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Boundaries of Special Protection Areas (SPAs) of Northern Ireland
This resource contains the spatial dataset of Special Protection Areas in Northern Ireland, **last updated in November 2017**. The date of the latest update to the data is provided in the file name. The spatial dataset for SPAs of Great Britain is available as a separate [resource](https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/20dbc9b4-ceac-4bf2-8763-4ae387fa88c4). Special Protection Areas (SPAs) and Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) form the UK’s National Site Network. JNCC maintains UK National Site Netwo
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Licence: ["No limitations"]
Evidence quality: 41.6
Listed in data.gov.uk public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).
Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z
What's in it
- Data offered docs-verified
- Special Protection Area (SPA) boundaries, Northern Ireland (spatial dataset)
- Coverage docs-verified
- Northern Ireland
- Update frequency docs-verified
- Irregular, periodic JNCC updates; this dataset last updated November 2017
- Access docs-verified
- Free/open; access constraints 'No limitations'; site content under Open Government Licence v3.0
Useful for
- Use cases llm-inferred
- SPA constraint screening of NI sites for drainage, civils or development feasibility · Habitats Regulations screening layer in GIS for NI planning and EIA baselines · Mapping designated-site constraints alongside water body and flood risk layers for NI schemes
- Audience llm-inferred
- ecologists · GIS analysts · planners · environmental consultants · civils engineers
Limitations
- Constraints docs-verified
- Boundaries last updated November 2017; later National Site Network changes (September 2022) not reflected · Statutory nature conservation body may update boundaries between JNCC releases; check the relevant CNCB site for latest data · Format and resolution not stated in docs
Evidence
- https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/8b81cb32-c654-4cf0-b334-571bf523bbe3
- https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/a4129449-1e64-4ca4-bab9-67f37d800062/boundaries-of-special-protection-areas-spas-of-northern-ireland
Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.