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Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies: on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia), ( note that this includes the priority feature "important orchid rich sites").
Published dateNatural and semi-natural grassland formations Description and ecological characteristics Festuco-Brometalia grasslands are found on thin, well-drained, lime-rich soils associated with chalk and limest...
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics Intertidal mudflats and sandflats are submerged at high tide and exposed at low tide. They form a major component of ...
Stable xerothermophilous formations with Buxus sempervirens on rock slopes (Berberidion p.p.)
Published dateSclerophyllous scrub (matorral) Description and ecological characteristics This habitat type comprises scrub dominated by box Buxus sempervirens on calcareous soils. Semi-natural and natural box scrub...
Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains
Published dateForests Description and ecological characteristics This habitat type comprises ancient lowland oak woodland on acidic, sandy or gravelly substrates. Veteran trees are relatively abundant in UK stands ...
Turloughs
Published dateFreshwater habitats Description and ecological characteristics Turloughs are seasonally-flooded lakes in karstic limestone areas, that are principally filled by subterranean waters via ephemeral sprin...
Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea
Published dateFreshwater habitats Description and ecological characteristics The clear soft water which characterises this habitat type contains low to moderate levels of plant nutrients and supports a characterist...
Professor Thomas Meagher
Published date 2022-04-04Role: Independent memberDate appointed: April 2022ProfileTom Meagher is a botanist and Professor of Plant Biology at the University of St Andrews. Tom is a former Trustee of the Royal Botanic Garden, ...
Passive acoustic monitoring guidance published
Published date 2024-04-10A recent publication by JNCC – JNCC guidance for the use of Passive Acoustic Monitoring in UK waters for minimising the risk of injury to marine mammals from offshore activities – is providing new gui...
North Norfolk Sandbanks and Saturn Reef MPA
Published date 2024-04-19Please be advised that, as of 22 March 2024, new fisheries management measures are in force for North Norfolk Sandbanks and Saturn Reef MPA. For more information about what these fisheries measures ar...
Haisborough, Hammond and Winterton MPA
Published date 2024-04-19Please be advised that, as of 22 March 2024, new fisheries management measures are in force for for Haisborough, Hammond and Winterton SAC. For more information about what these fisheries measures ar...