Potential Special Protection Areas (England)

These are potential site boundaries. Please note that as a result of the consultation there may be minor changes to the final boundary of the site once classified. A Special Protection Area (SPA) is the land designated under Directive 2009/147/EC on the Conservation of Wild Birds. Special Protection Areas (SPAs) are strictly protected sites classified in accordance with Article 4 of the EC Birds Directive, which came into force in April 1979. They are classified for rare and vulnerable birds (as listed on Annex I of the Directive), and for regularly occurring migratory species. Data supplied has the status "Potential". Boundaries are mapped against Ordnance Survey MasterMap.<div><br /></div><div>Full metadata can be viewed on <a target='_blank' href='https://data.gov.uk/dataset/f97c82ea-fe9a-4281-b9f6-08694a7d65b5/potential-special-protection-areas-england' rel='nofollow ugc'>data.gov.uk</a>.</div>