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Calcareous 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...
Freshwater pearl mussel [Margaritifera margaritifera]
Published dateInvertebrate species: molluscs Description and ecological characteristics The freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera grows to 140 mm in length, and burrows into sandy substrates, often be...
Harbour porpoise [Phocoena phocoena]
Published dateVertebrate species: mammals Description and ecological characteristics Harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena appears to favour the continental shelf and may make seasonal movements to the coast. This ins...
Twaite shad [Alosa fallax]
Published dateVertebrate species: fish Description and ecological characteristics The twaite shad Alosa fallax is a member of the herring family. It is difficult to distinguish from its close relative 1102 Allis sh...
Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae)
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics Atlantic salt meadows develop when halophytic vegetation colonises soft intertidal sediments of mud and sand in areas...
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...
Slender green feather-moss [Drepanocladus (Hamatocaulis) vernicosus]
Published dateLower plant species Description and ecological characteristics Slender green feather-moss Drepanocladus vernicosus is a medium-sized straggling moss of base-rich flushes and springs in the uplands and...
Sea lamprey [Petromyzon marinus]
Published dateVertebrate species: fish Description and ecological characteristics The sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus is a primitive, jawless fish resembling an eel. It is the largest of the lampreys found in the UK...
North Downs Woodlands
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country England Unitary Authority Kent Centroid * TQ674629 Latitude 51.34 Longitude 0.4036 SAC EU Code UK0030225 Status Designated Special Area of Conserv...
Coedydd Aber
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country Wales Unitary Authority West Wales and The Valleys Centroid * SH664713 Latitude 53.2222 Longitude -4.0014 SAC EU Code UK0030118 Status Designated ...