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Areas of Special Scientific Interest
Areas of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI ) provide statutory protection for the best examples of Northern Ireland's flora, fauna, geological or physiographical features. An... -
UK Biodiversity Indicator C5, Birds of the wider countryside and at sea
This spreadsheet is the underlying data for the biodiversity indicator C5, Birds of the wider countryside and at sea. Bird populations have long been considered to provide a... -
UK Offshore Marine Protected Areas
The following spreadsheet holds information on all offshore Marine Protected Areas in the UK (beyond 12 nautical miles from baseline). These include Marine Conservation Zones... -
Known Wreck Sites
This database contains records of known wreck remains (ships, aircraft and finds - anchors, cannons etc.) on the seabed in Northern Ireland waters. -
All UK Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) with marine components
This spreadsheet contains the most up to date version of boundaries of inshore and offshore SACs with marine components, including sites that straddle the inshore/offshore... -
UK OSPAR Marine Protected Areas
This spreadsheet contains information on all UK OSPAR Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) that have been nominated to the OSPAR Commission. The OSPAR Commission is promoting the... -
2021 NI 3D Coastal Survey - Pilot Bathymetric LiDAR Survey - Digital Terrain Model
A pilot bathymetric LiDAR survey was commissioned in 2021 which mapped the nearshore areas of Dundrum Bay and areas of Carlingford Lough./p>For the pilot bathymetric survey a... -
All UK Special Protected Areas (SPAs) with marine components
This spreadsheet contains Special Protection Areas (SPAs) with marine components are defined as those sites with qualifying Birds Directive (2009/147/EC) Annex I species or... -
UK National Site Network (SAC and SPA): site summary details spreadsheet
This spreadsheet contains the latest UK-wide data gathered as part of the Standard Data Form (SDF) information completed for all sites in the UK National Site Network. It... -
GB Red List dataset
This file details the information of “taxa” in Great Britain that have been undergone an IUCN Red List assessment for Great Britain (GB). JNCC collates information on taxa that... -
Conservation Designations for UK Taxa
This collection of files details the conservation designations of over 15,000 UK "taxa" that have been assigned some form of rarity, threat or legal status in Great Britain or... -
Marine habitat correlation tables
Version 2026.02. The correlation spreadsheet is currently the only tool publicly available to investigate UK marine habitat correlations. This correlation spreadsheet is updated... -
Saltmarsh Analysis-Ready Data (NCEA)
NCEA Saltmarsh Network Analysis Ready dataset, comprised of spatial layers used in ecological monitoring and reporting, Natural Capital Ecosystem Assessments, and for coastal... -
Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) with marine components (all UK waters)...
This resource has been archived. You can find the most recent version at the following location: https://jncc.gov.uk/resources/598a60db-9323-4781-b5a8-dcf0ca3b29f9. -
UK Offshore Marine Protected Areas
This resource contains boundary, site and feature information for designated UK Offshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Offshore MPAs include Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs),... -
Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) with marine components (all UK waters)
This resource contains boundary, site and feature information for Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) with marine components in UK waters. Special Areas of Conservation (SACs)... -
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... -
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... -
UK Offshore Marine Protected Areas (archived)
This resource has been archived. You can find the most recent version at the following location: https://jncc.gov.uk/resources/ade43f34-54d6-4084-b66a-64f0b4a5ef27. -
Boundaries of Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) of Great Britain...
This resource contains the spatial dataset of Special Areas of Conservation in Great Britain (excluding offshore areas), last updated in March 2026. The date of the latest...