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Lower Bostraze and Leswidden
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country England Unitary Authority Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Centroid * SW384310 Latitude 50.1206 Longitude -5.6603 SAC EU Code UK0030064 Status Designa...
Lower Findhorn Woods
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country Scotland Unitary Authority Highlands and Islands Centroid * NJ003523 Latitude 57.55 Longitude -3.6667 SAC EU Code UK0030197 Status Designated Spec...
Bog woodland
Published dateForests Description and ecological characteristics Under certain combinations of physical circumstances in the UK, scattered trees can occur across the surface of a bog in a relatively stable ecologic...
Calaminarian grasslands of the Violetalia calaminariae
Published dateNatural and semi-natural grassland formations Description and ecological characteristics Calaminarian grasslands occur on soils that have levels of heavy metals, such as lead, zinc, chromium and coppe...
Vegetated sea cliffs of the Atlantic and Baltic coasts
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics Vegetated sea cliffs are steep slopes fringing hard or soft coasts, created by past or present marine erosion, and su...
Humid dune slacks
Published dateCoastal sand dunes and continental dunes Description and ecological characteristics Dune slacks are low-lying areas within dune systems that are seasonally flooded and where nutrient levels are low. T...
Machairs
Published dateCoastal sand dunes and continental dunes Description and ecological characteristics Machair is a distinctive sand dune formation formed by a particular combination of physical factors, including clima...
Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country England Unitary Authority Surrey, East and West Sussex Centroid * SU914411 Latitude 51.1617 Longitude -0.6931 SAC EU Code UK0012793 Status Designa...
Grey seal [Halichoerus grypus]
Published dateVertebrate species: mammals Description and ecological characteristics Grey seals Halichoerus grypus spend most of the year at sea, and may range widely in search of prey. They come ashore in autumn t...
Round-mouthed whorl snail [Vertigo genesii]
Published dateInvertebrate species: molluscs Description and ecological characteristics The round-mouthed whorl snail Vertigo genesii is a tiny boreal and alpine species. In the UK, it is found in calcareous flushe...