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Bassurelle Sandbank
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country UK Offshore waters Unitary Authority Extra-Regio Centroid * TW127814 Latitude 50.5931 Longitude 1.0064 SAC EU Code UK0030368 Status Designated Spe...
Kilhern Moss
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country Scotland Unitary Authority South Western Scotland Centroid * NX201630 Latitude 54.9292 Longitude -4.8083 SAC EU Code UK0019814 Status Designated S...
Holnest
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country England Unitary Authority Dorset and Somerset Centroid * ST667106 Latitude 50.8944 Longitude -2.4747 SAC EU Code UK0030350 Status Designated Speci...
Hamford Water
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country England Unitary Authority Essex Centroid * TM217276 Latitude 51.9025 Longitude 1.2236 SAC EU Code UK0030377 Status Designated Special Area of Cons...
Mediterranean temporary ponds
Published dateFreshwater habitats Description and ecological characteristics Mediterranean temporary ponds consist of winter-flooded areas, which dry out to give vegetation rich in annuals; many of these are nation...
Active raised bogs
Published dateRaised bogs and mires and fens Description and ecological characteristics Active raised bogs are peat-forming ecosystems that have developed during thousands of years of peat accumulation, to such an ...
Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration
Published dateRaised bogs and mires and fens Description and ecological characteristics Degraded raised bogs occur where there has been widespread disruption, usually by man, to the structure and function of the pe...
Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation
Published dateRocky habitats and caves Description and ecological characteristics Chasmophytic vegetation consists of plant communities that colonise the cracks and fissures of rock faces. The type of plant communi...
Freshwater pearl mussel [Margaritifera margaritifera]
Published dateInvertebrate species: molluscs Description and ecological characteristics The freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera grows to 140 mm in length, and burrows into sandy substrates, often be...
Harbour porpoise [Phocoena phocoena]
Published dateVertebrate species: mammals Description and ecological characteristics Harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena appears to favour the continental shelf and may make seasonal movements to the coast. This ins...