This code list is used in association with the OS Land Cover Tier A attribute which is present within the Land Feature Type. The code list provides a high-level description of land cover type for the land feature, for example, open vegetation, trees, or made.
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Definition
Excavated Or Deposited
A pit or excavation from which minerals are extracted or a manmade hill of industrial or refuse waste.
Made
A manmade surface that may be either sealed or unsealed.
Mineral
Natural land cover that is mineral in nature, such as Rock, Boulders, Mud, Sand, or Shingle.
Multiple
Currently used for residential gardens, to express that these areas are comprised of patios, decking, lawn, shrubs, trees, and temporary outbuildings, such as sheds.
Open Vegetation
An area of open vegetation, including Bare Earth Or Grass, Heath, Marsh, Peat, Rough Grassland, Saltmarsh, Scattered Coniferous Trees, Scattered Mixed Trees, Scattered Non-Coniferous Trees, Scrub, Vineyard.
Open Vegetation And Mineral
Natural land cover that is mineral in nature, such as Rock, Boulders, Mud, Sand or Shingle, with perennial plant cover, either of a wild or semi-managed nature.
Trees
An area that includes cone-bearing trees (for example, yews, pines, firs, larch) and / or trees that do not bear cones (for example, Ash, Aspen, Birch, Horse Chestnut, Maple, Oak, Poplar, and Sycamore), where the trees are generally spaced not more than 30m apart.
Under Construction
A site where building work is being undertaken.
Water
Tidal or non-tidal water.
