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  1. Special Protection Areas (England)

    • data.catchmentbasedapproach.org
    • naturalengland-defra.opendata.arcgis.com
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    Updated Jan 30, 2019
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    Defra group ArcGIS Online organisation (2019). Special Protection Areas (England) [Dataset]. https://data.catchmentbasedapproach.org/datasets/Defra::special-protection-areas-england/about
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    Dataset updated
    Jan 30, 2019
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    Defra - Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairshttp://defra.gov.uk/
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    Defra group ArcGIS Online organisation
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    A Special Protection Area (SPA) is the land designated under Directive 2009/147/EC on the Conservation of Wild Birds. 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 "Classified". The data does not include "Potential" sites. Boundaries are mapped against Ordnance Survey MasterMap.Full metadata can be viewed on data.gov.uk.

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Special Protection Areas (England)

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Dataset updated
Jan 30, 2019
Dataset provided by
Defra - Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairshttp://defra.gov.uk/
Authors
Defra group ArcGIS Online organisation
Area covered
Description

A Special Protection Area (SPA) is the land designated under Directive 2009/147/EC on the Conservation of Wild Birds. 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 "Classified". The data does not include "Potential" sites. Boundaries are mapped against Ordnance Survey MasterMap.Full metadata can be viewed on data.gov.uk.

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