This spatial dataset contains boundaries of designated Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) in Wales. The EC Habitats and Species Directive came into force in 1992 with the aim of conserving biodiversity by protecting a wide range of habitats and species of animals and plants. 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 across the EU known as 'Natura 2000'. Most SACs in Wales were first proposed in the mid 1990s and were formally designated in 2004. SACs were originally mapped on paper but since around 2000 the boundary data have been captured digitally. The sites shown in this dataset are the SACs that have completed the full legal designation process.

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Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right.

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Attributes (29)

Attribute name Label Description
OBJECTID
SAC_name
Site_code
Status
Marine
NOTIF_DATE
Area_ha
Riv_length
CentreX
CentreY
LONG
LAT
MapScale
MapProject
Vector
Code
Version
Trancheno
Edit_date
User_id
LONG_DMS
LAT_DMS
NGR
REG_AREA
CART_AREA
ISIS_ID
METADATA
GlobalID
fme_geometry

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Type:
Spatial data
Category:
Environment

Environmental resources, protection and conservation. Examples: environmental pollution, waste storage and treatment, environmental impact assessment, monitoring environmental risk, nature reserves, landscape

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