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Guidelines for selection of biological SSSIs 2013

Abstract

Guidelines for the Selection of biological SSSIs

Part 1: Rationale, Operational Approach and Criteria for Site Selection

The statutory nature conservation agencies have a duty under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, as amended, to notify any area of land which in their opinion is 'of special interest by reason of any of its flora, fauna, or geological or physiographical features'. Such areas are known as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs).

This first part of the Guidelines sets out the general principles from which the evaluation and selection procedures have been developed. It also explains some of the background issues and concepts surrounding designation, and about which questions are often asked. It deals with the broad operational approach and the criteria for SSSI evaluation and selection as a whole, as the first level of guidance. Part 2 then presents the detailed and specific guidance for each of the main habitat types and species groups.

Resource type Publication

Topic category Environment

Reference date 2013·12·01

Citation
Bainbridge, I., Brown, A., Burnett, N., Corbett, P., Cork, C., Ferris, R., Howe, M., Maddock, A., Mountford, E. & Pritchard, S. (Eds.), 2013. Guidelines for the Selection of Biological SSSIs - Part 1: Rationale, Operational Approach and Criteria for Site Selection, JNCC, Peterborough, ISBN 978-1-86107-625-0.

Lineage
JNCC 2011/12 revision, based upon Ratcliffe, D.A., (Ed.). 1989. Guidelines for selection of biological SSSIs. Nature Conservancy Council, Peterborough.

Responsible organisation
Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC publisher

Limitations on public access None

Use constraints None

Metadata date 2019·06·28

Metadata point of contact
Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC

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