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Perennial vegetation of stony banks
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics Shingle structures develop when a sequence of foreshore beaches is deposited at the limit of high tide. More permanen...
Siliceous scree of the montane to snow levels (Androsacetalia alpinae and Galeopsietalia ladani)
Published dateRocky habitats and caves Description and ecological characteristics Scree habitats consist of rock fragments covering the frost-shattered summits of mountains or accumulating on slopes below cliffs. S...
Embryonic shifting dunes
Published dateCoastal sand dunes and continental dunes Description and ecological characteristics Embryonic shifting dune vegetation exists in a highly dynamic state and is dependent on the continued operation of p...
Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)
Published dateForests Description and ecological characteristics Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior ( Alno-Padion , Alnion incanae , Salicion albae ) comprises woods dominated by alder Aln...
Sub-Arctic Salix spp. scrub
Published dateTemperate heath and scrub Description and ecological characteristics Sub-Arctic Salix spp. scrub is the UK’s highest-altitude shrubby vegetation, occurring on moist, relatively base-rich soils in rock...
Coastal dunes with Juniperus spp.
Published dateCoastal sand dunes and continental dunes Description and ecological characteristics This habitat type comprises common juniper Juniperus communis scrub on coastal sand dunes in a variety of situations...
List of SPAs
Published date 2026-04-24Special Protection Areas (SPAs): List of sites England Site nameSite codeCountryArea (Ha)*StatusAbberton ReservoirUK9009141E718Classified SPAAlde-Ore EstuaryUK9009112E2,404Classified SPAArun ValleyUK9...
Blog 2021 - Monitoring peatland using Earth observation data
Published date 2026-04-27Monitoring peatland using Earth observation data By Anna RobinsonIn our latest blog post, we discuss some of our recent work, which has explored the use of Earth observation data in monitoring peatlan...
CUU Peatland report published
Published date 2026-04-27Assessing changes in peatland condition: new report published Our new report – 'Copernicus User Uptake: Assessing changes in peatland condition using a time-series of Sentinel-2 imagery' – showcases d...
Common Standards Monitoring
Published date 2026-04-24Common Standards Monitoring Statement An inter-agency working group comprising JNCC and the four country nature conservation bodies (Natural England, Natural Resources Scotland, Scottish Natural Herit...