dataset · United Kingdom

Natura 2000 designation type

Designated type information for each Natura 2000 site (SAC and SPA). Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) are strictly protected sites designated under the EC Habitats Directive. Special Protection Areas (SPA) are classified under the EC Birds Directive. This dataset is derived from the UK wide data submitted to the EU Commmission as part of the Standard Data Form updating exercise on 22 December 2015 (Tranche 50) . It contains details for both SACs and SPAs - there is one row in the dataset for

Source details

Licence: ["no limitations"]

Evidence quality: 37

Listed in data.gov.uk public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).

Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z

Evidence

• http://data.jncc.gov.uk/data/d88cdf24-192c-44e2-8d25-e35883955895-Natura2000-tranche50-designations.csv
• https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/4971bfb5-310b-464a-b557-8cf84038b46c/natura-2000-designation-type

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