This dataset identifies the target areas within the Clyde Climate Forest area where new native woodland creation is eligible for a higher payment rate. The target areas are based on sites identified by Forest Research as having potential to improve connectivity between areas of woodland, making a lasting contribution to local biodiversity conservation and climate change resilience (see lineage statement for more information). The higher payment rate is available for the FGS woodland creation options: Native scots pine, Native upland birch, Native broadleaves, and Native low-density broadleaves. It is available for initial planting and annual maintenance payments in the specified target areas. If 50 per cent or more of the eligible option(s) area is within the target area, then the whole eligible option(s) will receive the higher payment rate. If less than 50 per cent of the eligible option(s) area is within the target area then the higher payment rate will not be applied. Capital items within the target areas such as fences and gates remain at the standard payment rates. The proposed woodland must be well-integrated with other land objectives so as to secure multiple benefits and that the woodland planted must be of a type and design that will help secure meaningful connections with existing woodlands and which will provide a potential migration route for woodland wildlife as the climate changes. This means: - Larger than 0.25 ha and with an average width greater than 15 m. - Capable of establishing with little and infrequent input of fertilisers and pesticides. - Capable of generating a good canopy and root system. - Well-structured and diverse, using species that are likely to deliver multiple benefits. - Using the least intensive cultivation methods possible to minimise soil disturbance. - Meet the requirements of the UK Forestry Standard (2011), Water Guidelines, and other relevant legislation.For more detailed information please see the metadata record on Scotland's SpatialData.gov.scot metadata portal.