TABLE 1.
Number of transect segments containing potential predictors of wild boar habitat use, stratified by season and whether inside or outside the statutory boundary of the Forest of Dean
| Predictor | Autumn | Spring | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inside forest | Outside forest | Total (%) | Inside forest | Outside forest | Total (%) | |
| Habitat | ||||||
| Forest | 717 | 208 | 925 (52) | 711 | 182 | 893 (51) |
| Scrubland | 51 | 21 | 72 (4) | 35 | 9 | 44 (3) |
| Residential | 29 | 250 | 279 (16) | 32 | 272 | 304 (17) |
| Field | 28 | 632 | 660 (37) | 29 | 608 | 637 (36) |
| Other habitat | 6 | 38 | 44 (2) | 6 | 37 | 43 (2) |
| Track | ||||||
| No path | 54 | 208 | 262 (15) | 31 | 186 | 217 (12) |
| Dirt path | 302 | 160 | 462 (26) | 333 | 136 | 469 (27) |
| Dirt road | 58 | 24 | 82 (5) | 39 | 29 | 68 (4) |
| Gravel path | 40 | 23 | 63 (4) | 49 | 24 | 73 (4) |
| Gravel road | 171 | 110 | 281 (16) | 148 | 114 | 262 (15) |
| Tarmac path | 10 | 10 | 20 (1) | 14 | 10 | 24 (1) |
| Tarmac road | 203 | 581 | 784 (44) | 221 | 613 | 834 (48) |
| Feature | ||||||
| Livestock | 9 | 147 | 156 (9) | 6 | 87 | 93 (5) |
| Water | 25 | 5 | 30 (2) | 16 | 6 | 22 (1) |
| Crops | 0 | 80 | 80 (5) | 0 | 25 | 25 (1) |
| Litter bin | 3 | 18 | 21 (1) | 3 | 21 | 24 (1) |
| Park | 3 | 13 | 16 (1) | 2 | 13 | 15 (1) |
| Building outside of a residential habitat | 54 | 166 | 220 (12) | 45 | 160 | 205 (12) |