Rother Local Plan 2020-2040 (Regulation 18)
Appendix 3: International, national and locally designated sites of importance for biodiversity
This is not an exhaustive list of all designated locations. Natural England provide a map of all these designations nationally apart from Local Wildlife Sites. All designations in this appendix (apart from National Nature Reserves) are mapped on the Council's current Policies Map.
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Protected site |
Description of protection |
Example locations within Rother |
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Ramsars |
A wetland site of international importance (especially as a waterfowl habitat) |
Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay |
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Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) |
Designated natural habitat areas to comply with the EEC Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora Directive (92/43/EEC). Member States are required to identify sites for designation and establish measures necessary for conservation. |
Pevensey Levels |
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Special Protection Areas (SPA) |
Designated wild bird areas to comply with the EC Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds - (79/409/EEC). |
Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay |
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National Nature Reserves (NNR) |
NNRs contain examples of some of the most important natural and semi-natural terrestrial and coastal ecosystems in Great Britain. They are managed to conserve their habitats or to provide special opportunities for scientific study of the habitats, communities and species represented within them. NNRs are declared by the statutory country conservation agencies under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 and the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. |
Pevensey Levels |
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) |
An area of special interest by reason of its flora, fauna, geological or physiographical features as identified by Natural England (formerly English Nature) and designated under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. |
Combe Haven |
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Local Wildlife Sites (LWS) |
An area designated by local authorities, in consultation with English Nature, under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949, to provide opportunities for educational use and public enjoyment, in addition to protecting wildlife or geological and physiographical features of special interest. |
The Brede Valley |
