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Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria ('white dunes')
Published dateCoastal sand dunes and continental dunes Description and ecological characteristics Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria ("white dunes") encompasses most of the vegetation of uns...
Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels
Published dateNatural and semi-natural grassland formations Description and ecological characteristics This habitat type is typically found on ungrazed upland cliff ledges, occasionally extending on to open ground,...
Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.
Published dateFreshwater habitats Description and ecological characteristics This habitat type is characterised by water with a high base content, most often calcium but very rarely magnesium, and is usually confin...
Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli
Published dateForests Description and ecological characteristics In south-east England there are woodland stands of oak Quercus spp. with some hornbeam Carpinus betulus that are considered closer to this central Eu...
Temperate Atlantic wet heaths with Erica ciliaris and Erica tetralix
Published dateTemperate heath and scrub Description and ecological characteristics Heathlands containing cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix and the nationally rare Dorset heath E. ciliaris are generally found on aci...
Dry Atlantic coastal heaths with Erica vagans
Published dateTemperate heath and scrub Description and ecological characteristics This priority habitat type comprises coastal heaths on well-drained, moderately base-rich soils in areas with a warm oceanic climat...
UKBI - Conservation Volunteering
Published date 2026-04-24Taking action for nature: volunteer time spent in conservation Assessment of change Assessment of change in volunteer time spent in conservation.MeasureAssessmentTime periodResultConservation Voluntee...
Marine Biodiversity Indicators
Published date 2026-04-24Benthic Habitats Birds Cetaceans Seals
English Highly Protected Marine Areas
Published date 2026-04-24Background Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) are areas of the sea designated for the protection and recovery of marine ecosystems. By setting aside some areas of sea with high levels of protection...
Seabirds Count
Published date 2026-04-24Seabirds Count – the fourth Breeding Seabird Census Background The previous national seabird census (Seabird 2000, 1998–2002) counted over eight million seabirds breeding in Britain and Ireland, highl...