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Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland)
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What this layer shows
Scotland's Nitrate Vulnerable Zones, where farms must follow the Action Programme rules on fertiliser and manure storage, spreading and record keeping. Only parts of Scotland are designated.
Publisher and licence
Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · OGL v3.0
Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, OGL v3.0
Where the data comes from
ARCGIS · maps.gov.scot
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Facts shown for each feature
Designated · EU code · Reason
Other layers in this group
- Nitrate Vulnerable Zones 2013 (Wales)
- Internal Drainage Districts
- Nitrate Vulnerable Zones 2021
- Drinking Water Safeguard Zones (Surface)
- Drinking Water Safeguard Zones (Groundwater)
- Principal Salmon Fisheries (England)
- Bathing Waters (England)
- Bathing Waters (Scotland)
- Bathing Waters (Wales)
- Bathing Waters (Northern Ireland)
- Groundwater Bodies (WFD 2025)
- River Water Body Catchments (WFD 2025)