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Sullom Voe
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country Scotland Unitary Authority Highlands and Islands Centroid * HU380757 Latitude 60.4639 Longitude -1.3097 SAC EU Code UK0030273 Status Designated Sp...
Studland to Portland
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country England Unitary Authority Extra-Regio Centroid * SY881728 Latitude 50.555 Longitude -2.168 SAC EU Code UK0030382 Status Designated Special Area of...
Grey seal [Halichoerus grypus]
Published dateVertebrate species: mammals Description and ecological characteristics Grey seals Halichoerus grypus spend most of the year at sea, and may range widely in search of prey. They come ashore in autumn t...
Geyer's whorl snail [Vertigo geyeri]
Published dateInvertebrate species: molluscs Description and ecological characteristics Throughout its range the tiny Geyer’s whorl snail Vertigo geyeri is local and found in relatively exposed, constantly humid ca...
Violet click beetle [Limoniscus violaceus]
Published dateInvertebrate species: arthropods Description and ecological characteristics The violet click beetle Limoniscus violaceus is primarily associated with ancient trees, as it develops in undisturbed wood-...
Petalwort [Petalophyllum ralfsii]
Published dateLower plant species Description and ecological characteristics Petalwort Petalophyllum ralfsii is a pale green thalloid liverwort with erect lamellae on its upper surface, that grows in open, damp, ca...
Limestone pavements
Published dateRocky habitats and caves Description and ecological characteristics Limestone pavements are outcrops of rock, typically horizontal or gently inclined, although a few are steeply inclined. The surface ...
Calaminarian grasslands of the Violetalia calaminariae
Published dateNatural and semi-natural grassland formations Description and ecological characteristics Calaminarian grasslands occur on soils that have levels of heavy metals, such as lead, zinc, chromium and coppe...
Bog woodland
Published dateForests Description and ecological characteristics Under certain combinations of physical circumstances in the UK, scattered trees can occur across the surface of a bog in a relatively stable ecologic...
Green shield-moss [Buxbaumia viridis]
Published dateLower plant species Description and ecological characteristics Green shield-moss Buxbaumia viridis is a highly-specialised and atypical moss with much-reduced leaves arising from a protonemal mat (i.e...