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Lyme Bay and Torbay
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country England Unitary Authority Extra-Regio Centroid * SY314840 Latitude 50.651 Longitude -2.97 SAC EU Code UK0030372 Status Designated Special Area of ...
Carmarthen Bay Dunes/ Twyni Bae Caerfyrddin
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country Wales Unitary Authority East Wales, West Wales and The Valleys Centroid * SN285074 Latitude 51.7392 Longitude -4.4828 SAC EU Code UK0020019 Status...
Bee's Nest and Green Clay Pits
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country England Unitary Authority Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Centroid * SK240545 Latitude 53.0867 Longitude -1.6414 SAC EU Code UK0030087 Status Desig...
Geyer's whorl snail [Vertigo geyeri]
Published dateInvertebrate species: molluscs Description and ecological characteristics Throughout its range the tiny Geyer’s whorl snail Vertigo geyeri is local and found in relatively exposed, constantly humid ca...
Bottlenose dolphin [Tursiops truncatus]
Published dateVertebrate species: mammals Description and ecological characteristics Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus around the UK are considerably larger than individuals of the same species in most parts of...
Violet click beetle [Limoniscus violaceus]
Published dateInvertebrate species: arthropods Description and ecological characteristics The violet click beetle Limoniscus violaceus is primarily associated with ancient trees, as it develops in undisturbed wood-...
Inland salt meadows
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics Inland salt meadows refer to non-coastal sites supporting saltmarsh vegetation. In the UK this vegetation corresponds...
SS.SMu.CFiMu.BlyrAchi Brissopsis lyrifera and Amphiura chiajei in circalittoral mud
Published date 2015-03Mud in deep offshore, or shallower stable nearshore, waters can be characterised by the urchin Brissopsis lyrifera and the brittle star Amphiura chiajei. Where intense benthic dredge fishing activity ...
LR.LLR.F.Asc.X Ascophyllum nodosum on full salinity mid eulittoral mixed substrata
Published date 2015-03Sheltered to extremely sheltered full salinity mixed substrata (cobbles, boulders and pebbles on sediment) characterised by a canopy formed by a mosaic of the wracks Ascophyllum nodosum and Fucus vesi...
SS.SSa.SSaVS.MoSaVS Infralittoral mobile sand in variable salinity (estuaries)
Published date 2015-03Very mobile sand in areas of strong tidal currents and variable salinity. No stable community is able to develop within this extremely mobile and abrasive habitat. The fauna encountered in this habita...