Field Boundaries - Northern Ireland
 
Field Boundaries Length
(1998)
Net change
(1991 - 98)
Habitats km /km2 CV km %
Hedge 118619 8.8 3 -5489 -4 *
Dry stone wall 5602 0.4 14 -470 -8 *
Mortared wall 2188 0.2 16 237 12 *
Ruined dry stone wall 3228 0.2 12 -400 -11 *
Earth bank 41254 3.0 5 -4727 -10 *
Fence 55130 4.1 4 3950 8 *
Total 226021 16.7 2 -6898 -3 *
Note : Length :   /km2 = km per km2 of land area
                        CV = Standard Error as a percentage of the estimate.

          Net change: % = percentage of baseline amount, n = none
                              * = indicates significant change (p = 0.05)
 
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