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Tynron Juniper Wood
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country Scotland Unitary Authority South Western Scotland Centroid * NX827926 Latitude 55.2139 Longitude -3.8431 SAC EU Code UK0030294 Status Designated S...
Cannock Extension Canal
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country England Unitary Authority Shropshire and Staffordshire, West Midlands Centroid * SK020058 Latitude 52.6497 Longitude -1.9706 SAC EU Code UK0012672...
Killarney fern [Trichomanes speciosum]
Published dateHigher plant species Description and ecological characteristics Killarney fern Trichomanes speciosum is a medium-sized, long-lived fern with delicate, translucent fronds arising from a creeping rhizom...
SS.SMp.Mrl.Pcal Phymatolithon calcareum maerl beds in infralittoral clean gravel or coarse sand
Published date 2015-03Maerl beds characterised by Phymatolithon calcareum in gravels and sands. Associated epiphytes may include algae such as Dictyota dichotoma, Halarachnion ligulatum, Metacallophyllis laciniata, Cryptop...
LR.HLR.MusB.Cht Chthamalus spp. on exposed eulittoral rock
Published date 2015-03Very exposed to moderately exposed upper and mid eulittoral bedrock and boulders characterised by a dense community of barnacles, including Chthamalus montagui, Chthamalus stellatus and Semibalanus ba...
SS.SMp.KSwSS.SlatR.Gv Saccharina latissima and robust red algae on infralittoral gravel and pebbles
Published date 2015-03Shallow kelp community found on gravel and gravelly sand in slightly less exposed areas than SS.SMp.KSwSS.SlatR.CbPb but in moderately strong tidal currents, and characterised by occasional Saccharina...
LR.FLR.Eph Ephemeral green or red seaweed communities (freshwater or sand-influenced)
Published date 2015-03Ephemeral seaweeds on disturbed littoral rock in the lower to upper shore. Dominant green seaweeds include Ulva intestinalis, Ulva lactuca and the red seaweeds Rhodothamniella floridula and Porphyra p...
LR.FLR.Rkp.Cor.Bif Bifurcaria bifurcata in shallow eulittoral rockpools
Published date 2015-03Eulittoral rockpools in south-west Britain on very exposed to moderately exposed shores dominated by the brown seaweed Bifurcaria bifurcata and encrusting coralline algae and Corallina officinalis. Ke...
LS.LMx.GvMu.HedMx Hediste diversicolor in littoral gravelly muddy sand and gravelly sandy mud
Published date 2015-03Sheltered gravelly sandy mud, subject to reduced salinity, mainly on the mid and lower shore. The infaunal community is dominated by abundant ragworms Hediste diversicolor. Other species of the infaun...
LR.FLR.Rkp.Cor.Cys Cystoseira spp. in eulittoral rockpools
Published date 2015-03Eulittoral rockpools on exposed to moderately exposed south-western shores dominated by the brown alga Cystoseira spp. (including Cystoseira tamariscifolia), coralline crusts and Corallina officinalis...