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Natural England is improving its advice on conservation objectives for European sites in England, under the as set out by its .

European sites are:

• designated and candidate Special Areas of Conservation
• classified and potential Special Protection Areas

Advice for each land-based European site includes:

• conservation objectives for the named European site

• supplementary advice on:

  • the site鈥檚 features
  • how to apply and achieve the site鈥檚 conservation objectives

Supplementary advice for each site will be subject to availability as it is being updated on a rolling basis.

View and download the boundaries of all European sites on the .

Use conservation objectives to protect European sites

Use the advice to help:

• assess potential risk to wildlife from your activity or proposal or one you regulate
• conserve or restore the wildlife of a site

You must refer to this guide if you:

• carry out a habitats regulations assessment (HRA) including an appropriate assessment of a new plan or project on or near to a site
• provide information for an HRA
• take steps to prevent the deterioration of habitats and significant disturbance of the qualifying features of a site
• consider putting management measures in place

Supporting documents

Read about your duty to protect, conserve and restore European sites.

Natural England鈥檚 , including their condition assessment.

Natural England鈥檚 - providing an overview of the issues (both current and predicted) affecting the condition of features on each site and the priority measures needed for improvement.

Natural England鈥檚 - dealing with priority issues which affect multiple European sites.

The (JNCC website).

Contact

For further information, contact: