Identification

Title
Special Areas of Conservation (SAC)
Abstract
<p>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.</p> <p><strong>Attribution statement </strong></p> <p>Contains Natural Resources Wales information &copy; Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right.</p>
Licence
Open Government Licence for Public Sector Information (OGL)

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Publication Date
Type
Spatial data
Keywords
features, NRW_SAC
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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Regions
Global
Approved
Yes
Published
Yes
Featured
No
Group
Natural Resources Wales

Information

Spatial extent
Projection system
EPSG:27700
Extension x0
140577.447
Extension x1
374083.143
Extension y0
43905.3155000005
Extension y1
447149.101600001

Features

Contact

Email
opendata@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
Organisation
Natural Resources Wales

References

Link online
/layers/inspire-nrw:NRW_SAC
Metadata page
/layers/inspire-nrw:NRW_SAC/metadata_detail

GeoJSON
Special Areas of Conservation (SAC).json
Excel
Special Areas of Conservation (SAC).excel
CSV
Special Areas of Conservation (SAC).csv
GML 3.1.1
Special Areas of Conservation (SAC).gml
GML 2.0
Special Areas of Conservation (SAC).gml
DXF
Special Areas of Conservation (SAC).dxf
OGC Geopackage
Special Areas of Conservation (SAC).gpkg
Zipped Shapefile
Special Areas of Conservation (SAC).zip

OWS endpoints

WMS
WFS