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Little Wittenham
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country England Unitary Authority Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Centroid * SU572929 Latitude 51.63138889 Longitude -1.173333333 SAC EU Code U...
Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country England/Wales Unitary Authority Dorset and Somerset, East Wales, Extra-Regio, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area Centroid * ST321748...
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...
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...
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...
Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration
Published dateRaised bogs and mires and fens Description and ecological characteristics Degraded raised bogs occur where there has been widespread disruption, usually by man, to the structure and function of the pe...
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...
Kilhern Moss
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country Scotland Unitary Authority South Western Scotland Centroid * NX201630 Latitude 54.92916667 Longitude -4.808333333 SAC EU Code UK0019814 Status Des...