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• 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

• 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

• Wild Bird General Licence Exclusion Zone

  Area in and adjacent to protected sites where action is not permitted under certain General Licences for wild birds. Relevant licences state whether this exclusion applies. In 2019, changes are...

  • Published by: Natural England

• Wild Bird General Licence Restriction Zone

  Special Areas of Conservation where trapping is not permitted under certain General Licences for wild birds. Relevant licences state whether this exclusion applies. In 2019, changes are being...

  • Published by: Natural England

• 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

• Purple Horizons - Woodland Nature Recovery Opportunities Map (England)

  The woodland creation opportunity areas identified using this approach provide the best, most current, evidence base and can be used as a decision tool to help to direct woodland creation at the...

  • Published by: Natural England
  • Updated: 4 July 2025

• Native Oyster Bed Potential

  Summary: Most Native Oyster Bed Potential areas are derived from seabed sediment and current energy criteria. Some 'Additional' areas have been identified through consultations with local experts....

  • Published by: Environment Agency
  • Updated: 12 July 2024

• 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

• North West England Priority Butterfly Conservation Area 2009

  This data supported prioritisation of England Woodland Grant Scheme (EWGS) Woodland Improvement Grant (WIG) from 2009 in the North West of England.

  The area outlined contains populations of some...

  • Published by: Forestry Commission
  • Updated: 1 January 2009

• Habitat Networks (England)

  This is a spatial dataset that describes the geographic extent and location of Habitat Networks for 18 priority habitats based primarily, but not exclusively, on the priority habitat inventory with...

  • Published by: Natural England
  • Updated: 3 December 2019

• Local Nature Reserves (England)

  Local Nature Reserves (LNRs) are a statutory designation made under Section 21 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 by principal local authorities. Parish and Town Councils...

  • Published by: Natural England
  • Updated: 14 April 2025

• Purple Horizons - Peatland Nature Recovery Opportunities Map (England)

  This is a spatial dataset that describes the geographic extent of the different types of peatland restoration opportunities in the Purple Horizons Nature Recovery Area, identified using a...

  • Published by: Natural England
  • Updated: 4 July 2025

• 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

• Wader Zonal Map

  The Wader Zonal Map – a.k.a. Wader Sensitivity Map (WSM) and Breeding Wader Sensitivity Map – was produced by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) in partnership with the Forestry Commission and...

  • Published by: Forestry Commission
  • Updated: 3 November 2021

• Limestone Pavement Orders

  This is a spatial dataset that describes the geographic extent and location of areas that are listed under Limestone Pavement Orders. Limestone pavements are outcrops of limestone where the surface...

  • Published by: Natural England

• Woodland predation shadow for waders

  The data describes the potential area of impact of ‘significant’ areas of woodland upon breeding wading birds due to the predation shadow associated with the woodland.

  The purpose is to support...

  • Published by: Forestry Commission
  • Updated: 21 October 2022

• Sites of Special Scientific Interest (England)

  A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) is the land notified as an SSSI under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981), as amended. Sites notified under the 1949 Act only are not included in...

  • Published by: Natural England
  • Updated: 15 April 2025

• National Seagrass Layer (England)

  Overview

  Natural England and the Environment Agency have collaborated to produce a seagrass layer for English waters, which aims to provide a comprehensive geospatial dataset of surveys of both...

  • Published by: Natural England
  • Updated: 20 August 2025

• List of Internal Drainage Boards

  Please note: This dataset has now been superseded by the the record titled: Association of Drainage Authorities: Administrative Boundaries - Internal Drainage Districts in England. This can be...

  • Published by: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
  • Updated: 10 November 2016