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Information

Most of the documents at the links below are in PDF format.   Click here to download the most recent version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Technical information & guidance

Countryside Council for Wales

  • Regulation 35 advice (1.2Mb pdf)

European Commission

  • Managing Natura 2000 sites: The provisions of Article 6 of the ‘Habitats’ Directive 92/43/EEC
  • Guidance document on Article 6(4) of the ‘Habitats Directive’
  • Nature & Biodiversity Paper Publications

UK Government guidance

  • European Marine Sites in England & Wales: A Guide to the Conservation (Natural Habitats &c.) Regulations 1994 and to the preparation and application of Management Schemes (nb large file 6Mb pdf)  DETR /Welsh Office 1998

Other guidance

  • UK Marine SACs Project
  • UK MPA centre

Legislation & case-law

European Union

  • Habitats Directive: Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora
  • Birds Directive: Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds
  • European Court case-law report: Nature and biodiversity cases: rulings of the European Court of Justice (1.3Mb pdf)

UK

  • Habitats Regulations:  Conservation (Natural Habitats, & c.) Regulations 2010
  • Explanatory memorandum
  • UK case-law report: How the scale of effects on internationally designated nature conservation sites in Britain has been considered in decision making (1.2mb pdf)
  • Marine & Coastal Access Act 2009
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Angler fish
Salicornia - glasswort
Dahlia anemone
Strandline litter
Burrowing starfish
Whelk
Cockle shells
Burrowing anemones
Shelduck
Masked crab
Sea lavender
Dahlia anemone & common starfish
Heavy cockle fishing pressure
Hermit crab
Cockle
Scoter sea duck
Dahlia anemones
Recent News
  • Storm strandings
  • 3rd UK Report on Implementation of the EU Habitats Directive
  • Welsh Government further review of the exceptions to regulations regarding the maximum length of fishing boats in the 0-6 nautical mile zone
  • Problems of Small Estuaries Symposium
  • Countryside Council for Wales and Environment Agency Wales dissolved and work taken over by new body, Natural Resources Wales
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Links
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  • Pembrokeshire Marine SAC
  • Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau SAC
  • UK MPA Centre
  • Wales Biodiversity Partnership

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