Special Areas of Conservation

Background to SACs

Further detailed information on the background to SAC site selection in the UK, plus short site descriptions for SACs across the UK may be found at the Joint Nature Conservation Committee website. Details of qualifying habitats and species on SACs in Scotland are also included.

Annexes I and II of the Habitats Directive list the habitats and (non-bird) species respectively for which SACs are selected.

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Habitats & Birds Directives

What are the H&B Directives?

Natura 2000 Information Booklet

The Habitats Regulations

What are Natura 2000 sites?

Appropriate Assessment of Natura sites

Special Areas of Conservation (SAC)

Special Protection Areas (SPA)

European protected species

Wider countryside measures

Current SPA Consultation