St Kilda
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code UK0013695)
- Under Habitats Directive
- Since October 1996
- Country: United Kingdom
- Administrative region: Not available
- Surface area: 255 km2 (25467.57 ha)
- Marine area: 97%
- Located in Atlantic biogeographical region
- It protects 3 species of the Nature Directives
- It protects 8 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 (3)Species group | Number |
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Mammals | 3 |
Habitat types
Habitat type code | Habitat type english name | Cover [ha] |
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1110 | Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time | 305.61 |
1170 | Reefs | 6010.35 |
1230 | Vegetated sea cliffs of the Atlantic and Baltic Coasts | 738.56 |
3160 | Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds | 0 |
4010 | Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix | 178.27 |
4030 | European dry heaths | 178.27 |
7130 | Blanket bogs (* if active bog) | 76.4 |
8330 | Submerged or partially submerged sea caves | 76.4 |
Designation information
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 1996 |
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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 |