Identification
- Title
- Woodland Opportunity Map - Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Speci…
- Abstract
A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) is an area selected on scientific criteria and protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 because it contains wildlife or geological features of national importance for nature conservation. Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) were designated under the EC Habitats and Species Directive which came into force in 1992. All SACs, together with Special Protection Areas (SPAs) designated under the EC Wild Birds Directive to protect rare and migratory species of birds, comprise a network of sites known as the National Sites Network and represent the very best of Wales’ nature. Most terrestrial SACs sites in Wales are also designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest. This layer also includes small areas of woodland Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) that are not underpinned by SSSI designation. While consultation is necessary for SSSIs, there are instances where appropriate planting would be beneficial. Please see GN002 for further information and contact details.
- Licence
- Open Government Licence for Public Sector Information (OGL)
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Copyright:
- Publication date
- 19 February 2025
- Type
- Spatial data
- Regions
- Global
- Approved
- Yes
- Published
- Yes
- Featured
- No
- Group
- Land Nature Food
Information
- Spatial extent
- Projection system
- EPSG:27700
- Extension x0
- 146598.546875
- Extension x1
- 355308.90625
- Extension y0
- 164494.21875
- Extension y1
- 395333.71875
Features
- Purpose
<p>This dataset has been created for the Woodland Opportunity Map (WOM) only, and may not reflect the most current dataset.</p>
- Spatial Representation Type
- Vector data is used to represent geographic data
Contact
- data@gov.wales
- Organisation
- Welsh Government
- Department
- land nature food
References
- Link online
- /layers/geonode:wom_site_of_special_scientific_interest
- Metadata page
- /layers/geonode:wom_site_of_special_scientific_interest/metadata_detail
- GeoJSON
- Woodland Opportunity Map - Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Special Area of Conservation (SAC).json
- Excel
- Woodland Opportunity Map - Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Special Area of Conservation (SAC).excel
- CSV
- Woodland Opportunity Map - Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Special Area of Conservation (SAC).csv
- GML 3.1.1
- Woodland Opportunity Map - Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Special Area of Conservation (SAC).gml
- Zipped Shapefile
- Woodland Opportunity Map - Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Special Area of Conservation (SAC).zip
- GML 2.0
- Woodland Opportunity Map - Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Special Area of Conservation (SAC).gml
- DXF
- Woodland Opportunity Map - Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Special Area of Conservation (SAC).dxf
- OGC Geopackage
- Woodland Opportunity Map - Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Special Area of Conservation (SAC).gpkg