register.