§ Dr. David Clarkasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list for England, Scotland and Wales those sites which have been identified as meeting the criteria for designation under the EEC birds directive as special protection areas and under the Ransar convention; when these sites will be designated; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaldegraveI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Wentworth (Mr. Hardy) on 18 December 1986 at column673–74, which gave details of those sites which have been designated under the EC birds directive and the Ramsar convention. Details of those sites which in the opinion of the Nature Conservancy Council meet the criteria for designation as special protection areas and/or Ramsar sites are as follows:
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England County Type Upper Solway Flats and Marshes Cumbria (also part South West Scotland) SPA/R Solway Mosses Cumbria R Ravenglass Cumbria R Esthwaite Water Cumbria R Duddon Mosses Cumbria R Duddon Estuary Cumbria SPA/R Morecombe Bay Cumbria/Lancashi re SPA/R Bowland Fells Lancashire SPA Thorne and Hatfield Moors South Yorkshire/Humberside SPA/R Lindisfarne Northumberland SPA Northumberland Coast Northumberland SPA/R Muggleswick, Stanhope and Wolsingham Commons Durham SPA Bollihope and Middleton Commons Durham SPA Upper Teesdale and Moor House Durham, North Yorkshire, Cumbria SPA/R Bowes Moor Durham SPA Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast Cleveland SPA/R Spaunton, Wheeldale, Egton and Glaisdale Moors North Yorkshire SPA Abbotside, Askrigg and Mallerstang Commons North Yorkshire/Cumbria SPA Malham Tarn North Yorkshire R Flamborough Head and Bempton Cliffs Humberside SPA Hornsea Mere Humberside SPA Humber Flats, Marshes and Coast Humberside/Lincolnshire SPA/R Mersey Estuary Merseyside/Cheshire SPA/R Midland Meres and Mosses Cheshire/Shropshire/Staffordshire R Peak District Moors Derbyshire/South Yorkshire/Staffordshire SPA Walmore Common Gloucestershire SPA/R Rutland Water Leicestershire SPA/R Nene Washes Cambridgeshire SPA/R Ouse Washes Cambridgeshire/Norfolk SPA The Wash Lincolnshire/Norfolk SPA/R North Norfolk Coast Norfolk SPA Dersingham Bog Norfolk R Roydon Common Norfolk R Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes Norfolk SPA/R Ant Broads and Marshes Norfolk SPA/R Bure Broads and Marshes Norfolk SPA/R Yare Broads and Marshes Norfolk SPA/R Redgrave and Lopham Fens Norfolk/Suffolk R Breckland Heaths Norfolk/Suffolk SPA Minsmere—Walberswick Suffolk SPA Orfordness-Havergate Suffolk SPA/R Chippenham Fen Cambridgeshire R Stour and Orwell Estuary Suffolk/Essex SPA/R Hamford Water Essex SPA/R Blackwater, Colne and Dengie Essex SPA/R River Crouch Marshes Essex SPA/R Foulness and Maplin Sands Essex SPA/R Benfleet and Southend Marshes Essex SPA/R Isles of Scilly Coastal Habitats Cornwall SPA/R Exe Estuary Devon SPA/R Taw and Torridge Estuary Devon SPA Somerset Levels and Moors Somerset SPA/R Poole Basin Dorset SPA/R Horton Common and Holt Heath Dorset SPA Porton Down Wiltshire/Hampshire SPA Windsor Forest and Great Park Berkshire SPA Avon Valley Hampshire SPA/R New Forest Hampshire SPA/R West Solent Marshes Hampshire/Isle of Wight SPA Woolmer Forest Hampshire SPA Chichester and Langstone Harbours Hampshire/West Sussex SPA/R Lea Valley Greater London SPA Inner Thames Marshes Greater London/Essex SPA/R Chobham to Yateley Commons Surrey/Hampshire/Berkshire SPA Thursley, Hankley and Frensham Commons Surrey SPA Amberley West Sussex R Pagham Harbour West Sussex SPA/R Pevensey Levels East Sussex SPA/R Dungeness—Pett Levels Kent/East Sussex SPA/R Stodmarsh Kent SPA/R South Thames Marshes Kent SPA/R Medway Estuary and Marshes Kent SPA/R Thanet Coast Kent SPA/R 82W83W
Scotland District Type North Rona and Sula Sgeir Western Isles SPA Flannan Isles Western Isles SPA St. Kilda Western Isles SPA Shiant Isles Western Isles SPA West Sound of Harris Western Isles SPA/R Loch An Duin Western Isles R Monach Isles Western Isles SPA Balramald Western Isles SPA/R Baleshare and Kirkibost Western Isles SPA/R Bagh Nam Foailean-Ardivachar Western Isles SPA/R Iochdair and Geirinish Machair and Loch Bee Western Isles SPA/R Na Meadhoinean Iar Western Isles SPA/R Machair Lochs, South Vist Western Isles R West Sound of Barra Western Isles SPA/R Mingulay and Berneray Western Isles SPA Caithness Cliffs Caithness SPA Caithness Lochs Caithness SPA/R The Peatlands Caithness and Sutherland SPA/R Durness Lochs and Streams Sutherland R Handa Sutherland SPA Loch Assynt, Loch Urigill and nearby Lochs Sutherland SPA/R Loch Fleet and The Mound Sutherland R Loch Morar Lochaber R Loch Maree Ross and Cromarty SPA/R Lower Dornoch Firth Ross and Cromarty/Sutherland SPA/R Cromarty Firth Ross and Cromarty SPA/R Affric-Cannich Hills and Glens Inverness SPA Lochs Ashie and Ruthven Inverness SPA Beauly Firth Inverness SPA/R Moray Firth (Munlochy Bayh-Findhorn Bay) Moray/Inverness SPA/R Hermaness, Unst Shetland SPA/R Croussa Field and The Heogs Shetland SPA Fetlar Shetland SPA Blackpark, Yell Shetland SPA Ramna Stacks and Gruney Shetland SPA North Roe, Mainland Shetland R Papa Stour Shetland R Foula Shetland SPA/R Noss Shetland SPA Mousa (part) Shetland SPA Loch Spiggie Shetland SPA/R Fair Isle Shetland SPA North Ronaldsay Coast Orkney SPA/R East Sanday Orkney SPA/R Southeastern Stronsay Orkney SPA/R Papa Westray (North Hill and Holm) Orkney SPA West Westray Orkney SPA South Westray Coast Orkney SPA/R Eday Orkney SPA Rousay (part) Orkney SPA Mill Dam, Shapinsay Orkney SPA/R Marwick Head Orkney SPA North Mainland Coast Orkney SPA/R West Mainland Moors Orkney SPA Lochs of Harray and Stenness Orkney SPA/R Orphir and Stenness Hills Orkney SPA Hoy Orkney SPA Svle Skerry and Stack Orkney SPA Moray Firth (Burghead and Spey Bays) Moray/Inverness/Grampian SPA/R Loch Spynie Moray/Grampian SPA/R Loch Oire Moray/Grampian SPA Troup, Pennan and Lions Heads Banff and Buchan SPA Quarry Head—Fraserburgh Coast Banff and Buchan SPA/R Loch of Otrathbay Banff and Buchan SPA/R Ythan Estuary, Sands of Forvie and Meikle Lochs Gordon SPA/R Fowlsheugh Kincardine SPA Muir of Dinnet Kincardine SPA/R St. Cyrus Kincardine SPA Glen Tamar Kincardine SPA Lochnagar Kincardine SPA Cairngorms Badenoch and Strathspey Kincardine SPA Abernethy Forest Badenoch and Strathspey SPA Kinveachy Badenoch and Strathspey SPA Loch Vaa Badenoch and Strathspey SPA Loch Alvie Badenoch and Strathspey SPA River Spey—Insh Marshes Badenoch and Strathspey SPA/R
Scotland District Type Tiree and Coll Argyll and Bute SPA/R Trenish Isles Argyll and Bute SPA North Colonsay and Western Cliffs Argyll and Bute SPA Islay : Rinns Argyll and Bute SPA/R Islay : Glac Na Criche Argyll and Bute SPA/R Islay : Feur Lochain Argyll And Bute SPA/R Islay : Loch Gruinart Argyll and Bute SPA/R Islay : Bridgend Flats Argyll and Bute SPA/R Islay : Laggan Argyll and Bute SPA Islay : Eilean Na Muice Dubn (Duich Moss) Argyll and Bute SPA/R Islay : The Oa Argyll and Bute Rhunahaorine Argyll and Bute SPA/R Machrihanish and Tangy Loch Argyll and Bute SPA/R Sanda Argyll and Bute SPA North End of Bute Argyll and Bute SPA North Arran Mountains Cunninghame SPA Alisa Craig Kyle and Carrick SPA Loch Lomond Dumbarton, Stirling SPA Inner Clyde Estuary Dumbarton SPA/R Lochinch and Torrs Warren Wigtown SPA/R Mochrum and Castle Lochs Annadale and Eskdale SPA Wigtown Bay Wigtown SPA/R Loch Ken and Dee Marshes Stewarty SPA/R Caenlochan Angus, Perth and Kinross SPA Montrose Basin Angus SPA/R Loch of Lintranthen Angus SPA Tay-Isla Valley Perth and Kinross SPA/R Dupplin Lochs Perth and Kinross SPA/R Drummond Lochs Perth and Kinross SPA/R Carscbrech and Rhynd Lochs Perth and Kinross SPA/R Loch Leven Perth and Kinross SPA Drumochter Hills Badenoch and Strathsprey, Perth and Kinross SPA Ben Dubhacraig Stirling SPA Flanders Moss and Lake of Menteith Stirling SPA/R Firth of Tay Perth and Kinross/Dundee/North East Fife SPA/R Eden Estuary, Tentsmuir Point and Abertayh Sands North East Fife/Angus SPA/R Cameron Reservoir North East Fife SPA/R Inner Firth of Forth Falkirk/Dumfermline East Lothian/Edinburgh/North East Fife/ SPA/R Outer Firth of Forth Kirkcaldy SPA/R Forth Islands East Lothian/Kirkcaldy/North East Fife SPA Fala Flow Midlothian SPA/R Westwater Tweeddale SPA/R Moorfoot Hills Tweeddale R Gladhouse Reservoir Midlothian SPA/R Hoselaw Loch Roxburgh SPA/R Greenlaw Moor and Hule Moss Berwick SPA/R St. Abbs Head to Fast Castle Berwick SPA
Wales County Type Berwyn Clwyd/Powys/Gwynedd SPA Llyn Idwal Gwynedd R Llyn Tegid Gwynedd R Migneint Gwynedd R Traeth Lagan (Lavan Sands) Conway Bay Gwynedd SPA Anglesey Fens Gwynedd R Ynys Feurig and Cemlyn Bay Gwynedd SPA Holy Island Coast Gwynedd SPA Barsey Island & Averdaron Coast Gwynedd SPA Elenydd-Mallaen Powys SPA Cors Caron Dyfed R Llangloffen Dyfed R Pembrokeshire Cliffs Dyfed SPA Skokholm and Skomer Dyfed SPA Carmarthen Bay Dyfed SPA/R Burry Inlet Dyfed/West Glamorgan SPA/R Swansea Bay—Blackpill West Glamorgan South Glamorgan/Gwent (also Gloucestershire SPA/R Severn Estuary Avon & Somerset) SPA/R It is our policy to designate sites under the EC birds directive or the Ramsar convention only when we are satisfied that they meet the appropriate criteria for designation and have been properly protected through
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