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NatureScot Protected Areas WMS
This interactive map service contains the various categories of protected areas and sites in Scotland. -
Special Protection Areas (Scotland)
SPAs in Scotland are classified by Scottish Ministers . These are areas of the most important habitat for rare (listed on Annex I to the Directive) and regularly occurring... -
Special Areas of Conservation (Scotland)
SACs in Scotland are designated by Scottish Ministers under the EC Habitats Directive (https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/nature-and-biodiversity/habitats-directive_en).... -
30 x 30 Dissolved Protected Areas
An update for 30x30 project in NatureScot. These data contain all terrestrial, protected area sites that contribute toward Scotland's commitment to protect or conserve 30% of... -
Biogenetic Reserve (Scotland)
Biogenetic reserves act as 'living laboratories' and are representative examples of various types of natural environment in Europe. They can consist of natural or semi-natural... -
Biosphere Reserves (Scotland)
Biosphere Reserves are areas of terrestrial and coastal ecosystems promoting the conservation of biodiversity with sustainable use. Biosphere Reserves serve to demonstrate... -
European Diploma Areas (Scotland)
The European Diploma is an award established by the Council of Europe under Regulation (65) 6 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe of 6 March 1965 for certain... -
Marine Consultation Areas (Scotland)
Marine Consultation Areas are identified by Scottish Natural Heritage as deserving particular distinction in respect of the quality and sensitivity of the marine environment... -
National Nature Reserves (Scotland)
The National Nature Reserve (NNR) Partnership awards the NNR accolade to the best places for people to see the best of Scotland’s nature. SNH formally declares the Partnership’s... -
30 x 30 Protected Areas
An update for 30x30 project. These layer contains all terrestrial, protected area sites that contribute toward Scotland's commitment to protect or conserve 30% of land by 2030.... -
Terrestrial Phase 1 Habitat Survey
This dataset holds comprehensive habitat cover data for the whole of Wales derived from a programme of field recording that was begun by the Wales Field Unit (WFU) of the Nature... -
Phase 2 Saltmarsh Survey of Wales
Coastal saltmarshes in the UK comprise of the upper, vegetated portions of intertidal mudflats, lying approximately between mean high water neap tides and mean high water spring... -
Phase 2 Lowland Grassland Survey of Wales
This project comprised of a detailed survey of plant communities in semi-natural lowland grassland vegetation across Wales. The purpose of this data capture was to characterise... -
Lakes Inventory
This is the Welsh subset of an inventory of standing waters (freshwater lakes and lochs) derived from Ordnance Survey digital map data at a scale of 1:50 000 . The inventory... -
Country Parks
There are over 250 recognised Country Parks in England and Wales. Most Country Parks were designated in the 1970s, under the Countryside Act 1968 with the support of the former...