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• Marine Conservation Zones (England)

  These are the boundaries for Marine Conservation Zones, and Highly Protected Marine Areas, which are both designated under the Marine and Coastal Access Act (2009). They protect nationally...

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• MMO Marine Conservation Byelaws

  This dataset displays areas subject to a Marine Management Organisation (MMO) marine nature conservation byelaw. MMO byelaws prohibit or restrict specified activities in order to protect Marine...

  • Published by: Marine Management Organisation
  • Updated: 13 June 2022

• 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

• Marine 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

• Fish Recovery Zones

  This dataset identifies the Cod Recovery Zone (CRZ), Sole Recovery Zone (SRZ), Biologically sensitive area and Celtic Sea closure area.

  • Published by: Marine Management Organisation
  • Updated: 28 September 2012

• Seafloor Marine Litter from UK EEZ zones between 2012 and 2017

  This data set was used to assess the density of litter in the seafloor for the MSFD indicator assessment that was completed in 2018 and published in 2019 at...

  • Published by: Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science
  • Updated: 17 May 2023

• Marine Plan Areas

  The Marine Plan Areas are 11 sub-areas of the English inshore and offshore marine planning regions. The marine plan authority (the Secretary of State in England) is responsible for preparing marine...

  • Published by: Marine Management Organisation
  • Updated: 12 October 2023

• MMO Marine Character Areas

  The National Marine Character Area (MCA) dataset for England (MMO 1134) is the resultant merged layer of the individual MCA datasets produced for the previous seascape character assessment reports...

  • Published by: Marine Management Organisation
  • Updated: 22 October 2018

• Legacy Marine Consents (Polygon)

  This dataset contains the geographical extents of legacy Coast Protection Act 1949 (CPA) consents issued by either the Marine and Fisheries Agency (MFA) or its successor the Marine Management...

  • Published by: Marine Management Organisation
  • Updated: 31 July 2013

• Legacy Marine Consents (Line)

  This dataset contains the geographical extents of legacy Coast Protection Act 1949 (CPA) consents issued by either the Marine and Fisheries Agency (MFA) or its successor the Marine Management...

  • Published by: Marine Management Organisation
  • Updated: 31 October 2012

• Legacy Marine Consents (Point)

  This dataset contains the geographical extents of legacy Coast Protection Act 1949 (CPA) consents issued by either the Marine and Fisheries Agency (MFA) or its successor the Marine Management...

  • Published by: Marine Management Organisation
  • Updated: 31 July 2013

• 2011 Natural England Fal and Helford Marine Sites Condition Assessment

  Survey name: 2011 Natural England Fal and Helford Marine Sites Condition Assessment This is a collation of surveys to gather data and evidence from a variety of marine environments. The survey...

  • Published by: Natural England

• Drinking Water Safeguard Zones (Groundwater)

  Drinking Water Groundwater Safeguard Zones (SgZs) are established around public water supplies where additional pollution control measures are needed. The Water Framework Directive requires that...

  • Published by: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 9 July 2025

• SSSI Impact Risk Zones (England)

  The Impact Risk Zones for Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI IRZs) are for local planning authorities (LPAs) to determine if a proposed development is likely to affect a terrestrial SSSI...

  • Published by: Natural England
  • Updated: 28 May 2025

• 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

• EWCO - NfC Ammonia Emissions Capture for SSSI Protection

  Spatial data supporting the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) additional point scoring for ammonia capture. There is no Additional Contribution for ammonia capture but EWCO supports action to...

  • Published by: Forestry Commission
  • Updated: 10 March 2022

• Drinking Water Safeguard Zones (Surface Water)

  Drinking Water Safeguard Zones (Surface Water) are catchment areas that influence the water quality for their respective Drinking Water Protected Area (Surface Water). They are identified where the...

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