Yell Sound Coast
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code UK0012687)
- Under Habitats Directive
- Since October 1998
- Country: United Kingdom
- Administrative region: Not available
- Surface area: 15 km2 (1544.44 ha)
- Marine area: 53%
- Located in Atlantic biogeographical region
- It protects 2 species of the Nature Directives
- It protects 11 habitat types of the Habitats Directive
Source and more information: Natura 2000 Standard Data Form
Habitat types
| Habitat type code | Habitat type english name | Cover [ha] |
|---|---|---|
| 1110 | Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time | 14.52 |
| 1150 | Coastal lagoons | 14.98 |
| 1170 | Reefs | 463.18 |
| 1210 | Annual vegetation of drift lines | 0.93 |
| 1330 | Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) | 15.44 |
| 3160 | Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds | 30.58 |
| 4010 | Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix | 0.93 |
| 4030 | European dry heaths | 150.43 |
| 4060 | Alpine and Boreal heaths | 0.93 |
| 7130 | Blanket bogs (* if active bog) | 308.73 |
| 8330 | Submerged or partially submerged sea caves | 0.93 |
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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| Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (SCI) |
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October 1998 |
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December 2004 |
| Date designated as Special Area of Conservation (SAC) | March 2005 |
| Date of Standard data form update | December 2015 |
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 |
