South Solway Mosses
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code UK0030310)
- Under Habitats Directive
- Since October 1996
- Country: United Kingdom
- Administrative region: Cumbria (UKD1)
- Surface area: 20 km2 (1956.23 ha)
- Marine area: 0%
- Located in Atlantic biogeographical region
- It protects 1 species of the Nature Directives
- It protects 2 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] |
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7110 | Active raised bogs | 1504.34 |
7120 | Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration | 451.89 |
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) | April 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 |