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Caves not open to the public
Published dateRocky habitats and caves Description and ecological characteristics Caves are formed by the erosion of soluble rocks, such as limestones. They typically form the subterranean components of a distincti...
Dunes with Salix repens ssp. argentea (Salicion arenariae)
Published dateCoastal sand dunes and continental dunes Description and ecological characteristics This habitat type comprises dunes or parts of dunes where creeping willow Salix repens ssp. argentea is dominant, fo...
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time consist of sandy sediments that are permanently covere...
Reefs
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics Reefs are rocky marine habitats or biological concretions that rise from the seabed. They are generally subtidal but ...
Coastal lagoons
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics Coastal lagoons are areas of shallow, coastal salt water, wholly or partially separated from the sea by sandbanks, sh...
Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds
Published dateFreshwater habitats Description and ecological characteristics Dystrophic systems most often occur on 7130 Blanket bogs and may include isolated seasonal pools, random collections of irregularly-shape...
Siliceous 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...
Annual vegetation of drift lines
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics This habitat type occurs on deposits of shingle lying at or above mean high-water spring tides. The types of deposits...
Building better evidence for nature
Published date 2026-04-23Building a UK common evidence base for nature’s recovery Signatories Endorsed by the following organisations, in Winter 2025.Association of Local Environmental Records Centres National CoordinatorBat ...
The UK Terrestrial Biodiversity Surveillance Strategy
Published date 2026-04-24JNCC Terrestrial Biodiversity Evidence Strategy 2020 The JNCC Ecosystems Analysis team has worked with government, the devolved administrations, the country nature conservation bodies and two independ...