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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Targets (Marine Protected Areas) Regulations 2023 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales but apply in relation to England only (as defined in regulation 2).
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In these Regulations—
 “the 2021 Act” means the Environment Act 2021;
 “England” includes—
(a) the English inshore region, and
(b) the English offshore region,within the meaning of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009;
 “the nature conservation bodies” means Natural England and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee;
 “protected feature” means a marine habitat or type of marine habitat, a species or assemblage of species of marine flora or fauna or a feature or assemblage of geological or geomorphological interest specified in the second column of the Schedule in relation to a relevant marine protected area;
 “relevant marine protected area” (or “relevant MPA”) means—
(a) a marine conservation zone (“MCZ”) designated by an order made under section 116(1) of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (“MCZ designation order”) specified in the first column of the Schedule;
(b) a special area of conservation (“SAC”) within the meaning of regulation 3(1) of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 specified in the first column of the Schedule;
(c) a special protection area (“SPA”) classified—
(i) pursuant to Article 4(1) or (2) of Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds or Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of wild birds,
(ii) under regulation 15 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017, or
(iii) under regulation 12 of the Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017,specified in the first column of the Schedule;but does not include any part of an MCZ, SAC or SPA which is situated outside England.
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(1) This regulation specifies a target in accordance with section 1(1) of the 2021 Act in respect of the condition of protected features in relevant MPAs.
(2) The target is that before the end of 31st December 2042—
(a) the number of protected features which are in favourable condition within all relevant MPAs is not less than 70% of the total number of all protected features within relevant MPAs; and
(b) all other protected features within relevant MPAs are in recovering condition.
(3) In paragraph (2)—
(a) “favourable condition”—
(i) with respect to a protected feature in an MCZ, means—(aa) that the feature, and its supporting habitat where this is included as part of its conservation objective in the relevant MCZ designation order specified in the fourth column of the Schedule, is in favourable condition within the meaning stated for that feature type in that MCZ designation order, or(bb) where the protected feature is black seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus) that the population (whether temporary or otherwise) is free of disturbance of a kind specified for that feature in the relevant MCZ designation order specified in the fourth column of the Schedule and its spawning habitat is in favourable condition within the meaning stated in that MCZ designation order;
(ii) with respect to a protected feature in an SAC which is a marine habitat or type of marine habitat, means that—(aa) its extent and distribution is stable or increasing, and(bb) the structures and functions, and natural supporting processes on which it relies, are such as to ensure that it remains in a condition which is healthy and not deteriorating;
(iii) with respect to a protected feature in an SAC which is a species of marine fauna or flora, means that—(aa) the quality and quantity and distribution of its supporting habitat, the quality of the natural supporting processes on which it relies, the availability of prey and the composition of its population in terms of distribution and size are such as to ensure that the population is maintained in numbers which enable it to thrive, and(bb) where the protected feature is grey seal (Phoca vitulina), harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), or harbour seal (Halichoerus grypus) it is free of human disturbance of a kind likely to have a significant effect on its use of the site;
(iv) with respect to a protected feature in an SPA, means that—(aa) the extent and distribution of its supporting habitat is stable or increasing,(bb) the structures, functions and quality of its supporting habitat including its natural supporting processes are such as to ensure that its supporting habitat remains in a condition which is healthy and not deteriorating,(cc) the distribution and size of its population (whether temporary or otherwise) are such as to ensure that it is maintained in numbers which enable it to thrive, and(dd) its population (whether temporary or otherwise) is free of human disturbance of a kind likely to have a significant effect on the survival of its members, or their ability to breed or rear their young.
(b) “recovering condition” with respect to a protected feature in a relevant MPA means that the feature is not in favourable condition but the measures necessary to remove or manage all relevant impacts on that feature have been implemented.
(4) For the purpose of paragraph (3)(a)(iii)(aa) and paragraph (3)(a)(iv)(cc), any temporary reduction in numbers is to be disregarded if the population is sufficiently thriving and resilient to enable its recovery.
(5) For the purpose of determining whether a protected feature is in favourable condition within the meaning of paragraph (3)(a), any alteration to that feature brought about entirely by natural processes is to be disregarded.
(6) In paragraph (3)(b), a “relevant impact” is an impact which—
(a) adversely affects the feature,
(b) arises from human activities specific to the relevant MPA or its vicinity, and
(c) taking into account any measures which have already been implemented, if it were not removed or managed would prevent the feature from ever being in favourable condition within the meaning of paragraph (3)(a),
but a relevant impact does not include the presence of an invasive non-native species in the relevant MPA or its vicinity if the species is present to such an extent that it would not be reasonably practicable to implement measures to try to remove or manage any adverse impact its presence is placing on the protected feature.
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The nature conservation bodies must, on request, provide the Secretary of State with such advice as the Secretary of State considers is reasonably required to perform the Secretary of State’s functions under Part 1 of the 2021 Act (Environmental Governance) in relation to the target set by regulation 3(2).
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For the purpose of section 6(1) of the 2021 Act, the reporting date for the target set by regulation 3(2) is 31st January 2044.
Trudy Harrison
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
30th January 2023
SCHEDULE
Regulation 3


Relevant MPA Protected feature Type of feature MCZ Designation Order

Albert Field MCZ Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat The Albert Field Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Alde, Ore and Butley Estuaries SAC Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) Habitat
Estuaries Habitat 
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide Habitat 
Alde-Ore Estuary SPA Common redshank (Tringa totanus) Species 
Eurasian marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) Species 
Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) Species 
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) Species 
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) Species 
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) Species 
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) Species 
Allonby Bay MCZ Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) beds Habitat The Allonby Bay Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2016
High energy intertidal rock Habitat
Honeycomb worm (Sabellaria alveolata reefs Habitat
Intertidal biogenic reefs Habitat
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
Intertidal sand and muddy sand Habitat
Low energy intertidal rock Habitat
Moderate energy infralittoral rock Habitat
Moderate energy intertidal rock Habitat
Peat and clay exposures Habitat
Subtidal biogenic reefs Habitat
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Aln Estuary MCZ Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds Habitat The Aln Estuary Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013
Estuarine rocky habitats Habitat
Intertidal mud Habitat
Sheltered muddy gravels Habitat
Axe Estuary MCZ Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds Habitat The Axe Estuary Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Estuarine rocky habitats Habitat
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
Intertidal mixed sediments Habitat
Intertidal mud Habitat
Bassurelle Sandbank SAC Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time Habitat 
Beachy Head East MCZ High energy circalittoral rock Habitat The Beachy Head East Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Short snouted seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus) Species
Littoral chalk communities Habitat
Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Peat and clay exposures Habitat
Ross worm (Sabellaria spinulosa) reefs Habitat
Subtidal chalk Habitat
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Beachy Head West MCZ Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) beds Habitat The Beachy Head West Marine Conservation Zones Designation Order 2013 as amended by The Beachy Head West Marine Conservation Zones Designation (Amendment) Order 2016
High energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) Species
Infralittoral muddy sand Habitat
Infralittoral sandy mud Habitat
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
Littoral chalk communities Habitat
Low energy infralittoral rock and thin sandy sediment Habitat
Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Short snouted seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus) Species
Subtidal chalk Habitat
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal mud Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Bembridge MCZ Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) Species The Bembridge Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Peacock’s tail (Padina pavonica) Species
Short snouted seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus) Species
Maerl beds Habitat
Stalked jellyfish (Calvadosia campanulata) Species
Stalked jellyfish spp (Haliclystus spp) Species
Seagrass beds Habitat
Sea-pen and burrowing megafauna communities Habitat
Sheltered muddy gravels Habitat
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal mud Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Benfleet and Southend Marshes SPA Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) Species 
 Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) Species 
 Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Species 
 Red knot (Calidris canutus) Species 
 Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) Species 
 Waterbird assemblage Assemblage 
Berwick to St Mary’s MCZ Common eider (Somateria mollissima) Species The Berwick to St Mary’s Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast SAC Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) Species
Large shallow inlets and bays Habitat
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide Habitat
Reefs Habitat
Submerged or partially submerged sea caves Habitat
Bideford to Foreland Point MCZ Pink sea-fan (Eunicella verrucosa) Species The Bideford to Foreland Point Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2016
Fragile sponge and anthozoan communities on subtidal rocky habitats Habitat
High energy circalittoral rock Habitat
High energy infralittoral rock Habitat
High energy intertidal rock Habitat
Honeycomb worm (Sabellaria alveolata) reefs Habitat
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
Intertidal mixed sediments Habitat
Intertidal sand and muddy sand Habitat
Intertidal underboulder communities Habitat
Littoral chalk communities Habitat
Low energy infralittoral rock Habitat
Low energy intertidal rock Habitat
Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Moderate energy infralittoral rock Habitat
Moderate energy intertidal rock Habitat
Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) Species
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Blackwater Estuary (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 4) SPA Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa islandica) Species 
Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) Species 
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) Species 
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Species 
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) Species 
Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) Species 
Waterbird assemblage Assemblage 
Blackwater, Crouch, Roach and Colne Estuaries MCZ Clacton Cliffs and Foreshore Geological The Blackwater, Crouch, Roach and Colne Estuaries Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013
 Intertidal mixed sediments Habitat
 Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) beds Habitat
 Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) Species
Braunton Burrows SAC Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide Habitat
Breydon Water SPA Common tern (Sterna hirundo) Species
 European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) Species
 Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) Species
 Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) Species
 Ruff (Philomachus Pugnax) Species
 Waterbird assemblage Assemblage
Bristol Channel Approaches / Dynesfeydd Môr Hafren SAC Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) Species 
Camel Estuary MCZ Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds Habitat The Camel Estuary Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Estuarine rocky habitats Habitat
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
Intertidal mud Habitat
Low energy intertidal rock Habitat
Cape Bank MCZ Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat The Cape Bank Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
 Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Chesil and the Fleet SAC Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae)
 Habitat 
Coastal lagoons Habitat 
Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi)
 Habitat 
Chesil Beach and Stennis Ledges MCZ Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) Species The Chesil Beach and Stennis Ledges Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013 as amended by The Chesil Beach and Stennis Ledges Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 2016 and the Chesil Beach and Stannis Ledges Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 2019
High energy circalittoral rock Habitat
High energy infralittoral rock Habitat
High energy intertidal rock Habitat
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
Pink sea-fan (Eunicella verrucosa) Species
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Chesil Beach and The Fleet SPA Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope) Species 
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) Species 
Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) Species 
Common redshank (Tringa totanus) Species 
Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) Species 
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) Species 
Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) Species 
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) Species 
Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) Species 
Eurasian teal (Anas crecca) Species 
Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope) Species 
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Species 
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) Species 
Northern pintail (Anas acuta) Species 
Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) Species 
Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) Species 
Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) Species 
Sanderling (Calidris alba) Species 
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) Species 
Waterbird assemblage Assemblage 
Colne Estuary (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 2) SPA Common redshank (Tringa totanus) Species 
Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) Species 
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) Species 
Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) Species 
Waterbird assemblage Assemblage 
Coquet Island SPA Seabird assemblage Assemblage 
Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) Species 
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) Species 
Roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) Species 
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) Species 
Coquet to St. Mary’s MCZ High energy infralittoral rock Habitat The Coquet to St. Mary’s Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2016
 High energy intertidal rock Habitat
 Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
 Intertidal mixed sediments Habitat
 Intertidal mud Habitat
 Intertidal sand and muddy sand Habitat
 Intertidal underboulder communities Habitat
 Low energy intertidal rock Habitat
 Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat
 Moderate energy infralittoral rock Habitat
 Moderate energy intertidal rock Habitat
 Peat and clay exposures Habitat
 Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
 Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
 Subtidal mud Habitat
 Subtidal sand Habitat
Cromer Shoal Chalk Beds MCZ High energy circalittoral rock Habitat The Cromer Shoal Chalk Beds Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2016
High energy infralittoral rock Habitat
Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Moderate energy infralittoral rock Habitat
North Norfolk Coast assemblage of subtidal sediment features and habitats Geological
Peat and clay exposures Habitat
Subtidal chalk Habitat
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Crouch and Roach Estuaries (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 3) SPA Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) Species 
 Waterbird assemblage Assemblage 
Cumbria Coast MCZ Razorbill (Alca torda) Species The Cumbria Coast Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013 as amended by The Cumbria Coast Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 2019
High energy intertidal rock Habitat
Honeycomb worm (Sabellaria alveolata) reefs Habitat
Intertidal biogenic reefs Habitat
Intertidal sand and muddy sand Habitat
Intertidal underboulder communities Habitat
Moderate energy infralittoral rock Habitat
Peat and clay exposures Habitat
Dart Estuary MCZ Tentacled lagoon worm (Alkmaria romijni) Species The Dart Estuary Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
 Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds Habitat
 Estuarine rocky habitats Habitat
 Intertidal mud Habitat
 Low energy intertidal rock Habitat
Deben Estuary SPA Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) Species 
 Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) Species 
Dee Estuary / Aber Dyfrdwy SAC Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) Habitat 
Estuaries Habitat 
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by sweater at low tide Habitat 
River lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) Species 
Sea lamprey (
Petromyzon marinus) Species 
Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud and sand Habitat 
Dengie (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 1) SPA Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) Species 
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Species 
Red knot (Calidris canutus) Species 
Waterbird assemblage Assemblage 
Devon Avon Estuary MCZ Tentacled lagoon worm (Alkmaria romijni)
 Species The Devon Avon Estuary Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds Habitat
Intertidal mud Habitat
Intertidal sand and muddy sand Habitat
Moderate energy intertidal rock Habitat
Dogger Bank SAC Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time Habitat 
Dover to Deal MCZ Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) beds Habitat The Dover to Deal Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2016 as amended by The Dover to Deal Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 2019
High energy circalittoral rock Habitat
High energy intertidal rock Habitat
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
Intertidal sand and muddy sand Habitat
Intertidal underboulder communities Habitat
Littoral chalk communities Habitat
Low energy intertidal rock Habitat
Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Moderate energy infralittoral rock Habitat
Moderate energy intertidal rock Habitat
Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) Species
Ross worm (Sabellaria spinulosa) reefs Habitat
Subtidal chalk Habitat
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Dover to Folkstone MCZ Folkestone Warren (Gault Formation) Geological The Dover to Folkestone Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2016
High energy intertidal rock Habitat
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
Intertidal sand and muddy sand Habitat
Intertidal underboulder communities Habitat
Littoral chalk communities Habitat
Low energy intertidal rock Habitat
Moderate energy infralittoral rock Habitat
Moderate energy intertidal rock Habitat
Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) Species
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal mud Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Drigg Coast SAC Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) Habitat 
Estuaries Habitat 
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide Habitat 
Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud and sand Habitat 
Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay SPA Common tern (Sterna hirundo) Species 
Eurasian marsh harrier (Circus Aeruginosus) Species 
European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) Species 
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) Species 
Mediterranean gull (Larus melanocephalus) Species 
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) Species 
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) Species 
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) Species 
Waterbird assemblage Assemblage 
East of Haig Fras MCZ Fan mussel (Atrina fragilis) Species The East of Haig Fras Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013 as amended by The East of Haig Fras Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 2016 and The East of Haig Fras Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 2019
 High energy circalittoral rock Habitat
 Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat
 Sea-pen and burrowing megafauna communities Habitat
 Subtidal coarse sediment and subtidal mixed sediments mosaic Habitat
 Subtidal mud Habitat
 Subtidal sand Habitat
East of Start Point MCZ Subtidal sand Habitat The East of Start Point Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Erme Estuary MCZ Tentacled lagoon worm (Alkmaria romijni) Species The Erme Estuary Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Estuarine rocky habitats Habitat
High energy intertidal rock Habitat
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
Intertidal mixed sediments Habitat
Low energy intertidal rock Habitat
Moderate energy intertidal rock Habitat
Sheltered muddy gravels Habitat
Essex Estuaries SAC Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) Habitat 
Estuaries Habitat 
Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi) Habitat 
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater all the time Habitat 
Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud and sand Habitat 
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time Habitat 
Spartina swards (Spartinion maritimae) Habitat 
Exe Estuary SPA Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa islandica) Species 
Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) Species 
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) Species 
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) Species 
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Species 
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) Species 
Slavonian grebe (Podiceps auratus) Species 
Waterbird assemblage Assemblage 
Fal and Helford SAC Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) Habitat 
Estuaries Habitat 
Large shallow inlets and bays Habitat 
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide Habitat 
Reefs Habitat 
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time Habitat 
Falmouth Bay to St Austell Bay SPA Black-throated diver (Gavia arctica) Species 
Great-northern diver (Gavia immer) Species 
Slavonian grebe (Podiceps auritus) Species 
Farne Islands SPA Seabird assemblage Assemblage 
Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) Species 
Common guillemot (Uriaaalge) Species 
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) Species 
Roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) Species 
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) Species 
Farnes East MCZ Ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) Species The Farnes East Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2016
Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Sea-pen and burrowing megafauna communities Habitat
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal mud Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Flamborough and Filey Coast SPA Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) Species 
Common guillemot (Uria aalge) Species 
Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) Species 
Seabird assemblage Assemblage 
Razorbill (Alca torda) Species 
Flamborough Head SAC Reefs Habitat 
 Submerged or partially submerged sea caves Habitat 
Folkstone Pomerania MCZ Fragile sponge and anthozoan communities on subtidal rocky habitats Habitat The Folkestone Pomerania Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013
High energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Honeycomb worm (Sabellaria alveolata) reefs Habitat
Ross worm (Sabellaria spinulosa) reefs Habitat
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Foreland MCZ English Channel Outburst Flood Features (Quaternary fluvio-glacial erosion features) Geological The Foreland Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
High energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Foulness (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 5) SPA Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) Species 
Common redshank (Tringa tonatus) Species 
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) Species 
Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) Species 
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) Species 
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Species 
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) Species 
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) Species 
Red knot (Calidris canutus) Species 
Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) Species 
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) Species 
Waterbird assemblage Assemblage 
Fulmar MCZ Ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) Species The Fulmar Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2016
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal mud Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Fylde MCZ Subtidal mud Habitat The Fylde Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013 as amended by the Fylde Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 2016
 Subtidal sand Habitat
Gibraltar Point SPA Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) Species 
 Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Species 
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) Species 
Waterbird assemblage Assemblage 
Sanderling (Calidris alba) Species 
Goodwin Sands MCZ Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) beds Habitat The Goodwin Sands Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
English Channel Outburst Flood Features (Quaternary fluvio-glacial erosion features) Geological
Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Ross worm (Sabellaria spinulosa) reefs Habitat
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Greater Haig Fras MCZ Haig Fras rock complex Geological The Greater Haig Fras Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2016
Sea-pen and burrowing megafauna communities Habitat 
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat 
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat 
Subtidal mud Habitat 
Subtidal sand Habitat 
Great Yarmouth North Denes SPA Little tern (Sterna albifrons) Species 
Greater Wash SPA Black (common) scoter (Melanitta nigra) Species 
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) Species 
Little gull (Larus minutus) Species 
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) Species 
Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) Species 
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) Species 
Haig Fras SAC Reefs Habitat 
Haisborough, Hammond and Winterton SAC Reefs Habitat 
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time Habitat 
Hamford Water SPA Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa islandica) Species 
Common redshank (Tringa totanus) Species 
Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) Species 
Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) Species 
Eurasian teal (Anas crecca) Species 
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Species 
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) Species 
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) Species 
Ringed plover (Charadris hiaticula) Species 
Hartland Point to Tintagel MCZ Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds Habitat The Hartland Point to Tintagel Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2016
Pink sea-fan (Eunicella verrucosa) Species
Fragile sponge and anthozoan communities on subtidal rocky habitats Habitat
High energy circalittoral rock Habitat
High energy infralittoral rock Habitat
High energy intertidal rock Habitat
Honeycomb worm (Sabellaria alveolata) reefs Habitat
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
Intertidal sand and muddy sand Habitat
Low energy intertidal rock Habitat
Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Moderate energy infralittoral rock Habitat
Moderate energy intertidal rock Habitat
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Helford Estuary MCZ Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) Species The Helford Estuary Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Holderness Inshore MCZ High energy circalittoral rock Habitat The Holderness Inshore Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2016
Intertidal sand and muddy sand Habitat
Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Spurn Head (subtidal) and “the Binks” Geological
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal mud Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Holderness Offshore MCZ North Sea glacial tunnel valleys Geological The Holderness Offshore Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) Species
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
 Subtidal sand Habitat
Humber Estuary SAC Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) Habitat 
Coastal lagoons Habitat 
Estuaries Habitat 
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide Habitat 
Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) Species 
Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud and sand Habitat 
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time Habitat 
River Lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) Species 
Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) Species 
Humber Estuary SPA Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) Species 
Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa islandica) Species 
Common redshank (Tringa totanus) Species 
Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) Species 
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) Species 
Eurasian marsh harrier (Pluvialis apricaria) Species 
Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) Species 
Little tern (Sterna Albifrons) Species 
Pied avocet (reproducing) (Recurvirostra avosetta) Species 
Pied avocet (wintering) (Recurvirostra avosetta) Species 
Red knot (Calidris Canutus) Species 
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) Species 
Waterbird assemblage Assemblage 
Inner Bank MCZ Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat The Inner Bank Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Inner Dowsing, Race Bank and North Ridge SAC Reefs Habitat 
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time Habitat
Isles of Scilly SPA European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) Species 
European storm-petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) Species
Great black-backed gull (Larus marinus) Species
Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) Species
Seabird assemblage Assemblage
Isles of Scilly Complex SAC Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) Species 
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide Habitat
Reefs Habitat
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time Habitat
Isles of Scilly Sites: Bishop to Crim MCZ Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) Species The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation Order 2013 Schedule 1
Isles of Scilly Sites: Bristow to the Stones MCZ Pink sea-fan (Eunicella verrucosa) Species The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation Order 2013 Schedule 11 as amended by The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation (Amendment) Order 2019
Fragile sponge and anthozoan communities on subtidal rocky habitats Habitat
High energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) Species
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Isles of Scilly Sites: Gilstone to Gorregan MCZ High energy intertidal rock Habitat The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation Order 2013 Schedule 2
Moderate energy intertidal rock Habitat
Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) Species
Isles of Scilly Sites: Hanjague to Deep Ledge MCZ High energy intertidal rock Habitat The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation Order 2013 Schedule 3
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
Intertidal underboulder communities Habitat
Moderate energy intertidal rock Habitat
Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) Species
Isles of Scilly Sites: Higher Town MCZ Kaleidoscope jellyfish (Haliclystus spp) Species The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation Order 2013 Schedule 4 as amended by The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation (Amendment) Order 2019
Stalked jellyfish (Calvadosia cruxmelitensis) Species
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
Intertidal sand and muddy sand Habitat
Intertidal underboulder communities Habitat
Low energy intertidal rock Habitat
Moderate energy intertidal rock Habitat
Isles of Scilly Sites: Lower Ridge to Innisvouls MCZ Moderate energy intertidal rock Habitat The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation Order 2013 Schedule 5
Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) Species
Isles of Scilly Sites: Men a Vaur to White Island MCZ Giant goby (Gobius cobitis) Species The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation Order 2013 Schedule 6 as amended by The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation (Amendment) Order 2019

High energy intertidal rock Habitat
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
Intertidal sand and muddy sand Habitat
Intertidal underboulder communities Habitat
Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) Species
Moderate energy intertidal rock Habitat
Stalked jellyfish (Calvadosia campanulata) Species
Isles of Scilly Sites: Peninnis to Dry Ledge MCZ Kaleidoscope jellyfish (Haliclystus spp) Species The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation Order 2013 Schedule 7 as amended by The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation (Amendment) Order 2019

Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) Species
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
Intertidal mixed sediments Habitat
Intertidal sand and muddy sand Habitat
Intertidal underboulder communities Habitat
Low energy intertidal rock Habitat
Moderate energy intertidal rock Habitat
Stalked jellyfish (Calvadosia cruxmelitensis) Species
Isles of Scilly Sites: Plympton to Spanish Ledge MCZ High energy intertidal rock Habitat The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation Order 2013 Schedule 8
Intertidal sand and muddy sand Habitat
Intertidal underboulder communities Habitat
Moderate energy intertidal rock Habitat
Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) Species
Isles of Scilly Sites: Smith Sound Tide Swept Channel MCZ High energy intertidal rock Habitat The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation Order 2013 Schedule 9
Moderate energy intertidal rock Habitat
Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) Species
Isles of Scilly Sites: Tean MCZ Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat The Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zones Designation Order 2013 Schedule 10
Intertidal sand and muddy sand Habitat
Intertidal underboulder communities Habitat
Moderate energy intertidal rock Habitat
Kentish Knock East MCZ Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat The Kentish Knock East Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Kingmere MCZ Moderate energy infralittoral rock and thin mixed sediments Habitat The Kingmere Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013
Black seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus) Species
Subtidal chalk Habitat
Lands End and Cape Bank SAC Reefs Habitat 
Lindisfarne SPA Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) Species 
Black (common) scoter (Melanitta nigra) Species
Common eider (Somateria mollissima) Species
Common redshank (Tringa totanus) Species
Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) Species
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) Species
Eurasian wigeon (Anas Penelope) Species
European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) Species
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Species
Greylag goose (Anser anser [Iceland/UK/Ireland]) Species
Light-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla hrota [Svalbard/Denmark/UK]) Species
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) Species
Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) Species
Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) Species
Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) Species
Roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) Species
Waterbird assemblage Assemblage
Sanderling (Calidris alba) Species
Liverpool Bay / Bae Lerpwl SPA Black (common) scoter (Melanitta nigra) Species 
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) Species 
Little gull (Larus minutus) Species 
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) Species 
Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) Species 
Waterbird assemblage Assemblage 
Lizard Point SAC Reefs Habitat 
Lundy MCZ Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) Species The Lundy Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013
Lundy SAC Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) Species 
Reefs Habitat 
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time Habitat 
Submerged or partially submerged sea caves Habitat 
Lyme Bay and Torbay SAC Reefs Habitat 
Submerged or partially submerged sea caves Habitat 
Margate and Long Sands SAC Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time Habitat 
Markham’s Triangle MCZ Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat The Markham’s Triangle Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal mud Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Medway Estuary MCZ Smelt (Osmerus eperlanus) Species The Medway Estuary Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013 as amended by The Medway Estuary Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 2019
Estuarine rocky habitats Habitat
Intertidal mixed sediments Habitat
Intertidal sand and muddy sand Habitat
Low energy intertidal rock Habitat
Tentacled lagoon worm (Alkmaria romijni) Species
Peat and clay exposures Habitat
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal mud Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Medway Estuary and Marshes SPA Common redshank (Tringa totanus) Species 
Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) Species 
Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) Species 
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) Species 
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Species 
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) Species 
Northern pintail (Anas acuta) Species 
Pied avocet (reproducing) (Recurvirostra avosetta) Species 
Pied avocet (wintering) (Recurvirostra avosetta) Species 
Red knot (Calidris canutus) Species 
Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) Species 
Waterbird assemblage Assemblage 
Mersey Estuary SPA Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa islandica) Species 
Common redshank (Tringa totanus) Species 
Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) Species 
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) Species 
Eurasian teal (Anas crecca) Species 
European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) Species 
Waterbird Assemblage Assemblage 
Northern pintail (Anas acuta) Species 
Mersey Narrows and North Wirral Foreshore SPA Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) Species 
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) Species 
Common tern (reproducing) (Sterna hirundo) Species 
Little gull (Larus minutus) Species 
Red knot (Calidris canutus) Species 
Waterbird assemblage Assemblage 
Minsmere-Walberswick SPA Eurasian marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) Species 
Eurasian teal (Anas crecca) Species 
Greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons albifrons) Species 
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) Species 
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) Species 
Morecambe Bay SAC Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) Species 
Coastal lagoons Habitat
Estuaries Habitat
Large shallow inlets and bays Habitat
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by sea water at low tide Habitat
Reefs Habitat
Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud and sand Habitat
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time Habitat
Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary SPA Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) Species 
Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa islandica) Species 
Common redshank (Tringa totanus) Species 
Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) Species 
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) Species 
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) Species 
Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) Species 
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) Species 
European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) Species 
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Species 
Herring gull (Larus argentatus) Species 
Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) Species 
Lesser black-backed gull (reproducing) (Larus fuscus) Species 
Little egret (Egretta garzetta) Species 
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) Species 
Mediterranean gull (Larus melanocephalus) Species 
Northern pintail (Anas acuta) Species 
Pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) Species 
Red knot (Calidris canutus) Species 
Seabird assemblage Assemblage 
Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) Species 
Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) Species 
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) Species 
Sanderling (Calidris alba) Species 
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) Species 
Waterbird assemblage Assemblage 
Morte Platform MCZ High energy circalittoral rock Habitat The Morte Platform Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Mounts Bay MCZ Giant goby (Gobius cobitis) Species The Mounts Bay Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2016
Stalked Jellyfish (Calvadosia cruxmelitensis) Species
High energy infralittoral rock Habitat
High energy intertidal rock Habitat
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
Intertidal sand and muddy sand Habitat
Stalked jellyfish (Calvadosia campanulata) Species
Stalked jellyfish spp (Haliclystus spp) Species
Moderate energy infralittoral rock Habitat
Moderate energy intertidal rock Habitat
Seagrass beds Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Newquay and the Gannel MCZ Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds Habitat The Newquay and the Gannel Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2016
Estuarine rocky habitats Habitat
Giant goby (Gobius cobitis) Species
High energy circalittoral rock Habitat
High energy infralittoral rock Habitat
High energy intertidal rock Habitat
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
Intertidal mixed sediments Habitat
Intertidal mud Habitat
Intertidal sand and muddy sand Habitat
Low energy intertidal rock Habitat
Moderate energy infralittoral rock Habitat
Moderate energy intertidal rock Habitat
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
North East of Farnes Deep MCZ Ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) Species The North East of Farnes Deep Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013 as amended by The North East of Farnes Deep Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 2016
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal mud Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
North Norfolk Coast SAC Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi) Habitat 
North Norfolk Coast SPA Common tern (Sterna hirundo) Species 
Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) Species 
Eurasian marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) Species 
Eurasian wigeon (Anas Penelope) Species 
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) Species 
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) Species 
Pink-footed goose 
(Anser brachyrhynchus) Species 
Red knot (Calidris canutus) Species 
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) Species 
Waterbird assemblage Assemblage 
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) Species 
Pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) Species 
Red knot (Calidris canutus) Species 
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) Species 
Waterbird assemblage Assemblage 
North Norfolk Sandbanks and Saturn Reef SAC Reefs Habitat 
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time Habitat 
North West of Lundy MCZ Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat The North West of Lundy Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
North-East of Haig Fras MCZ Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat The North-East of Haig Fras Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Subtidal mud Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Northumberland Marine SPA Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) Species 
Seabird assemblage Assemblage 
Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) Species 
Common guillemot (Uria aalge) Species 
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) Species 
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) Species 
Roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) Species 
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) Species 
Northumbria Coast SPA Artic tern (Sterna paradisaea) Species 
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) Species 
Purple sandpiper (Calidris maritima) Species 
Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) Species 
North-West of Jones Bank MCZ Sea-pen and burrowing megafauna communities Habitat The North-West of Jones Bank Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2016
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal mud Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Offshore Brighton MCZ High energy circalittoral rock Habitat The Offshore Brighton Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2016
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Offshore Overfalls MCZ English Channel Outburst Flood Features (Quaternary fluvio-glacial erosion features) Geomorphological The Offshore Overfalls Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2016
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Orford Inshore MCZ Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat The Orford Inshore Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Orfordness – Shingle Street SAC Coastal lagoons Habitat 
Otter Estuary MCZ Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds Habitat The Otter Estuary Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
Intertidal mud Habitat
Outer Thames Estuary SPA Common tern (Sterna hirundo) Species 
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) Species
Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) Species
Padstow Bay and Surrounds MCZ Pink sea-fan (Eunicella verrucosa) Species The Padstow Bay and Surrounds Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013
High energy circalittoral rock Habitat
High energy infralittoral rock Habitat
High energy intertidal rock Habitat
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
Intertidal sand and muddy sand Habitat
Moderate energy infralittoral rock Habitat
Moderate energy intertidal rock Habitat
Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) Species
Pagham Harbour MCZ Defolin’s lagoon snail (Caecum armoricum) Species The Pagham Harbour Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013
Lagoon sand shrimp (Gammarus insensibilis) Species
Seagrass beds Habitat
Pagham Harbour SPA Common tern (Sterna hirundo) Species 
Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) Species 
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) Species 
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) Species 
Plymouth Sound and Estuaries SAC Allis shad (Alosa alosa) Species 
Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) Habitat 
Estuaries Habitat 
Large shallow inlets and bays Habitat 
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by sea water all the time Habitat 
Reefs Habitat 
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time Habitat 
Poole Harbour SPA Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa islandica) Species 
Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) Species 
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) Species 
Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia leucorodia) Species 
Little egret (Egretta garzetta)
 Species 
Mediterranean gull (Larus melanocephalus) Species 
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) Species 
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) Species 
Waterbird assemblage Assemblage 
Poole Rocks MCZ Black seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus) Species The Poole Rocks Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013 as amended by The Poole Rocks Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 2019
Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Couch’s goby (Gobius couchi) Species
Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) Species
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Portsmouth Harbour SPA Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa islandica) Species 
Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) Species 
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) Species 
Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) Species 
Purbeck Coast MCZ Black seabream (Spondyliosoma canatharus) Species The Purbeck Coast Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
High energy intertidal rock Habitat
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
Maerl beds Habitat
Moderate energy intertidal rock Habitat
Peacock’s tail (Padina pavonica) Species
Stalked jellyfish spp (Haliclystus spp) Species
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Ribble and Alt Estuaries SPA Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) Species 
Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa islandica) Species 
Common redshank (Tringa totanus) Species 
Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) Species 
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) Species 
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) Species 
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) Species 
Eurasian teal (Anas crecca) Species 
Eurasian wigeon (Anas Penelope) Species 
European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) Species 
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Species 
Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) Species 
Northern pintail (Anas acuta) Species 
Pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) Species 
Seabird assemblage Assemblage 
Red knot (Calidris canutus) Species 
Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) Species 
Sanderling (Calidris alba) Species 
Waterbird assemblage Assemblage 
Ribble Estuary MCZ Smelt (Osmerus eperlanus) Species The Ribble Estuary Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Runnel Stone MCZ Pink sea-fan (Eunicella verrucosa) Species The Runnel Stone Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2016
High energy circalittoral rock Habitat
High energy infralittoral rock Habitat
High energy intertidal rock Habitat
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
Intertidal sand and muddy sand Habitat
Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Runswick Bay MCZ Ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) Species The Runswick Bay Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2016
High energy intertidal rock Habitat
Intertidal sand and muddy sand Habitat
Low energy intertidal rock Habitat
Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Moderate energy infralittoral rock Habitat
Moderate energy intertidal rock Habitat
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal mud Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Selsey Bill and the Hounds MCZ Bracklesham Bay Geological The Selsey Bill and the Hounds Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
High energy infralittoral rock Habitat
Short snouted seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus) Species
Low energy infralittoral rock Habitat
Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Moderate energy infralittoral rock Habitat
Peat and clay exposures Habitat
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Severn Estuary SPA Common redshank (Tringa totanus) Species 
Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) Species 
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) Species 
Greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons albifrons) Species 
Waterbird assemblage Assemblage 
Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren SAC River lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) Species 
Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) Habitat 
Estuaries Habitat 
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide Habitat 
Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) Species 
Twaite shad (Alosa fallax) Species 
Reefs Habitat 
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time Habitat 
Shell Flat and Lune Deep SAC Reefs Habitat 
 Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time Habitat 
Skerries Bank and Surrounds MCZ Pink sea-fan (Eunicella verrucosa) Species The Skerries Bank and Surrounds Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013
High energy infralittoral rock Habitat
High energy intertidal rock Habitat
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
Intertidal mixed sediments Habitat
Intertidal sand and muddy sand Habitat
Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Moderate energy infralittoral rock Habitat
Moderate energy intertidal rock Habitat
Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) Species
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal mud Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Solent and Dorset Coast SPA Common tern (Sterna hirundo) Species 
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) Species 
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) Species 
Solent and Isle of Wight Lagoons SAC Coastal lagoons Habitat 
Solent and Southampton Water SPA Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa islandica) Species 
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) Species 
Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) Species 
Eurasian teal (Anas crecca) Species 
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) Species 
Mediterranean gull (Larus melanocephalus) Species 
Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) Species 
Roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) Species 
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) Species 
Waterbird assemblage Assemblage 
Solent Maritime SAC Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) Habitat 
Coastal lagoons Habitat 
Estuaries Habitat 
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide Habitat 
Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud and sand Habitat 
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time Habitat 
Spartina swards (Spartinion maritimae) Habitat 
Solway Firth MCZ Smelt (Osmerus eperlanus) Species The Solway Firth Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Solway Firth SAC Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) Habitat 
Estuaries Habitat 
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide Habitat 
River lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) Species 
Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) Species 
Reefs Habitat 
Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud and sand Habitat 
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time Habitat 
Solway Firth SPA Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) Species 
Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) Species 
Common redshank (Tringa totanus) Species 
Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) Species 
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) Species 
European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) Species 
Greater scaup (Aythya marila) Species 
Northern pintail (Anas acuta) Species 
Pink footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) Species 
Red knot (Calidris canutus) Species 
Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) Species 
Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) Species 
 Waterbird assemblage Assemblage 
South Dorset MCZ High energy circalittoral rock Habitat The South Dorset Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013 as amended by The South Dorset Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 2016 and the South Dorset Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 2019
Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Subtidal chalk Habitat
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
South of Celtic Deep MCZ Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat The South of Celtic Deep Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
South of Portland MCZ High energy circalittoral rock Habitat The South of Portland Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Portland Deep Geological
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
South of the Isles of Scilly MCZ Fan mussel (Atrina fragilis) Species The South of the Isles of Scilly Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Subtidal coarse sediment /subtidal mixed sediments mosaic habitat Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
South West Approaches to the Bristol Channel MCZ Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat The South West Approaches to the Bristol Channel Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Subtidal sand Habitat
South West Deeps (East) MCZ Celtic Sea Relict Sandbanks Geomorphological The South West Deeps (East) Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Deep sea bed Habitat
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
South-West Deeps (West) MCZ Celtic Sea Relict Sandbanks Geomorphological The South-West Deeps (West) Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013as amended by The South-West Deeps (West) Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 2016
Fan mussel (Atrina fragilis) Species
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal mud Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
South Wight Maritime SAC Reefs Habitat 
Submerged or partially submerged sea caves Habitat 
Southbourne Rough MCZ Black seabream (Spondyliosoma canatharus) Species The Southbourne Rough Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Southern North Sea SAC Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) Species 
Start Point to Plymouth Sound & Eddystone SAC Reefs Habitat 
Stour and Orwell Estuaries SPA Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa islandica) Species 
Common redshank (Tringa totanus) Species 
Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) Species 
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) Species 
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Species 
Northern pintail (Anas acuta) Species 
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) Species 
Red knot (Calidris canutus) Species 
Waterbird assemblage Assemblage 
Studland Bay MCZ Long snouted seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) Species The Studland Bay Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
Seagrass beds Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Studland to Portland SAC Reefs Habitat 
Swallow Sand MCZ North Sea glacial tunnel valleys: Swallow Hole Geological The Swallow Sand Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Swanscombe MCZ Tentacled lagoon worm (Alkmaria romijni) Species The Swanscombe Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Intertidal mud Habitat
Tamar Estuaries Complex SPA Little egret (Egretta garzetta) Species 
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) Species 
Tamar Estuary Sites MCZ Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) beds Habitat The Tamar Estuary Marine Conservation Zones Designation Order 2013
Intertidal biogenic reefs Habitat
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) Species
Smelt (Osmerus eperlanus) Species
Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA Common redshank (Tringa totanus) Species 
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) Species 
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) Species 
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) Species 
Red knot (Calidris canutus) Species 
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) Species 
Waterbird assemblage Assemblage 
Thames Estuary and Marshes SPA Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa islandica) Species 
Common redshank (Tringa totanus) Species 
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) Species 
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Species 
Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) Species 
Red knot (Calidris canutus) Species 
Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) Species 
Waterbird assemblage Assemblage 
  
Thanet Coast MCZ Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) beds Habitat The Thanet Coast Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013 as amended by The Thanet Coast Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 2019
Stalked jellyfish (Lucernariopsis cruxmelitensis) Species
Stalked jellyfish spp (Haliclystus spp) Species
Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Moderate energy infralittoral rock Habitat
Peat and clay exposures Habitat
Ross worm (Sabellaria spinulosa) reefs Habitat
Subtidal chalk Habitat
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Thanet Coast SAC Reefs Habitat 
Submerged or partially submerged sea caves Habitat 
Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay SPA European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) Species 
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) Species 
Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) Species 
The Canyons MCZ Cold-water coral reefs Habitat The Canyons Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013 as amended by The Canyons Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 2019
Coral gardens Habitat
Deep-sea bed Habitat
Sea-pen and burrowing megafauna communities Habitat
The Dee Estuary SPA Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) Species 
Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa islandica) Species 
Common redshank (Tringa totanus) Species 
Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) Species 
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) Species 
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) Species 
Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) Species 
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) Species 
Eurasian teal (Anas crecca) Species 
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Species 
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) Species 
Northern pintail (Anas acuta) Species 
Red knot (Calidris canutus) Species 
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) Species 
Waterbird assemblage Assemblage 
The Manacles MCZ Stalked jellyfish (Haliclystus spp) Species The Manacles Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013 as amended by the Manacles Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 2016
Pink sea-fan (Eunicella verrucosa) Species
Sea-fan anemone (Amphianthus dohrnii) Species
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
Maerl beds Habitat
Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Moderate energy infralittoral rock Habitat
Moderate energy intertidal rock Habitat
Spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) Species
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal macrophyte-dominated sediment Habitat
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
The Needles MCZ High energy infralittoral rock Habitat The Needles Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2016
Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) Species
Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Moderate energy infralittoral rock Habitat
Peacock’s tail (Padina pavonica) Species
Stalked jellyfish (Calvadosia campanulata) Species
Seagrass beds Habitat
Sheltered muddy gravels Habitat
Subtidal chalk Habitat
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal mud Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
The Swale SPA Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) Species 
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) Species 
Waterbird assemblage Assemblage 
The Swale Estuary MCZ Estuarine rocky habitats Habitat The Swale Estuary Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2016
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
Intertidal mixed sediments Habitat
Intertidal sand and muddy sand Habitat
Low energy intertidal rock Habitat
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal mud Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
The Wash SPA Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) Species 
Black (common) scoter (Melanitta nigra) Species 
Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa islandica) Species 
Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) Species 
Common redshank (Tringa totanus) Species 
Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) Species 
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) Species 
Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla) Species 
Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina) Species 
Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) Species 
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) Species 
Eurasian wigeon (Anas Penelope) Species 
Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Species 
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) Species 
Northern pintail (Anas acuta) Species 
Pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) Species 
Red knot (Calidris canutus) Species 
Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) Species 
Sanderling (Calidris alba) Species 
Waterbird assemblage Assemblage 
The Wash and North Norfolk Coast SAC Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) Habitat 
Large shallow inlets and bays Habitat 
Mediterranean and thermo- Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi) Habitat 
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide Habitat 
Common seal (Phoca vitulina) Species 
Reefs Habitat 
Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud and sand Habitat 
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time Habitat 
Torbay MCZ Long snouted seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) Species The Torbay Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013 as amended by The Torbay Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 2016 and The Torbay Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 2019
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
Intertidal mixed sediments Habitat
Intertidal mud Habitat
Intertidal sand and muddy sand Habitat
Intertidal underboulder communities Habitat
Low energy intertidal rock Habitat
Moderate energy intertidal rock Habitat
Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) Species
Peacock’s tail (Padina pavonica) Species
Peat and clay exposures Habitat
Seagrass beds Habitat
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal mud Habitat
Tweed Estuary SAC Estuaries Habitat 
Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide Habitat 
River lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) Species 
Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) Species 
Upper Fowey and Pont Pill MCZ Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds Habitat The Upper Fowey and Pont Pill Marine Conservation Zones Designation Order 2013 as amended by The Upper Fowey and Pont Pill Marine Conservation Zones Designation (Amendment) Order 2016
Estuarine rocky habitats Habitat
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
Intertidal mud Habitat
Intertidal sand and muddy sand Habitat
Low energy intertidal rock Habitat
Sheltered muddy gravels Habitat
Utopia MCZ Fragile sponge and anthozoan communities on subtidal rocky habitats Habitat The Utopia Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2016
High energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
West of Copeland MCZ Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat The West of Copeland Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
West of Walney MCZ Sea-pen and burrowing megafauna communities Habitat The West of Walney Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2016
Subtidal mud Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
West of Wight-Barfleur MCZ Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat The West of Wight-Barfleur Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Western Channel MCZ Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat The Western Channel Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2016
Subtidal sand Habitat
Whitsand and Looe Bay MCZ Giant goby (Gobius cobitis) Species The Whitsand and Looe Bay Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2013 as amended by The Whitsand and Looe Bay Marine Conservation Zone Designation (Amendment) Order 2019

Stalked jellyfish (Haliclystus spp) Species
Ocean quahog (Artica islandica) Species
Pink sea-fan (Eunicella verrucosa) Species
Sea-fan anemone (Amphianthus dohrnii) Species
Stalked jellyfish (Calvadosia campanulata) Species
Stalked jellyfish (Calvadosia cruxmelitensis)
 Species
High energy intertidal rock Habitat
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
 Intertidal sand and muddy sand Habitat
 Low energy intertidal rock Habitat
 Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat
 Moderate energy intertidal rock Habitat
Seagrass beds Habitat
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal sand Habitat
Wight-Barfleur Reef SAC Reefs Habitat 
Wyre Lune MCZ Smelt (Osmerus eperlanus) Species The Wyre Lune Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Yarmouth to Cowes MCZ Bouldnor Cliff geological feature Geological The Yarmouth to Cowes Marine Conservation Zone Designation Order 2019
Estuarine rocky habitats Habitat
High energy circalittoral rock Habitat
High energy infralittoral rock Habitat
Intertidal coarse sediment Habitat
Intertidal underboulder communities Habitat
Littoral chalk communities Habitat
Low energy intertidal rock Habitat
Moderate energy circalittoral rock Habitat
Moderate energy infralittoral rock Habitat
Moderate energy intertidal rock Habitat
Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) Species
Peat and clay exposures Habitat
Sheltered muddy gravels Habitat
Subtidal chalk Habitat
Subtidal coarse sediment Habitat
Subtidal mixed sediments Habitat
Subtidal mud Habitat