Special Protection Areas In Scotland
This is a list of Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in Scotland. Notes {{notelist ReferencesSpecial Protection Areas – List of sites: Scotland
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Special Protection Areas
A special protection area (SPA) is a designation under the European Union Birds Directive, Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds. Under the Directive, Member States of the European Union (EU) have a duty to safeguard the habitat (ecology), habitats of Bird migration, migratory birds and certain particularly threatened birds. Together with Special Area of Conservation, special areas of conservation (SACs), the SPAs form a network of protected sites across the EU, called Natura 2000. Each SPA has an EU code – for example the North Norfolk Coast SPA has the code ''UK9009031''. In the United Kingdom As at 21 September 2006, there were 252 classified SPAs and 12 proposed SPAs in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Conservation (Natural Habitats etc.) Regulations 1994 implement the terms of the Directive in Scotland, England and Wales. In Great Britain, SPAs (and SACs) designated on land or in the intertidal area are normally also notified as Site of Special Scient ...
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