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Bassurelle Sandbank
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country UK Offshore waters Unitary Authority Extra-Regio Centroid * TW127814 Latitude 50.5931 Longitude 1.0064 SAC EU Code UK0030368 Status Designated Spe...
Sea lamprey [Petromyzon marinus]
Published dateVertebrate species: fish Description and ecological characteristics The sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus is a primitive, jawless fish resembling an eel. It is the largest of the lampreys found in the UK...
Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae)
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics Atlantic salt meadows develop when halophytic vegetation colonises soft intertidal sediments of mud and sand in areas...
Twaite shad [Alosa fallax]
Published dateVertebrate species: fish Description and ecological characteristics The twaite shad Alosa fallax is a member of the herring family. It is difficult to distinguish from its close relative 1102 Allis sh...
Active raised bogs
Published dateRaised bogs and mires and fens Description and ecological characteristics Active raised bogs are peat-forming ecosystems that have developed during thousands of years of peat accumulation, to such an ...
Freshwater pearl mussel [Margaritifera margaritifera]
Published dateInvertebrate species: molluscs Description and ecological characteristics The freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera grows to 140 mm in length, and burrows into sandy substrates, often be...
Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels
Published dateNatural and semi-natural grassland formations Description and ecological characteristics This habitat type is typically found on ungrazed upland cliff ledges, occasionally extending on to open ground,...
Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration
Published dateRaised bogs and mires and fens Description and ecological characteristics Degraded raised bogs occur where there has been widespread disruption, usually by man, to the structure and function of the pe...
Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation
Published dateRocky habitats and caves Description and ecological characteristics Chasmophytic vegetation consists of plant communities that colonise the cracks and fissures of rock faces. The type of plant communi...
Mediterranean temporary ponds
Published dateFreshwater habitats Description and ecological characteristics Mediterranean temporary ponds consist of winter-flooded areas, which dry out to give vegetation rich in annuals; many of these are nation...