Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under sections 4(8) and 143(5)(b) of the Environment Act 2021, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
2022 No. 0000
The Environmental Targets (Marine Protected Areas) Regulations 2022
Made
Coming into force
A draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with sections 4(8) and 143(5)(b) of the Environment Act 20211 (“the 2021 Act”).
In accordance with section 4(1) and (2) of the 2021 Act, the Secretary of State has sought advice from persons the Secretary of State considers to be independent and to have relevant expertise and the Secretary of State is satisfied that the target set by these Regulations can be met.
Accordingly, the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1, 6(1) and 143(1)(a) and (b) of the 2021 Act, makes the following Regulations.
Citation, commencement, extent and application1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Targets (Marine Protected Areas) Regulations 2022 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
2
These Regulations extend to England and Wales but apply in relation to England only (as defined in regulation 2).
Interpretation2
In these Regulations—
“the 2021 Act” means the Environment Act 2021;
“England” includes—
- a
the English inshore region, and
- b
the English offshore region,
- a
within the meaning of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 20092;
“the nature conservation bodies” means Natural England3 and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee4;
“protected feature” means a marine habitat or type of marine habitat, a species or assemblage of species of marine flora or fauna or a feature or assemblage of geological or geomorphological interest specified in the second column of the Schedule in relation to a relevant marine protected area;
“relevant marine protected area” (or “relevant MPA”) means—
- a
a marine conservation zone (“MCZ”) designated by an order made under section 116(1) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (“MCZ designation order”) specified in the first column of the Schedule;
- b
a special area of conservation (“SAC”) within the meaning of regulation 3(1) of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 20175 specified in the first column of the Schedule;
- c
a special protection area (“SPA”) classified—
- i
pursuant to Article 4(1) or (2) of Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds6 or Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of wild birds7,
- ii
under regulation 15 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017, or
- iii
under regulation 12 of the Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 20178,
- i
specified in the first column of the Schedule;
but does not include any part of an MCZ, SAC or SPA which is situated outside England.
- a
Environmental target for condition of protected features in relevant MPAs3
1
This regulation specifies a target in accordance with section 1(1) of the 2021 Act in respect of the condition of protected features in relevant MPAs.
2
The target is that before the end of 31st December 2042—
a
the number of protected features which are in favourable condition within all relevant MPAs is not less than 70% of the total number of all protected features within relevant MPAs; and
b
all other protected features within relevant MPAs are in recovering condition.
3
In paragraph (2)—
a
“favourable condition”—
i
with respect to a protected feature in an MCZ, means—
aa
that the feature, and its supporting habitat where this is included as part of its conservation objective in the relevant MCZ designation order specified in the fourth column of the Schedule, is in favourable condition within the meaning stated for that feature type in that MCZ designation order, or
bb
where the protected feature is black seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus) that the population (whether temporary or otherwise) is free of disturbance of a kind specified for that feature in the relevant MCZ designation order specified in the fourth column of the Schedule and its spawning habitat is in favourable condition within the meaning stated in that MCZ designation order;
ii
with respect to a protected feature in an SAC which is a marine habitat or type of marine habitat, means that—
aa
its extent and distribution is stable or increasing, and
bb
the structures and functions, and natural supporting processes on which it relies, are such as to ensure that it remains in a condition which is healthy and not deteriorating;
iii
with respect to a protected feature in an SAC which is a species of marine fauna or flora, means that—
aa
the quality and quantity and distribution of its supporting habitat, the quality of the natural supporting processes on which it relies, the availability of prey and the composition of its population in terms of distribution and size are such as to ensure that the population is maintained in numbers which enable it to thrive, and
bb
where the protected feature is grey seal (Phoca vitulina), harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), or harbour seal (Halichoerus grypus) it is free of human disturbance of a kind likely to have a significant effect on its use of the site;
iv
with respect to a protected feature in an SPA, means that—
aa
the extent and distribution of its supporting habitat is stable or increasing,
bb
the structures, functions and quality of its supporting habitat including its natural supporting processes are such as to ensure that its supporting habitat remains in a condition which is healthy and not deteriorating,
cc
the distribution and size of its population (whether temporary or otherwise) are such as to ensure that it is maintained in numbers which enable it to thrive, and
dd
its population (whether temporary or otherwise) is free of human disturbance of a kind likely to have a significant effect on the survival of its members, or their ability to breed or rear their young.
b
“recovering condition” with respect to a protected feature in a relevant MPA means that the feature is not in favourable condition but the measures necessary to remove or manage all relevant impacts on that feature have been implemented.
4
For the purpose of paragraph (3)(a)(iii)(aa) and paragraph (3)(a)(iv)(cc), any temporary reduction in numbers is to be disregarded if the population is sufficiently thriving and resilient to enable its recovery.
5
For the purpose of determining whether a protected feature is in favourable condition within the meaning of paragraph (3)(a), any alteration to that feature brought about entirely by natural processes is to be disregarded.
6
In paragraph (3)(b), a “relevant impact” is an impact which—
a
adversely affects the feature,
b
arises from human activities specific to the relevant MPA or its vicinity, and
c
taking into account any measures which have already been implemented, if it were not removed or managed would prevent the feature from ever being in favourable condition within the meaning of paragraph (3)(a),
but a relevant impact does not include the presence of an invasive non-native species in the relevant MPA or its vicinity if the species is present to such an extent that it would not be reasonably practicable to implement measures to try to remove or manage any adverse impact its presence is placing on the protected feature.
Requirement to provide advice to the Secretary of State4
The nature conservation bodies must, on request, provide the Secretary of State with such advice as the Secretary of State considers is reasonably required to perform the Secretary of State’s functions under Part 1 of the 2021 Act (Environmental Governance) in relation to the target set by regulation 3(2).
Reporting date5
For the purpose of section 6(1) of the 2021 Act, the reporting date for the target set by regulation 3(2) is 31st January 2044.
SCHEDULEProtected features subject to target
Relevant MPA | Protected feature | Type of feature | MCZ Designation Order 9 |
|---|---|---|---|
Albert Field MCZ | Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | The Albert Field Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201910 |
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Alde, Ore and Butley Estuaries SAC | Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) | Habitat | |
Estuaries | Habitat | ||
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide | Habitat | ||
Alde-Ore Estuary SPA | Common redshank (Tringa totanus) | Species | |
Eurasian marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) | Species | ||
Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) | Species | ||
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) | Species | ||
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) | Species | ||
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) | Species | ||
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) | Species | ||
Allonby Bay MCZ | Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) beds | Habitat | The Allonby Bay Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201611 |
High energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Honeycomb worm (Sabellaria alveolata reefs | Habitat | ||
Intertidal biogenic reefs | Habitat | ||
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Intertidal sand and muddy sand | Habitat | ||
Low energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Peat and clay exposures | Habitat | ||
Subtidal biogenic reefs | Habitat | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Aln Estuary MCZ | Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds | Habitat | The Aln Estuary Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201312 |
Estuarine rocky habitats | Habitat | ||
Intertidal mud | Habitat | ||
Sheltered muddy gravels | Habitat | ||
Axe Estuary MCZ | Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds | Habitat | The Axe Estuary Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201913 |
Estuarine rocky habitats | Habitat | ||
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Intertidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Intertidal mud | Habitat | ||
Bassurelle Sandbank SAC | Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time | Habitat | |
Beachy Head East MCZ | High energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | The Beachy Head East Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201914 |
Short snouted seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus) | Species | ||
Littoral chalk communities | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Peat and clay exposures | Habitat | ||
Ross worm (Sabellaria spinulosa) reefs | Habitat | ||
Subtidal chalk | Habitat | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Beachy Head West MCZ | Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) beds | Habitat | The Beachy Head West Marine Conservation Zones Designation Order 2013 as amended by The Beachy Head West Marine Conservation Zones Designation (Amendment) Order 201615 |
High energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) | Species | ||
Infralittoral muddy sand | Habitat | ||
Infralittoral sandy mud | Habitat | ||
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Littoral chalk communities | Habitat | ||
Low energy infralittoral rock and thin sandy sediment | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Short snouted seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus) | Species | ||
Subtidal chalk | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mud | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Bembridge MCZ | Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) | Species | The Bembridge Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201916 |
Peacock’s tail (Padina pavonica) | Species | ||
Short snouted seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus) | Species | ||
Maerl beds | Habitat | ||
Stalked jellyfish (Calvadosia campanulata) | Species | ||
Stalked jellyfish spp (Haliclystus spp) | Species | ||
Seagrass beds | Habitat | ||
Sea-pen and burrowing megafauna communities | Habitat | ||
Sheltered muddy gravels | Habitat | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mud | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Benfleet and Southend Marshes SPA | Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) | Species | |
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) | Species | ||
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Species | ||
Red knot (Calidris canutus) | Species | ||
Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Berwick to St Mary’s MCZ | Common eider (Somateria mollissima) | Species | The Berwick to St Mary’s Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201917 |
Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast SAC | Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) | Species | |
Large shallow inlets and bays | Habitat | ||
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide | Habitat | ||
Reefs | Habitat | ||
Submerged or partially submerged sea caves | Habitat | ||
Bideford to Foreland Point MCZ | Pink sea-fan (Eunicella verrucosa) | Species | The Bideford to Foreland Point Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201618 |
Fragile sponge and anthozoan communities on subtidal rocky habitats | Habitat | ||
High energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
High energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
High energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Honeycomb worm (Sabellaria alveolata) reefs | Habitat | ||
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Intertidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Intertidal sand and muddy sand | Habitat | ||
Intertidal underboulder communities | Habitat | ||
Littoral chalk communities | Habitat | ||
Low energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Low energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) | Species | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Blackwater Estuary (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 4) SPA | Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa islandica) | Species | |
Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) | Species | ||
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) | Species | ||
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Species | ||
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) | Species | ||
Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Blackwater, Crouch, Roach and Colne Estuaries MCZ | Clacton Cliffs and Foreshore | Geological | The Blackwater, Crouch, Roach and Colne Estuaries Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201319 |
Intertidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) beds | Habitat | ||
Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) | Species | ||
Braunton Burrows SAC | Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide | Habitat | |
Breydon Water SPA | Common tern (Sterna hirundo) | Species | |
European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) | Species | ||
Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) | Species | ||
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) | Species | ||
Ruff (Philomachus Pugnax) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Bristol Channel Approaches / Dynesfeydd Môr Hafren SAC | Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) | Species | |
Camel Estuary MCZ | Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds | Habitat | The Camel Estuary Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201920 |
Estuarine rocky habitats | Habitat | ||
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Intertidal mud | Habitat | ||
Low energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Cape Bank MCZ | Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | The Cape Bank Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201921 |
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Chesil and the Fleet SAC | Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) | Habitat | |
Coastal lagoons | Habitat | ||
Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi) | Habitat | ||
Chesil Beach and Stennis Ledges MCZ | Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) | Species | The Chesil Beach and Stennis Ledges Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013 as amended by The Chesil Beach and Stennis Ledges Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 2016 and the Chesil Beach and Stannis Ledges Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 201922 |
High energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
High energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
High energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Pink sea-fan (Eunicella verrucosa) | Species | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Chesil Beach and The Fleet SPA | Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope) | Species | |
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) | Species | ||
Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA | Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) | Species | |
Common redshank (Tringa totanus) | Species | ||
Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) | Species | ||
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) | Species | ||
Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) | Species | ||
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) | Species | ||
Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) | Species | ||
Eurasian teal (Anas crecca) | Species | ||
Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope) | Species | ||
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Species | ||
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) | Species | ||
Northern pintail (Anas acuta) | Species | ||
Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) | Species | ||
Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) | Species | ||
Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | Species | ||
Sanderling (Calidris alba) | Species | ||
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Colne Estuary (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 2) SPA | Common redshank (Tringa totanus) | Species | |
Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) | Species | ||
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) | Species | ||
Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Coquet Island SPA | Seabird assemblage | Assemblage | |
Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) | Species | ||
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) | Species | ||
Roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) | Species | ||
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) | Species | ||
Coquet to St. Mary’s MCZ | High energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | The Coquet to St. Mary’s Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201623 |
High energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Intertidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Intertidal mud | Habitat | ||
Intertidal sand and muddy sand | Habitat | ||
Intertidal underboulder communities | Habitat | ||
Low energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Peat and clay exposures | Habitat | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mud | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Cromer Shoal Chalk Beds MCZ | High energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | The Cromer Shoal Chalk Beds Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201624 |
High energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
North Norfolk Coast assemblage of subtidal sediment features and habitats | Geological | ||
Peat and clay exposures | Habitat | ||
Subtidal chalk | Habitat | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Crouch and Roach Estuaries (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 3) SPA | Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) | Species | |
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Cumbria Coast MCZ | Razorbill (Alca torda) | Species | The Cumbria Coast Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013 as amended by The Cumbria Coast Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 201925 |
High energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Honeycomb worm (Sabellaria alveolata) reefs | Habitat | ||
Intertidal biogenic reefs | Habitat | ||
Intertidal sand and muddy sand | Habitat | ||
Intertidal underboulder communities | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Peat and clay exposures | Habitat | ||
Dart Estuary MCZ | Tentacled lagoon worm (Alkmaria romijni) | Species | The Dart Estuary Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201926 |
Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds | Habitat | ||
Estuarine rocky habitats | Habitat | ||
Intertidal mud | Habitat | ||
Low energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Deben Estuary SPA | Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) | Species | |
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) | Species | ||
Dee Estuary / Aber Dyfrdwy SAC | Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) | Habitat | |
Estuaries | Habitat | ||
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by sweater at low tide | Habitat | ||
River lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) | Species | ||
Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) | Species | ||
Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud and sand | Habitat | ||
Dengie (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 1) SPA | Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) | Species | |
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Species | ||
Red knot (Calidris canutus) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Devon Avon Estuary MCZ | Tentacled lagoon worm (Alkmaria romijni) | Species | The Devon Avon Estuary Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201927 |
Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds | Habitat | ||
Intertidal mud | Habitat | ||
Intertidal sand and muddy sand | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Dogger Bank SAC | Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time | Habitat | |
Dover to Deal MCZ | Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) beds | Habitat | The Dover to Deal Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2016 as amended by The Dover to Deal Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 201928 |
High energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
High energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Intertidal sand and muddy sand | Habitat | ||
Intertidal underboulder communities | Habitat | ||
Littoral chalk communities | Habitat | ||
Low energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) | Species | ||
Ross worm (Sabellaria spinulosa) reefs | Habitat | ||
Subtidal chalk | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Dover to Folkstone MCZ | Folkestone Warren (Gault Formation) | Geological | The Dover to Folkestone Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201629 |
High energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Intertidal sand and muddy sand | Habitat | ||
Intertidal underboulder communities | Habitat | ||
Littoral chalk communities | Habitat | ||
Low energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) | Species | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mud | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Drigg Coast SAC | Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) | Habitat | |
Estuaries | Habitat | ||
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide | Habitat | ||
Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud and sand | Habitat | ||
Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay SPA | Common tern (Sterna hirundo) | Species | |
Eurasian marsh harrier (Circus Aeruginosus) | Species | ||
European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) | Species | ||
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) | Species | ||
Mediterranean gull (Larus melanocephalus) | Species | ||
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) | Species | ||
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) | Species | ||
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
East of Haig Fras MCZ | Fan mussel (Atrina fragilis) | Species | The East of Haig Fras Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013 as amended by The East of Haig Fras Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 2016 and The East of Haig Fras Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 201930 |
High energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Sea-pen and burrowing megafauna communities | Habitat | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment and subtidal mixed sediments mosaic | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mud | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
East of Start Point MCZ | Subtidal sand | Habitat | The East of Start Point Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201931 |
Erme Estuary MCZ | Tentacled lagoon worm (Alkmaria romijni) | Species | The Erme Estuary Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201932 |
Estuarine rocky habitats | Habitat | ||
High energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Intertidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Low energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Sheltered muddy gravels | Habitat | ||
Essex Estuaries SAC | Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) | Habitat | |
Estuaries | Habitat | ||
Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi) | Habitat | ||
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater all the time | Habitat | ||
Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud and sand | Habitat | ||
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time | Habitat | ||
Spartina swards (Spartinion maritimae) | Habitat | ||
Exe Estuary SPA | Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa islandica) | Species | |
Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) | Species | ||
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) | Species | ||
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) | Species | ||
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Species | ||
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) | Species | ||
Slavonian grebe (Podiceps auratus) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Fal and Helford SAC | Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) | Habitat | |
Estuaries | Habitat | ||
Large shallow inlets and bays | Habitat | ||
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide | Habitat | ||
Reefs | Habitat | ||
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time | Habitat | ||
Falmouth Bay to St Austell Bay SPA | Black-throated diver (Gavia arctica) | Species | |
Great-northern diver (Gavia immer) | Species | ||
Slavonian grebe (Podiceps auritus) | Species | ||
Farne Islands SPA | Seabird assemblage | Assemblage | |
Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) | Species | ||
Common guillemot (Uriaaalge) | Species | ||
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) | Species | ||
Roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) | Species | ||
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) | Species | ||
Farnes East MCZ | Ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) | Species | The Farnes East Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201633 |
Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Sea-pen and burrowing megafauna communities | Habitat | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mud | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Flamborough and Filey Coast SPA | Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) | Species | |
Common guillemot (Uria aalge) | Species | ||
Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) | Species | ||
Seabird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Razorbill (Alca torda) | Species | ||
Flamborough Head SAC | Reefs | Habitat | |
Submerged or partially submerged sea caves | Habitat | ||
Folkstone Pomerania MCZ | Fragile sponge and anthozoan communities on subtidal rocky habitats | Habitat | The Folkestone Pomerania Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201334 |
High energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Honeycomb worm (Sabellaria alveolata) reefs | Habitat | ||
Ross worm (Sabellaria spinulosa) reefs | Habitat | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Foreland MCZ | English Channel Outburst Flood Features (Quaternary fluvio-glacial erosion features) | Geological | The Foreland Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201935 |
High energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Foulness (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 5) SPA | Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) | Species | |
Common redshank (Tringa tonatus) | Species | ||
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) | Species | ||
Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) | Species | ||
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) | Species | ||
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Species | ||
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) | Species | ||
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) | Species | ||
Red knot (Calidris canutus) | Species | ||
Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) | Species | ||
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Fulmar MCZ | Ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) | Species | The Fulmar Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201636 |
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mud | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Fylde MCZ | Subtidal mud | Habitat | The Fylde Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013 as amended by the Fylde Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 201637 |
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Gibraltar Point SPA | Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) | Species | |
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Species | ||
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Sanderling (Calidris alba) | Species | ||
Goodwin Sands MCZ | Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) beds | Habitat | The Goodwin Sands Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201938 |
English Channel Outburst Flood Features (Quaternary fluvio-glacial erosion features) | Geological | ||
Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Ross worm (Sabellaria spinulosa) reefs | Habitat | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Greater Haig Fras MCZ | Haig Fras rock complex | Geological | The Greater Haig Fras Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201639 |
Sea-pen and burrowing megafauna communities | Habitat | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mud | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Great Yarmouth North Denes SPA | Little tern (Sterna albifrons) | Species | |
Greater Wash SPA | Black (common) scoter (Melanitta nigra) | Species | |
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) | Species | ||
Little gull (Larus minutus) | Species | ||
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) | Species | ||
Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) | Species | ||
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) | Species | ||
Haig Fras SAC | Reefs | Habitat | |
Haisborough, Hammond and Winterton SAC | Reefs | Habitat | |
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time | Habitat | ||
Hamford Water SPA | Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa islandica) | Species | |
Common redshank (Tringa totanus) | Species | ||
Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) | Species | ||
Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) | Species | ||
Eurasian teal (Anas crecca) | Species | ||
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Species | ||
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) | Species | ||
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) | Species | ||
Ringed plover (Charadris hiaticula) | Species | ||
Hartland Point to Tintagel MCZ | Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds | Habitat | The Hartland Point to Tintagel Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201640 |
Pink sea-fan (Eunicella verrucosa) | Species | ||
Fragile sponge and anthozoan communities on subtidal rocky habitats | Habitat | ||
High energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
High energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
High energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Honeycomb worm (Sabellaria alveolata) reefs | Habitat | ||
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Intertidal sand and muddy sand | Habitat | ||
Low energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Helford Estuary MCZ | Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) | Species | The Helford Estuary Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201941 |
Holderness Inshore MCZ | High energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | The Holderness Inshore Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201642 |
Intertidal sand and muddy sand | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Spurn Head (subtidal) and “the Binks” | Geological | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mud | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Holderness Offshore MCZ | North Sea glacial tunnel valleys | Geological | The Holderness Offshore Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201943 |
Ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) | Species | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Humber Estuary SAC | Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) | Habitat | |
Coastal lagoons | Habitat | ||
Estuaries | Habitat | ||
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide | Habitat | ||
Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) | Species | ||
Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud and sand | Habitat | ||
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time | Habitat | ||
River Lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) | Species | ||
Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) | Species | ||
Humber Estuary SPA | Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) | Species | |
Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa islandica) | Species | ||
Common redshank (Tringa totanus) | Species | ||
Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) | Species | ||
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) | Species | ||
Eurasian marsh harrier (Pluvialis apricaria) | Species | ||
Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) | Species | ||
Little tern (Sterna Albifrons) | Species | ||
Pied avocet (reproducing) (Recurvirostra avosetta) | Species | ||
Pied avocet (wintering) (Recurvirostra avosetta) | Species | ||
Red knot (Calidris Canutus) | Species | ||
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Inner Bank MCZ | Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | The Inner Bank Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201944 |
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Inner Dowsing, Race Bank and North Ridge SAC | Reefs | Habitat | |
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time | Habitat | ||
Isles of Scilly SPA | European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) | Species | |
European storm-petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) | Species | ||
Great black-backed gull (Larus marinus) | Species | ||
Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) | Species | ||
Seabird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Isles of Scilly Complex SAC | Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) | Species | |
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide | Habitat | ||
Reefs | Habitat | ||
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time | Habitat | ||
Isles of Scilly Sites: Bishop to Crim MCZ | Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) | Species | The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation Order 201345 Schedule 146 |
Isles of Scilly Sites: Bristow to the Stones MCZ | Pink sea-fan (Eunicella verrucosa) | Species | The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation Order 2013 Schedule 11 as amended by The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation (Amendment) Order 201947 |
Fragile sponge and anthozoan communities on subtidal rocky habitats | Habitat | ||
High energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) | Species | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Isles of Scilly Sites: Gilstone to Gorregan MCZ | High energy intertidal rock | Habitat | The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation Order 2013 Schedule 248 |
Moderate energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) | Species | ||
Isles of Scilly Sites: Hanjague to Deep Ledge MCZ | High energy intertidal rock | Habitat | The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation Order 2013 Schedule 349 |
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Intertidal underboulder communities | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) | Species | ||
Isles of Scilly Sites: Higher Town MCZ | Kaleidoscope jellyfish (Haliclystus spp) | Species | The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation Order 2013 Schedule 4 as amended by The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation (Amendment) Order 201950 |
Stalked jellyfish (Calvadosia cruxmelitensis) | Species | ||
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Intertidal sand and muddy sand | Habitat | ||
Intertidal underboulder communities | Habitat | ||
Low energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Isles of Scilly Sites: Lower Ridge to Innisvouls MCZ | Moderate energy intertidal rock | Habitat | The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation Order 2013 Schedule 551 |
Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) | Species | ||
Isles of Scilly Sites: Men a Vaur to White Island MCZ | Giant goby (Gobius cobitis) | Species | The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation Order 2013 Schedule 6 as amended by The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation (Amendment) Order 201952 |
High energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Intertidal sand and muddy sand | Habitat | ||
Intertidal underboulder communities | Habitat | ||
Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) | Species | ||
Moderate energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Stalked jellyfish (Calvadosia campanulata) | Species | ||
Isles of Scilly Sites: Peninnis to Dry Ledge MCZ | Kaleidoscope jellyfish (Haliclystus spp) | Species | The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation Order 2013 Schedule 7 as amended by The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation (Amendment) Order 201953 |
Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) | Species | ||
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Intertidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Intertidal sand and muddy sand | Habitat | ||
Intertidal underboulder communities | Habitat | ||
Low energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Stalked jellyfish (Calvadosia cruxmelitensis) | Species | ||
Isles of Scilly Sites: Plympton to Spanish Ledge MCZ | High energy intertidal rock | Habitat | The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation Order 2013 Schedule 854 |
Intertidal sand and muddy sand | Habitat | ||
Intertidal underboulder communities | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) | Species | ||
Isles of Scilly Sites: Smith Sound Tide Swept Channel MCZ | High energy intertidal rock | Habitat | The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation Order 2013 Schedule 955 |
Moderate energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) | Species | ||
Isles of Scilly Sites: Tean MCZ | Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation Order 2013 Schedule 1056 |
Intertidal sand and muddy sand | Habitat | ||
Intertidal underboulder communities | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Kentish Knock East MCZ | Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | The Kentish Knock East Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201957 |
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Kingmere MCZ | Moderate energy infralittoral rock and thin mixed sediments | Habitat | The Kingmere Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201358 |
Black seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus) | Species | ||
Subtidal chalk | Habitat | ||
Lands End and Cape Bank SAC | Reefs | Habitat | |
Lindisfarne SPA | Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) | Species | |
Black (common) scoter (Melanitta nigra) | Species | ||
Common eider (Somateria mollissima) | Species | ||
Common redshank (Tringa totanus) | Species | ||
Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) | Species | ||
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) | Species | ||
Eurasian wigeon (Anas Penelope) | Species | ||
European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) | Species | ||
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Species | ||
Greylag goose (Anser anser [Iceland/UK/Ireland]) | Species | ||
Light-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla hrota [Svalbard/Denmark/UK]) | Species | ||
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) | Species | ||
Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) | Species | ||
Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) | Species | ||
Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) | Species | ||
Roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Sanderling (Calidris alba) | Species | ||
Liverpool Bay / Bae Lerpwl SPA | Black (common) scoter (Melanitta nigra) | Species | |
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) | Species | ||
Little gull (Larus minutus) | Species | ||
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) | Species | ||
Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Lizard Point SAC | Reefs | Habitat | |
Lundy MCZ | Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) | Species | The Lundy Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201359 |
Lundy SAC | Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) | Species | |
Reefs | Habitat | ||
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time | Habitat | ||
Submerged or partially submerged sea caves | Habitat | ||
Lyme Bay and Torbay SAC | Reefs | Habitat | |
Submerged or partially submerged sea caves | Habitat | ||
Margate and Long Sands SAC | Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time | Habitat | |
Markham’s Triangle MCZ | Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | The Markham’s Triangle Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201960 |
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mud | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Medway Estuary MCZ | Smelt (Osmerus eperlanus) | Species | The Medway Estuary Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013 as amended by The Medway Estuary Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 201961 |
Estuarine rocky habitats | Habitat | ||
Intertidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Intertidal sand and muddy sand | Habitat | ||
Low energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Tentacled lagoon worm (Alkmaria romijni) | Species | ||
Peat and clay exposures | Habitat | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mud | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Medway Estuary and Marshes SPA | Common redshank (Tringa totanus) | Species | |
Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) | Species | ||
Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) | Species | ||
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) | Species | ||
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Species | ||
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) | Species | ||
Northern pintail (Anas acuta) | Species | ||
Pied avocet (reproducing) (Recurvirostra avosetta) | Species | ||
Pied avocet (wintering) (Recurvirostra avosetta) | Species | ||
Red knot (Calidris canutus) | Species | ||
Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Mersey Estuary SPA | Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa islandica) | Species | |
Common redshank (Tringa totanus) | Species | ||
Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) | Species | ||
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) | Species | ||
Eurasian teal (Anas crecca) | Species | ||
European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) | Species | ||
Waterbird Assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Northern pintail (Anas acuta) | Species | ||
Mersey Narrows and North Wirral Foreshore SPA | Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) | Species | |
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) | Species | ||
Common tern (reproducing) (Sterna hirundo) | Species | ||
Little gull (Larus minutus) | Species | ||
Red knot (Calidris canutus) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Minsmere-Walberswick SPA | Eurasian marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) | Species | |
Eurasian teal (Anas crecca) | Species | ||
Greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons albifrons) | Species | ||
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) | Species | ||
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) | Species | ||
Morecambe Bay SAC | Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) | Species | |
Coastal lagoons | Habitat | ||
Estuaries | Habitat | ||
Large shallow inlets and bays | Habitat | ||
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by sea water at low tide | Habitat | ||
Reefs | Habitat | ||
Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud and sand | Habitat | ||
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time | Habitat | ||
Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary SPA | Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) | Species | |
Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa islandica) | Species | ||
Common redshank (Tringa totanus) | Species | ||
Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) | Species | ||
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) | Species | ||
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) | Species | ||
Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) | Species | ||
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) | Species | ||
European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) | Species | ||
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Species | ||
Herring gull (Larus argentatus) | Species | ||
Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) | Species | ||
Lesser black-backed gull (reproducing) (Larus fuscus) | Species | ||
Little egret (Egretta garzetta) | Species | ||
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) | Species | ||
Mediterranean gull (Larus melanocephalus) | Species | ||
Northern pintail (Anas acuta) | Species | ||
Pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) | Species | ||
Red knot (Calidris canutus) | Species | ||
Seabird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) | Species | ||
Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | Species | ||
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) | Species | ||
Sanderling (Calidris alba) | Species | ||
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Morte Platform MCZ | High energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | The Morte Platform Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201962 |
Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Mounts Bay MCZ | Giant goby (Gobius cobitis) | Species | The Mounts Bay Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201663 |
Stalked Jellyfish (Calvadosia cruxmelitensis) | Species | ||
High energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
High energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Intertidal sand and muddy sand | Habitat | ||
Stalked jellyfish (Calvadosia campanulata) | Species | ||
Stalked jellyfish spp (Haliclystus spp) | Species | ||
Moderate energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Seagrass beds | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Newquay and the Gannel MCZ | Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds | Habitat | The Newquay and the Gannel Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201664 |
Estuarine rocky habitats | Habitat | ||
Giant goby (Gobius cobitis) | Species | ||
High energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
High energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
High energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Intertidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Intertidal mud | Habitat | ||
Intertidal sand and muddy sand | Habitat | ||
Low energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
North East of Farnes Deep MCZ | Ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) | Species | The North East of Farnes Deep Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013 as amended by The North East of Farnes Deep Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 201665 |
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mud | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
North Norfolk Coast SAC | Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi) | Habitat | |
North Norfolk Coast SPA | Common tern (Sterna hirundo) | Species | |
Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) | Species | ||
Eurasian marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) | Species | ||
Eurasian wigeon (Anas Penelope) | Species | ||
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) | Species | ||
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) | Species | ||
Pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) | Species | ||
Red knot (Calidris canutus) | Species | ||
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) | Species | ||
Pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) | Species | ||
Red knot (Calidris canutus) | Species | ||
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
North Norfolk Sandbanks and Saturn Reef SAC | Reefs | Habitat | |
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time | Habitat | ||
North West of Lundy MCZ | Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | The North West of Lundy Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201966 |
North-East of Haig Fras MCZ | Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | The North-East of Haig Fras Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201967 |
Subtidal mud | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Northumberland Marine SPA | Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) | Species | |
Seabird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) | Species | ||
Common guillemot (Uria aalge) | Species | ||
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) | Species | ||
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) | Species | ||
Roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) | Species | ||
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) | Species | ||
Northumbria Coast SPA | Artic tern (Sterna paradisaea) | Species | |
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) | Species | ||
Purple sandpiper (Calidris maritima) | Species | ||
Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | Species | ||
North-West of Jones Bank MCZ | Sea-pen and burrowing megafauna communities | Habitat | The North-West of Jones Bank Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201668 |
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mud | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Offshore Brighton MCZ | High energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | The Offshore Brighton Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201669 |
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Offshore Overfalls MCZ | English Channel Outburst Flood Features (Quaternary fluvio-glacial erosion features) | Geomorphological | The Offshore Overfalls Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201670 |
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Orford Inshore MCZ | Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | The Orford Inshore Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201971 |
Orfordness – Shingle Street SAC | Coastal lagoons | Habitat | |
Otter Estuary MCZ | Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds | Habitat | The Otter Estuary Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201972 |
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Intertidal mud | Habitat | ||
Outer Thames Estuary SPA | Common tern (Sterna hirundo) | Species | |
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) | Species | ||
Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) | Species | ||
Padstow Bay and Surrounds MCZ | Pink sea-fan (Eunicella verrucosa) | Species | The Padstow Bay and Surrounds Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201373 |
High energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
High energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
High energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Intertidal sand and muddy sand | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) | Species | ||
Pagham Harbour MCZ | Defolin’s lagoon snail (Caecum armoricum) | Species | The Pagham Harbour Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201374 |
Lagoon sand shrimp (Gammarus insensibilis) | Species | ||
Seagrass beds | Habitat | ||
Pagham Harbour SPA | Common tern (Sterna hirundo) | Species | |
Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) | Species | ||
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) | Species | ||
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) | Species | ||
Plymouth Sound and Estuaries SAC | Allis shad (Alosa alosa) | Species | |
Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) | Habitat | ||
Estuaries | Habitat | ||
Large shallow inlets and bays | Habitat | ||
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by sea water all the time | Habitat | ||
Reefs | Habitat | ||
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time | Habitat | ||
Poole Harbour SPA | Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa islandica) | Species | |
Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) | Species | ||
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) | Species | ||
Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia leucorodia) | Species | ||
Little egret (Egretta garzetta) | Species | ||
Mediterranean gull (Larus melanocephalus) | Species | ||
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) | Species | ||
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Poole Rocks MCZ | Black seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus) | Species | The Poole Rocks Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013 as amended by The Poole Rocks Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 201975 |
Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Couch’s goby (Gobius couchi) | Species | ||
Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) | Species | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Portsmouth Harbour SPA | Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa islandica) | Species | |
Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) | Species | ||
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) | Species | ||
Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) | Species | ||
Purbeck Coast MCZ | Black seabream (Spondyliosoma canatharus) | Species | The Purbeck Coast Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201976 |
High energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Maerl beds | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Peacock’s tail (Padina pavonica) | Species | ||
Stalked jellyfish spp (Haliclystus spp) | Species | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Ribble and Alt Estuaries SPA | Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) | Species | |
Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa islandica) | Species | ||
Common redshank (Tringa totanus) | Species | ||
Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) | Species | ||
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) | Species | ||
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) | Species | ||
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) | Species | ||
Eurasian teal (Anas crecca) | Species | ||
Eurasian wigeon (Anas Penelope) | Species | ||
European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) | Species | ||
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Species | ||
Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) | Species | ||
Northern pintail (Anas acuta) | Species | ||
Pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) | Species | ||
Seabird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Red knot (Calidris canutus) | Species | ||
Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) | Species | ||
Sanderling (Calidris alba) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Ribble Estuary MCZ | Smelt (Osmerus eperlanus) | Species | The Ribble Estuary Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201977 |
Runnel Stone MCZ | Pink sea-fan (Eunicella verrucosa) | Species | The Runnel Stone Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201678 |
High energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
High energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
High energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Intertidal sand and muddy sand | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Runswick Bay MCZ | Ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) | Species | The Runswick Bay Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201679 |
High energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Intertidal sand and muddy sand | Habitat | ||
Low energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mud | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Selsey Bill and the Hounds MCZ | Bracklesham Bay | Geological | The Selsey Bill and the Hounds Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201980 |
High energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Short snouted seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus) | Species | ||
Low energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Peat and clay exposures | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Severn Estuary SPA | Common redshank (Tringa totanus) | Species | |
Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) | Species | ||
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) | Species | ||
Greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons albifrons) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren SAC | River lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) | Species | |
Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) | Habitat | ||
Estuaries | Habitat | ||
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide | Habitat | ||
Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) | Species | ||
Twaite shad (Alosa fallax) | Species | ||
Reefs | Habitat | ||
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time | Habitat | ||
Shell Flat and Lune Deep SAC | Reefs | Habitat | |
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time | Habitat | ||
Skerries Bank and Surrounds MCZ | Pink sea-fan (Eunicella verrucosa) | Species | The Skerries Bank and Surrounds Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201381 |
High energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
High energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Intertidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Intertidal sand and muddy sand | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) | Species | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mud | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Solent and Dorset Coast SPA | Common tern (Sterna hirundo) | Species | |
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) | Species | ||
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) | Species | ||
Solent and Isle of Wight Lagoons SAC | Coastal lagoons | Habitat | |
Solent and Southampton Water SPA | Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa islandica) | Species | |
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) | Species | ||
Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) | Species | ||
Eurasian teal (Anas crecca) | Species | ||
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) | Species | ||
Mediterranean gull (Larus melanocephalus) | Species | ||
Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) | Species | ||
Roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) | Species | ||
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Solent Maritime SAC | Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) | Habitat | |
Coastal lagoons | Habitat | ||
Estuaries | Habitat | ||
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide | Habitat | ||
Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud and sand | Habitat | ||
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time | Habitat | ||
Spartina swards (Spartinion maritimae) | Habitat | ||
Solway Firth MCZ | Smelt (Osmerus eperlanus) | Species | The Solway Firth Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201982 |
Solway Firth SAC | Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) | Habitat | |
Estuaries | Habitat | ||
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide | Habitat | ||
River lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) | Species | ||
Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) | Species | ||
Reefs | Habitat | ||
Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud and sand | Habitat | ||
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time | Habitat | ||
Solway Firth SPA | Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) | Species | |
Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) | Species | ||
Common redshank (Tringa totanus) | Species | ||
Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) | Species | ||
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) | Species | ||
European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) | Species | ||
Greater scaup (Aythya marila) | Species | ||
Northern pintail (Anas acuta) | Species | ||
Pink footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) | Species | ||
Red knot (Calidris canutus) | Species | ||
Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) | Species | ||
Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
South Dorset MCZ | High energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | The South Dorset Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013 as amended by The South Dorset Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 2016 and the South Dorset Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 201983 |
Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Subtidal chalk | Habitat | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
South of Celtic Deep MCZ | Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | The South of Celtic Deep Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201984 |
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
South of Portland MCZ | High energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | The South of Portland Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201985 |
Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Portland Deep | Geological | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
South of the Isles of Scilly MCZ | Fan mussel (Atrina fragilis) | Species | The South of the Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201986 |
Subtidal coarse sediment /subtidal mixed sediments mosaic habitat | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
South West Approaches to the Bristol Channel MCZ | Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | The South West Approaches to the Bristol Channel Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201987 |
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
South West Deeps (East) MCZ | Celtic Sea Relict Sandbanks | Geomorphological | The South West Deeps (East) Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201988 |
Deep sea bed | Habitat | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
South-West Deeps (West) MCZ | Celtic Sea Relict Sandbanks | Geomorphological | The South-West Deeps (West) Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013 as amended by The South-West Deeps (West) Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 2016 |
Fan mussel (Atrina fragilis) | Species | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mud | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
South Wight Maritime SAC | Reefs | Habitat | |
Submerged or partially submerged sea caves | Habitat | ||
Southbourne Rough MCZ | Black seabream (Spondyliosoma canatharus) | Species | The Southbourne Rough Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019 |
Southern North Sea SAC | Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) | Species | |
Start Point to Plymouth Sound & Eddystone SAC | Reefs | Habitat | |
Stour and Orwell Estuaries SPA | Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa islandica) | Species | |
Common redshank (Tringa totanus) | Species | ||
Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) | Species | ||
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) | Species | ||
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Species | ||
Northern pintail (Anas acuta) | Species | ||
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) | Species | ||
Red knot (Calidris canutus) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Studland Bay MCZ | Long snouted seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) | Species | The Studland Bay Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201991 |
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Seagrass beds | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Studland to Portland SAC | Reefs | Habitat | |
Swallow Sand MCZ | North Sea glacial tunnel valleys: Swallow Hole | Geological | The Swallow Sand Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201392 |
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Swanscombe MCZ | Tentacled lagoon worm (Alkmaria romijni) | Species | The Swanscombe Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201993 |
Intertidal mud | Habitat | ||
Tamar Estuaries Complex SPA | Little egret (Egretta garzetta) | Species | |
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) | Species | ||
Tamar Estuary Sites MCZ | Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) beds | Habitat | The Tamar Estuary Marine Conservation Zones Designation Order 201394 |
Intertidal biogenic reefs | Habitat | ||
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) | Species | ||
Smelt (Osmerus eperlanus) | Species | ||
Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA | Common redshank (Tringa totanus) | Species | |
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) | Species | ||
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) | Species | ||
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) | Species | ||
Red knot (Calidris canutus) | Species | ||
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Thames Estuary and Marshes SPA | Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa islandica) | Species | |
Common redshank (Tringa totanus) | Species | ||
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) | Species | ||
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Species | ||
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) | Species | ||
Red knot (Calidris canutus) | Species | ||
Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
Thanet Coast MCZ | Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) beds | Habitat | The Thanet Coast Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013 as amended by The Thanet Coast Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 201995 |
Stalked jellyfish (Lucernariopsis cruxmelitensis) | Species | ||
Stalked jellyfish spp (Haliclystus spp) | Species | ||
Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Peat and clay exposures | Habitat | ||
Ross worm (Sabellaria spinulosa) reefs | Habitat | ||
Subtidal chalk | Habitat | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Thanet Coast SAC | Reefs | Habitat | |
Submerged or partially submerged sea caves | Habitat | ||
Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay SPA | European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) | Species | |
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) | Species | ||
Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | Species | ||
The Canyons MCZ | Cold-water coral reefs | Habitat | The Canyons Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013 as amended by The Canyons Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 201996 |
Coral gardens | Habitat | ||
Deep-sea bed | Habitat | ||
Sea-pen and burrowing megafauna communities | Habitat | ||
The Dee Estuary SPA | Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) | Species | |
Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa islandica) | Species | ||
Common redshank (Tringa totanus) | Species | ||
Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) | Species | ||
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) | Species | ||
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) | Species | ||
Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) | Species | ||
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) | Species | ||
Eurasian teal (Anas crecca) | Species | ||
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Species | ||
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) | Species | ||
Northern pintail (Anas acuta) | Species | ||
Red knot (Calidris canutus) | Species | ||
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
The Manacles MCZ | Stalked jellyfish (Haliclystus spp) | Species | The Manacles Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013 as amended by the Manacles Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 201697 |
Pink sea-fan (Eunicella verrucosa) | Species | ||
Sea-fan anemone (Amphianthus dohrnii) | Species | ||
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Maerl beds | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) | Species | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal macrophyte-dominated sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
The Needles MCZ | High energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | The Needles Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201698 |
Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) | Species | ||
Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Peacock’s tail (Padina pavonica) | Species | ||
Stalked jellyfish (Calvadosia campanulata) | Species | ||
Seagrass beds | Habitat | ||
Sheltered muddy gravels | Habitat | ||
Subtidal chalk | Habitat | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mud | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
The Swale SPA | Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) | Species | |
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
The Swale Estuary MCZ | Estuarine rocky habitats | Habitat | The Swale Estuary Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 201699 |
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Intertidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Intertidal sand and muddy sand | Habitat | ||
Low energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mud | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
The Wash SPA | Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) | Species | |
Black (common) scoter (Melanitta nigra) | Species | ||
Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa islandica) | Species | ||
Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | Species | ||
Common redshank (Tringa totanus) | Species | ||
Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) | Species | ||
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) | Species | ||
Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) | Species | ||
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) | Species | ||
Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) | Species | ||
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) | Species | ||
Eurasian wigeon (Anas Penelope) | Species | ||
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Species | ||
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) | Species | ||
Northern pintail (Anas acuta) | Species | ||
Pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) | Species | ||
Red knot (Calidris canutus) | Species | ||
Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) | Species | ||
Sanderling (Calidris alba) | Species | ||
Waterbird assemblage | Assemblage | ||
The Wash and North Norfolk Coast SAC | Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) | Habitat | |
Large shallow inlets and bays | Habitat | ||
Mediterranean and thermo- Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi) | Habitat | ||
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide | Habitat | ||
Common seal (Phoca vitulina) | Species | ||
Reefs | Habitat | ||
Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud and sand | Habitat | ||
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time | Habitat | ||
Torbay MCZ | Long snouted seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) | Species | The Torbay Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013 as amended by The Torbay Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 2016 and The Torbay Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 2019100 |
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Intertidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Intertidal mud | Habitat | ||
Intertidal sand and muddy sand | Habitat | ||
Intertidal underboulder communities | Habitat | ||
Low energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) | Species | ||
Peacock’s tail (Padina pavonica) | Species | ||
Peat and clay exposures | Habitat | ||
Seagrass beds | Habitat | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mud | Habitat | ||
Tweed Estuary SAC | Estuaries | Habitat | |
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide | Habitat | ||
River lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) | Species | ||
Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) | Species | ||
Upper Fowey and Pont Pill MCZ | Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds | Habitat | The Upper Fowey and Pont Pill Marine Conservation Zones Designation Order 2013 as amended by The Upper Fowey and Pont Pill Marine Conservation Zones Designation (Amendment) Order 2016 101 |
Estuarine rocky habitats | Habitat | ||
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Intertidal mud | Habitat | ||
Intertidal sand and muddy sand | Habitat | ||
Low energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Sheltered muddy gravels | Habitat | ||
Utopia MCZ | Fragile sponge and anthozoan communities on subtidal rocky habitats | Habitat | The Utopia Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2016102 |
High energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
West of Copeland MCZ | Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | The West of Copeland Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019103 |
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
West of Walney MCZ | Sea-pen and burrowing megafauna communities | Habitat | The West of Walney Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2016104 |
Subtidal mud | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
West of Wight-Barfleur MCZ | Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | The West of Wight-Barfleur Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019105 |
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Western Channel MCZ | Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | The Western Channel Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2016106 |
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Whitsand and Looe Bay MCZ | Giant goby (Gobius cobitis) | Species | The Whitsand and Looe Bay Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013 as amended by The Whitsand and Looe Bay Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 2019 107 |
Stalked jellyfish (Haliclystus spp) | Species | ||
Ocean quahog (Artica islandica) | Species | ||
Pink sea-fan (Eunicella verrucosa) | Species | ||
Sea-fan anemone (Amphianthus dohrnii) | Species | ||
Stalked jellyfish (Calvadosia campanulata) | Species | ||
Stalked jellyfish (Calvadosia cruxmelitensis) | Species | ||
High energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Intertidal sand and muddy sand | Habitat | ||
Low energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Seagrass beds | Habitat | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal sand | Habitat | ||
Wight-Barfleur Reef SAC | Reefs | Habitat | |
Wyre Lune MCZ | Smelt (Osmerus eperlanus) | Species | The Wyre Lune Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019108 |
Yarmouth to Cowes MCZ | Bouldnor Cliff geological feature | Geological | The Yarmouth to Cowes Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019109 |
Estuarine rocky habitats | Habitat | ||
High energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
High energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Intertidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Intertidal underboulder communities | Habitat | ||
Littoral chalk communities | Habitat | ||
Low energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy circalittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy infralittoral rock | Habitat | ||
Moderate energy intertidal rock | Habitat | ||
Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) | Species | ||
Peat and clay exposures | Habitat | ||
Sheltered muddy gravels | Habitat | ||
Subtidal chalk | Habitat | ||
Subtidal coarse sediment | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mixed sediments | Habitat | ||
Subtidal mud | Habitat |
(This note is not part of the Regulations)