Identification

Title

Boundaries of Special Protection Areas (SPAs) of Northern Ireland

Abstract

This resource contains the spatial dataset of Special Protection Areas in Northern Ireland, **last updated in November 2017**. The date of the latest update to the data is provided in the file name. The spatial dataset for SPAs of Great Britain is available as a separate [resource](https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/20dbc9b4-ceac-4bf2-8763-4ae387fa88c4). Special Protection Areas (SPAs) and Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) form the UK’s National Site Network. JNCC maintains UK National Site Network datasets (formerly UK Natura 2000 datasets) and periodically publishes updates of the datasets following changes to the site network which include: * designation/classification of new sites; * amendments to existing site boundaries; * corrections to the datasets or amendments due to updates to the underlying base maps. This dataset was last updated in November 2017. More recent changes to the UK National Site Network (last updated in September 2022) have not resulted in a update to the dataset. Further information on updates to the SPA network, including details of previous updates, can be found on the [SPAs webpage](https://jncc.gov.uk/our-work/special-protection-areas/#latest-changes-to-the-spa-network). Please note that the statutory nature conservation body responsible for the sites may update site boundary data in between JNCC's periodic updates. To access the latest National Site Network boundary data, please visit the relevant [CNCB website](https://jncc.gov.uk/our-work/uk-protected-area-datasets-for-download/#further-information-on-national-designations).

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/8b81cb32-c654-4cf0-b334-571bf523bbe3

name: JNCC ResourceHub Page

Unique resource identifier

code

8b81cb32-c654-4cf0-b334-571bf523bbe3

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Freshwater

Marine

Terrestrial

Protected Areas

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-8.041556

East bounding longitude

-5.346576

North bounding latitude

55.33284

South bounding latitude

54.002256

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1991-12-01

End position

2017-11-14

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2017-11-14

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

The GIS boundary data have been collated at JNCC from data supplied by DAERA.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

Geospatial (vector polygon)

version of format

Unknown

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Released under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Attribution statement: “Contains public sector data from © JNCC/DAERA 2017. Contains OS data © Crown Copyright and database right 2017.” This dataset is registered with OS under the presumption to publish notification arrangement to enable free onward use under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Limitations on public access

No limitations

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC

email address

data@jncc.gov.uk

responsible party role

distributor

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC

email address

data@jncc.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2022-10-20

Metadata language