ORCHARD

Orchard: land usually producing apples.
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Orchard: distribution in Northern Ireland.
Orchard cover is 0.1% of NI (1,564 ha), (Table below). Orchards are lowland habitats, most common in the Wider Countryside (0.2%).
Orchard: predicted distribution map (1998).
Orchard: net change 1991 - 1998.
The main net change in the area of Orchards was a 6% (-106 ha) decrease in area.
Orchard: summary of losses and gains 1991 - 1998.

Orchard: main losses and gains 1991 - 1998.
Loss of Orchards was mainly by conversion to other crops. Gain was by planting into agricultural grassland. Habitats in the losses and gains table below are linked to their descriptors and NI data. Full details of all losses and gains are given in the technical report.
 
Losses
(1991 - 98)		 Habitats Gains
(1991 - 98)
ha  % ha  %
19 1       Tall herb/ruderal 0    
0         Wet bog 20 <1  
89 5       Other crops/vegetables 0    
0         Mixed species grassland 22 <1  
69 4       Other agricultural grassland 113 <1  
76 5       Buildings/curtilage nc    
Note : % = percentage of 1991 habitat area.
           * = indicates significant transition (p = 0.05).
          nc = not calculated.
 
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