Fig. 4

Mean ecological status of roadless areas. The mean ecological status of each roadless patch as estimated from overlapping the UK Ecological Status Map version 245 with each patch. Where multiple 10 km2 grid squares from the ecological status map overlapped with a roadless patch, the mean ecological status value was calculated for that patch. Lighter colours indicate lower mean ecological status, and darker colours indicate higher mean ecological status. A searchable map of Fig. 4 is available at: https://qgiscloud.com/SarahRaymond/Roadless_areas_GB/.