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• Special Protection Areas (England)

  A Special Protection Area (SPA) is the land classified under Directive 79/409 on the Conservation of Wild Birds. Data supplied has the status "Classified". The data does not include "proposed"...

  • Published by: Natural England
  • Updated: 15 April 2024

• Potential Special Protection Areas (England)

  These are potential site boundaries. Please note that as a result of the consultation there may be minor changes to the final boundary of the site once classified. A Special Protection Area (SPA)...

  • Published by: Natural England
  • Updated: 15 October 2020

• Special Protection Areas (time series)

  Time series data for Special Protection Areas (SPA). A Special Protection Area is the land classified under Directive 79/409 on the Conservation of Wild Birds. Data supplied has the status...

  • Published by: Natural England

• WFD RBMP2 Risk Assessments - Protected Areas

  This dataset contains risk assessment data produced to support the cycle 2 river basin management plans. It contains protected areas (Shellfish Waters and Bathing Waters) that are assessed to be at...

  • Published by: Environment Agency

• Drinking Water Protected Areas (Surface Water)

  Drinking Water Protected Areas (Surface Water) are defined by the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England & Wales) Regulations 2017 (or WFD Regulations) as locations where raw water...

  • Published by: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 23 November 2022

• Marine Protected Area Habitats and Species Open Data (England)

  This dataset contains a collation of marine habitat and species biotope records created during contracts commissioned by Natural England; collected by Defra and associated bodies/agencies; or...

  • Published by: Natural England
  • Updated: 29 January 2025

• Source Protection Zones [Merged]

  Source Protection Zones [Merged] have been created as public facing outlines where common boundaries and overlaps (based on zone number) have been removed. Source Protection Zones (SPZs) are...

  • Published by: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 1 July 2025

• WFD RBMP2 Protected Area Register and Information

  This dataset contains protected area register as it was at the start of Cycle 2 and further information on the protected areas including objectives set for Cycle 2. The data is for English river...

  • Published by: Environment Agency

• Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) shellfish water protected areas in England

  This dataset contains the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 shellfish water protected area designations in England. These are waters designated by...

  • Published by: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 5 June 2020

• MMO1136 Non Licensable Activities which occur in and around Marine Protected Areas

  An ArcGIS .shp file containing spatial extents of non-licensable activities which occur in and around English MPAs. These have been mapped as part of project MMO1136, the aim of which was to...

  • Published by: Marine Management Organisation
  • Updated: 8 April 2019

• Protected Landscapes Targets and Outcomes Framework Headline Statistics 2025

  First report on the Protected Landscapes Targets and Outcomes Framework.

  This dataset contains summary tables accompanying the July 2025 Protected Landscapes Targets and Outcomes Framework (PLTOF)...

  • Published by: Natural England
  • Updated: 10 July 2025

• Wild Bird General Licence Protected Sites Condition Zone (England)

  Special Protection Areas where condition 5 on General Licences GL40, GL41, GL42 applies. In these areas, licence users may carry out general licence activity provided that they do not disturb the...

  • Published by: Natural England

• Flood Risk Areas

  This metadata record is for Approval for Access product AfA256.

  Flood Risk Areas identify locations where there is believed to be significant flood risk. The EU Floods Directive refers to Flood...

  • Published by: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 22 December 2018

• GCN - Strategic Opportunity Areas (Cheshire)

  This dataset identifies areas where the addition of new ponds would benefit Great Crested Newt populations. The core areas contain a pond density of 2+ ponds and are located within a 1km square...

  • Published by: Natural England
  • Updated: 15 November 2023

• Special Areas of Conservation (England)

  A Special Area of Conservation (SAC) is the land designated under Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora. Data supplied has the status of...

  • Published by: Natural England
  • Updated: 16 April 2024

• FCERM Capital Programme Homes Better Protected - Completed and Delivered Projects 2015-2021

  Projects that have either completed or are still in construction but have delivered home better protected from 1/4/15 to 31/3/2021

  Only point data based on a single NGR for each project.

  As...

  • Published by: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 30 April 2021

• Innovation in mapping ecosystem services and understanding the ecosystems approach to the protected site

  Report contains data that can be used under Open Government Licence. Main report mostly narrative. 3 technical reports contain data.

  This project is collaboration with Biodiversity and Ecosystem...

  • Published by: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

• Woodland Bird Priority Areas England 2010

  This data supported prioritisation of England Woodland Grant Scheme (EWGS) Woodland Improvement Grant (WIG) from 2010 in three regions - East Midlands, West Midlands and Yorkshire and the...

  • Published by: Forestry Commission
  • Updated: 31 March 2010

• Possible Special Areas of Conservation (England)

  These are possible SAC site boundaries. Please note that as a result of the consultation there may be minor changes to the final boundary of the site once designated. A Special Area of Conservation...

  • Published by: Natural England
  • Updated: 15 October 2020

• Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (England)

  AONBs are designated areas where protection is afforded to protect and manage the areas for visitors and local residents. Under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, Natural England has the...

  • Published by: Natural England
  • Updated: 27 June 2024