Newlyn Downs

Site details

UK map showing location of Newlyn Downs Special Area of Conservation/Site of Community Importance.
Location of Newlyn Downs SAC/SCI/cSAC
Country England
Unitary Authority  Cornwall
Centroid* SW835544
Latitude 50 20 56 N
Longitude 05 02 39 W
SAC EU code UK0030065
Status Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
Area (ha) 115.71
* This is the approximate central point of the SAC. In the case of large, linear or composite sites, this may not represent the location where a feature occurs within the SAC.

General site character

Inland water bodies (standing water, running water) (1%)
Heath. Scrub. Maquis and garrigue. Phygrana (97%)
Other land (including towns, villages, roads, waste places, mines, industrial sites) (2%)


Boundary map and associated biodiversity information on the NBN Gateway.

Natura 2000 data form for this site as submitted to Europe (PDF format, size 30kb).

Interactive map from MAGIC (Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside).

 

Note:

When undertaking an appropriate assessment of impacts at a site, all features of European importance (both primary and non-primary) need to be considered.

Annex I habitats that are a primary reason for selection of this site

4020 Temperate Atlantic wet heaths with Erica ciliaris and Erica tetralix  * Priority feature
Newlyn Downs has the largest area in Cornwall of heath rich in Dorset heath Erica ciliaris. A significant proportion of the E. ciliaris occurs in wetter situations than at Carrine Common. The sites selected for E. ciliaris heath in Cornwall, where the habitat type is rarer and more fragmented than in Dorset, are important for the representation of the full geographical distribution of Temperate Atlantic wet heaths with Erica ciliaris and Erica tetralix.

Annex I habitats present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for selection of this site

4030 European dry heaths

Annex II species that are a primary reason for selection of this site

Not applicable.

Annex II species present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for site selection

Not applicable.


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