Table showing classified and potential SPAs with
an intertidal element in the UK, and the ports and
harbours located within or near them.
|
Name of marine Special Protection
Area
|
Ports and harbours
|
|
Ailsa Craig
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Alde-Ore Estuary
(England)
|
None identified
|
|
Alt Estuary
(England)
|
Liverpool
|
|
Auskerry
(Scotland)
|
Kirkwall
|
|
Belfast Lough
(Northern Ireland)
|
Belfast, Carrickfergus
|
|
Benacre to Easton Bavents
(England)
|
Lowestoft
|
|
Benfleet and Southend Marshes
(England)
|
(see Thames Estuary and Marshes)
|
|
Blackwater Estuary (Mid-Essex Coast)
(England)
|
Brightlingsea, Maldon
|
|
Breydon Water
(England)
|
Great Yarmouth
|
|
Bridgend Flats, Islay
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Buchan Ness to Collieston
(Scotland)
|
Fraserburgh
|
|
Burry Inlet
(Wales)
|
Burry
|
|
Calf of Eday
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Canna & Sanday
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Cape Wrath
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Carlingford Lough
(Northern Ireland)
|
Warrenpoint
|
|
Castlemartin Coast
(Wales)
|
Milford Haven, Pembroke Dock
|
|
Chesil Beach and The Fleet
(England)
|
Portland
|
|
Chichester and Langstone
Harbours
(England)
|
Chichester, Langstone
|
|
Coll
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Colne Estuary (Mid-Essex Coast)
(England)
|
Brightlingsea
|
|
Coquet Island
(England)
|
None identified
|
|
Copinsay
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Cromarty Firth (proposed)
(Scotland)
|
Cromarty Firth, Invergordon
|
|
Deben Estuary
(England)
|
Felixstowe
|
|
River Crouch Marshes (Mid-Essex Coast)
(England)
|
Crouch
|
|
Dengie (Mid-Essex Coast)
(England)
|
Brightlingsea, Colchester, Crouch
|
|
Dornoch Firth & Loch Fleet
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Duddon Estuary
(England)
|
None identified
|
|
Dungeness to Pett Levels (proposed)
(England)
|
Rye
|
|
East Sanday Coast
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Exe Estuary
(England)
|
Exmouth
|
|
Fair Isle
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Farne Islands
(England)
|
None identified
|
|
Fetlar
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Firth of Forth (proposed)
(Scotland)
|
Burntisland, Grangemouth, Kirkcaldy, Leith,
Methil
|
|
Firth of Tay & Eden Estuary (proposed)
(Scotland)
|
Dundee, Perth
|
|
Flamborough Head and Bempton Cliffs
(England)
|
Bridlington
|
|
Flannan Isles
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Forth Islands
(Scotland)
|
(see Firth of Forth)
|
|
Foula
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Foulness (Mid-Essex Coast)
(England)
|
Crouch, (see Thames Estuary)
|
|
Gibraltar Point (The Wash)
(England)
|
Wells
|
|
Glannau Ynys Gybi (Holy Island Coast)
(Wales)
|
Holyhead
|
|
Glas Eileanan
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Grassholm
(Wales)
|
None identified
|
|
Great Yarmouth North Denes
(England)
|
Great Yarmouth
|
|
Gruinart Flats, Islay
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Hamford Water
(England)
|
None identified
|
|
Handa
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Hoy (proposed)
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Humber Flats Marshes and Coast (Phase I)
(England)
|
Goole, Hull, Immingham, Grimsby
|
|
Inner Clyde Estuary (proposed)
(Scotland)
|
Glasgow, Greenock
|
|
Inner Moray Firth (proposed)
(Scotland)
|
Inverness
|
|
Islay – the Oa (proposed)
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Laggan Peninsula, Islay
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Larne Lough
(Northern Ireland)
|
Larne
|
|
Lindisfarne
(England)
|
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
|
|
Loch Druidibeg, Loch a’Machair & Loch
Stillary
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
LochInch & Torrs Warren
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Lough Foyle
(Northern Ireland)
|
Londonderry
|
|
Loch of Strathbeg
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Marwick Head
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Mersey Estuary and Marshes
(England)
|
Garston, Liverpool, Manchester
|
|
Medway Estuary and Marshes
(England)
|
Rochester
|
|
Mingulay & Berneray
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Minsmere-Walberswick
(England)
|
None identified
|
|
Monach Isles
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Montrose Basin
(Scotland)
|
Montrose
|
|
Moray & Nairn Coast
(Scotland)
|
Lossiemouth
|
|
Morecambe Bay
(England)
|
Barrow, Fleetwood, Heysham, Lancaster
|
|
Mousa
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Northumberland Coast (proposed)
(England)
|
Blyth, Tyne and Wear
|
|
North Caithness Cliffs
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
North Colonsay & Western Cliffs
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
North Norfolk Coast
(England)
|
Wells
|
|
North Rona & Sula Sgeir (proposed)
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
North Sutherland Coastal Isles
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
North Uist Machair & Islands (proposed)
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Noss
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Old Hall Marshes (part of Blackwater Estuary,
Mid-Essex Coast)
(England)
|
(see Blackwater Estuary)
|
|
Pagham Harbour
(England)
|
Pagham
|
|
Papa Stour (proposed)
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Papa Westray
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Pentland Firth Islands
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Poole Harbour (proposed)
(England)
|
Poole
|
|
Portsmouth Harbour
(England)
|
Portsmouth
|
|
Priest Island
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Rathlin Island
(Northern Ireland)
|
None identified
|
|
Ramna Stacks & Gruney
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Ramsey and St Davids Peninsula Coast
(Wales)
|
None identified
|
|
Ribble and Alt Estuaries (Phase 2)
(England)
|
Liverpool
|
|
Ribble Estuary
(England)
|
None identified
|
|
Rockcliffe Marshes (part of the Upper Solway
Flats & Marshes)
(England)
|
Annan, Silloth
|
|
Ronas Hill – North Roe & Tingon
(Scotland)
|
Sullom Voe
|
|
Rousay (proposed)
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Rhum
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
St Abb’s Head to Fast Castle
(Scotland)
|
Eyemouth
|
|
St Kilda
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Severn Estuary
(England/Wales)
|
Barry, Bridgwater, Bristol, Cardiff, Chepstow,
Gloucester, Lydney, Newport, Sharpness
|
|
Sheep Island
(Northern Ireland)
|
None identified
|
|
Shiant Isles
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Skokholm and Skomer
(Wales)
|
Milford Haven, Pembroke Dock
|
|
South Uist Machair & Lochs
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Southampton Water and Solent Marshes
(England)
|
Beaulieu, Bembridge, Cowes, Hamble, Lymington,
Newport, Newtown, Southampton, Yarmouth
|
|
Stour and Orwell Estuaries
(England)
|
Felixstowe, Harwich, Harwich Parkeston, Ipswich
|
|
Strangford Lough
(Northern Ireland)
|
Portavogie, Strangford
|
|
Sule Skerry & Sule Stack
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Sumburgh Head
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Swan Island
(Northern Ireland)
|
Larne
|
|
Tamar Estuaries Complex
(England)
|
Cattewater, Dockyard Port of Plymouth, Millbay,
Sutton
|
|
Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast
(England)
|
Tees and Hartlepool
|
|
Thames Estuary and Marshes (proposed)
(England)
|
Port of London, Sheerness, Thamesport
|
|
Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay
(England)
|
Ramsgate
|
|
The Dee Estuary
(England/Wales)
|
Mostyn Docks
|
|
The Swale
(England)
|
Whitstable
|
|
The Wash
(England)
|
Boston, Fosdyke, Kings Lynn, Sutton Bridge,
Wisbech
|
|
Tiree Wetlands (proposed)
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Traeth Lafan (Lavan Sands – Conway Bay)
(Wales)
|
Bangor
|
|
Treshnish Isles
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Troup, Pennan & Lion’s Heads
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
The Upper Severn Estuary (part of the Severn
Estuary)
(England/Wales)
|
(See Severn Estuary)
|
|
Upper Solway Flats and Marshes
(England/Scotland)
|
Annan, Silloth, Workington
|
|
West Webstray
(Scotland)
|
None identified
|
|
Ynys Feurig, Cemlyn Bay and The Skerries
(Wales)
|
Holyhead
|
|
Ythan Estuary, Sands of Forvie & Meikle
Lochs
(Scotland)
|
None identified
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