Natura 2000 related content is now shown on the Biodiversity Information System for Europe, BISE.
Please go to BISE or use the Natura 2000 map viewer for the latest information.
Noordzeekustzone
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code NL9802001)
- Under Birds Directive and Habitats Directive
- Since March 2000
- Country: Netherlands
- Administrative region: Friesland (NL12), Noord-Holland (NL32)
- Surface area: 1445 km2 (144475.00 ha)
- Marine area: 100%
- Located in Atlantic and Marine Atlantic biogeographical regions
- It protects 27 species of the Nature Directives
- It protects 6 habitat types of the Habitats Directive
Source and more information: Natura 2000 Standard Data Form
Species
List
Gallery
Species summary
Nature directives' species in this site (27)| Species group | Number |
|---|---|
| Birds | 20 |
| Fishes | 3 |
| Flowering Plants | 1 |
| Mammals | 3 |
Habitat types
| Habitat type code | Habitat type english name | Cover [ha] |
|---|---|---|
| 1110 | Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time | 144474 |
| 1140 | Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide | 3053 |
| 1310 | Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud and sand | 195 |
| 1330 | Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) | 191 |
| 2110 | Embryonic shifting dunes | 462 |
| 2190 | Humid dune slacks | 2 |
Designation information
NATURA 2000 is the ecological network for the conservation of wild animals and plant
species and natural habitats of Community importance within the Union. It consists of
sites classified under the Birds Directive and the Habitats Directive (the Nature Directives).
NATURA 2000 site under
| Birds Directive 2009/147/EC (SPA) |
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March 2000 |
| Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (SCI) |
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August 2002 |
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December 2004 |
| Date designated as Special Area of Conservation (SAC) | February 2009 |
| Date of Standard data form update | December 2018 |
Other resources
| Natura 2000 map viewer | Interactive map designed for showing and querying Natura 2000 sites. Other information such as Nationally designated areas and LIFE projects are also available. |
| Protected planet map viewer | Interactive map showing the World Database on Protected Areas |
| European protected sites map viewer | Simple interactive map showing Natura 2000 sites and Nationally designated areas |
| Data download | The Natura 2000 dataset is available from the European Environment Agency website |
