1f0123de-6383-432f-ac86-1a911e15fb04 eng nonGeographicDataset Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC data@jncc.gov.uk pointOfContact 2018-05-17 Special Protection Areas (SPAs)site details 2016-01-26 2016-01-26 1f0123de-6383-432f-ac86-1a911e15fb04 This dataset contains basic site details for each and every Special Protection Area (SPA). Special Protection Areas (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. The EU Commission requires information on each site to be compiled in the form of a Standard Data Form. This dataset is updated every time a new or amended batch of information is submitted to the EU Commission. This dataset contains information drawn from the following sections of the Standard Data Form. Sections 1, 2 (except 2.5) + sections 4.2 (quality and importance) and 4.1 - site characteristics. From December 2015 onwards this included the following fields SITE_CODE SITE_NAME Status Country IS_MARINE (1= yes 0 = no) SITE_MARINE_AREA % of site Zone (Inshore/offshore or terrestrial) LOCAL_AUTHORITY Overview SITE_AREA ha Site_length_km Latitude Longitude X_coord (eastings on GB grid) Y_coord (northings on GB grid) Grid_ref SITE_COMP_DATE - date form first compiled Date_first_classified SITE_QUALITY (section 4.2 of the data form) SITE_CHARACTERISTICS SITE_SPA_LEGAL_REF SITE_EXPLANATIONS Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC data@jncc.gov.uk custodian Freshwater Marine Terrestrial Protected Areas Habitats Directive Natura 2000 Released under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Attribution statement: "Contains public sector data © JNCC/NE/NRW/SNH/DOENI. Licence: OGL" otherRestrictions no limitations eng environment 1999-01-01 2015-12-22 Comma Separated Values Unknown http://data.jncc.gov.uk/data/1f0123de-6383-432f-ac86-1a911e15fb04-Natura2000-tranche50-SPAbasic.csv Natura2000-tranche50-SPAbasic.csv The information provided here, follows the officially agreed site information format for Natura 2000 sites, as set out in the Official Journal of the European Union recording the Commission Implementing Decision of 11 July 2011 (2011/484/EU). This is known as the Standard Data Format. As part of the December 2015 submission, several sections of the UK’s previously published Standard Data Forms have been updated. For details of the approach taken by the UK in this submission please refer to the following document: http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/pdf/Natura2000_StandardDataForm_UKApproach_Dec2015.pdf. More general information on Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in the United Kingdom is available from the SPA home page on the JNCC website. This webpage also provides links to Standard Data Forms for all SPAs in the UK. For all sites other than those in the offshore zone, the Statutory Nature Conservation Body responsible for the site (eg Natural England or Scottish Natural Heritage) has supplied JNCC with the information for the standard data forms.