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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...
The Lizard
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country England Unitary Authority Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Centroid * SW690174 Latitude 50.01138889 Longitude -5.224444444 SAC EU Code UK0012799 Statu...
Ben Lui
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country Scotland Unitary Authority Eastern Scotland, Highlands and Islands Centroid * NN265260 Latitude 56.39444444 Longitude -4.811111111 SAC EU Code UK0...
Shell Flat and Lune Deep
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country England Unitary Authority Extra-Regio Centroid * SD199408 Latitude 53.864 Longitude -3.204 SAC EU Code UK0030376 Status Designated Special Area of...
Monawilkin
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country Northern Ireland Unitary Authority Northern Ireland Centroid * H090533 Latitude 54.4292 Longitude -7.8611 SAC EU Code UK0016619 Status Designated ...
European dry heaths
Published dateTemperate heath and scrub Description and ecological characteristics European dry heaths typically occur on freely-draining, acidic to circumneutral soils with generally low nutrient content. Ericaceo...
Calcareous and calcshist screes of the montane to alpine levels (Thlaspietea rotundifolii)
Published dateRocky habitats and caves Description and ecological characteristics Scree habitats consist of rock fragments covering the frost-shattered summits of mountains or accumulating on slopes below cliffs. C...
Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies: on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia), ( note that this includes the priority feature "important orchid rich sites").
Published dateNatural and semi-natural grassland formations Description and ecological characteristics Festuco-Brometalia grasslands are found on thin, well-drained, lime-rich soils associated with chalk and limest...
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics Intertidal mudflats and sandflats are submerged at high tide and exposed at low tide. They form a major component of ...