UNITED KINGDOM · SCOTLAND · DESIGNATIONS · SCOTLAND
Nature Conservation Orders (Scotland)
What this layer shows
Orders that prohibit named operations on a site of special scientific interest, a European site or other land of special interest, where its natural features are being damaged or are under threat. They range from cockling bans to protecting landforms; 15 mapped areas. Read the order before any works.
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WFS · ogc.nature.scot
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Date · SSSI · Grid reference
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Desk study
The statutory designations an ecologist checks first: SSSI, SAC, SPA, Ramsar, National and Local Nature Reserves across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, plus ancient woodland and priority habitat. This is the opening move of a Preliminary Ecological Appraisal, what is protected on or near the site. Statutory sites are commonly scoped to 10 km and habitat inventories to 2 km, guidance sets no fixed distances, so set the radius to suit the project.
Coastal
The intertidal and soft-cliff suite: saltmarsh, sand dunes, vegetated shingle, maritime cliff and slope, mudflats and saline lagoons: plus Heritage Coast, Marine Conservation Zones, Scottish MPAs, and the SPA and Ramsar designations that nearly always sit over an estuary. The Coast Path is included because access and designation overlap constantly on this kind of site.
Other layers in this group
- SSSI (Scotland)
- Special Area of Conservation (Scotland)
- Special Protection Area (Scotland)
- Ramsar Site (Scotland)
- National Nature Reserve (Scotland)
- Local Nature Reserve (Scotland)
- Marine Protected Area (Scotland)
- National Scenic Area
- Cairngorms National Park
- Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park
- Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Scotland)
- Biosphere Reserves (Scotland)