Special Areas of Conservation (England)

<p>A Special Area of Conservation (SAC) is the land designated under <a href='https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A31992L0043' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora</a>.</p> <p>Data supplied has the status of "Candidate". The data does not include "Possible" Sites.</p> <p>Boundaries are mapped against Ordnance Survey MasterMap.</p><p>Full metadata can be viewed on <a target='_blank' href='https://data.gov.uk/dataset/a85e64d9-d0f1-4500-9080-b0e29b81fbc8/special-areas-of-conservation-england' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>data.gov.uk</a>.</p>