1658 page results
Turloughs
Published dateFreshwater habitats Description and ecological characteristics Turloughs are seasonally-flooded lakes in karstic limestone areas, that are principally filled by subterranean waters via ephemeral sprin...
Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea
Published dateFreshwater habitats Description and ecological characteristics The clear soft water which characterises this habitat type contains low to moderate levels of plant nutrients and supports a characterist...
Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae
Published dateRaised bogs and mires and fens Description and ecological characteristics This Annex I type comprises the more species-rich examples of great fen-sedge Cladium mariscus fen, particularly those stands ...
Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests
Published dateForests Description and ecological characteristics This Annex I type occurs on circumneutral to calcareous soils. In the UK it mostly corresponds to NVC type W12 Fagus sylvatica – Mercurialis perennis...
Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi)
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics This scrubby, halophilous (i.e. salt-tolerant) vegetation develops in the uppermost levels of saltmarshes, often wher...
Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud and sand
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics This pioneer saltmarsh vegetation colonises intertidal mud and sandflats in areas protected from strong wave action a...
Decalcified fixed dunes with Empetrum nigrum
Published dateCoastal sand dunes and continental dunes Description and ecological characteristics Decalcified fixed dunes with Empetrum nigrum represent the later, more mature, stages of the well-marked successiona...
National Site Network data update: April 2026
Published date 2026-04-24The data JNCC maintains regarding the UK’s national site network of Special Protection Areas (SPAs) and Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) has been updated (April 2026). Protected areas form an imp...
Bassurelle Sandbank MPA
Published date 2026-06-03Bassurelle Sandbank MPA {"layout":{"Umbraco.BlockList":[{"contentUdi":"umb://element/ba54e8292b2141038279558bb7da77d4","settingsUdi":null},{"contentUdi":"umb://element/a814dcf7f6bd4948a24a0cee35f880bc...
Pisces Reef Complex MPA
Published date 2026-06-11Pisces Reef Complex MPA {"layout":{"Umbraco.BlockList":[{"contentUdi":"umb://element/5e681621ce0845fa8032d3fb8272a340","settingsUdi":null},{"contentUdi":"umb://element/a814dcf7f6bd4948a24a0cee35f880bc...