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Protected sites

Protected sites are designated through The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 20171 and are broken down into different classifications. Protected sites include: 

Internationally or European protected sites 

  • Special Protection Areas (SPAs) 
  • Special areas of conservation (SACs) 
  • Ramsar Wetland 

Nationally protected sites 

  • Site of Special Scientific Interest 
  • Marine Conservation Zone 

Locally protected sites 

  • Nature reserves 
  • Landscape scale designations (National Parks, Area of Natural Beauty) 
  1. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1012/contents

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