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Atlantic salmon [Salmo salar]
Published dateVertebrate species: fish Description and ecological characteristics The Atlantic salmon Salmo salar is an anadromous species (i.e. adults migrate from the sea to breed in freshwater). Spawning takes p...
Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines
Published dateForests Description and ecological characteristics Tilio-Acerion ravine forests are woods of ash Fraxinus excelsior , wych elm Ulmus glabra and lime (mainly small-leaved lime Tilia cordata but more ra...
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 ...
Desmoulin's whorl snail [Vertigo moulinsiana]
Published dateInvertebrate species: molluscs Description and ecological characteristics Desmoulin’s whorl snail Vertigo moulinsiana is the largest Vertigo species, with a shell height up to about 2.6 mm. It is rest...
Southern damselfly [Coenagrion mercuriale]
Published dateInvertebrate species: arthropods Description and ecological characteristics The southern damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale has very specialised habitat requirements, being confined to shallow, well-vege...
Shore dock [Rumex rupestris]
Published dateHigher plant species Description and ecological characteristics Shore dock Rumex rupestris grows on rocky, sandy and raised beaches, shore platforms and the lower slopes of cliffs, and rarely in dune ...
Bechstein's bat [Myotis bechsteinii]
Published dateVertebrate species: mammals Description and ecological characteristics Bechstein’s bat Myotis bechsteinii is a medium-sized species, with very long ears and a long, pointed, bare, pink face. It has sh...
Trotternish Ridge
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country Scotland Unitary Authority Highlands and Islands Centroid * NG469608 Latitude 57.5667 Longitude -6.2333 SAC EU Code UK0012863 Status Designated Sp...
The Lizard
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country England Unitary Authority Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Centroid * SW690174 Latitude 50.0114 Longitude -5.2244 SAC EU Code UK0012799 Status Designa...
Ben Lui
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country Scotland Unitary Authority Eastern Scotland, Highlands and Islands Centroid * NN265260 Latitude 56.3944 Longitude -4.8111 SAC EU Code UK0012900 St...