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Marine Protected Areas Compensation Habitat

Publisher
Natural Resources Wales
Updated
16 September 2026
Topic
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Summary

This data is a map of the extent of marine areas in Welsh waters that have been identified as compensatory habitat within Welsh waters and along Welsh coastlines under Regulation 68 (Compensatory measures) of The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017.

These areas are afforded the same protection and management requirements as the SAC Natura 2000 designated sites.

This also includes areas delivered by the National Habitat Creation Programme.

Only a redacted version of this data is available under the Open Government Licence and available for public use, see Limitations on Public Access and Use Constraints.

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
03 March 2026
Harvest GUID
NRW_DS161360
Extent (Latitude)
53.50° to 51.24°
Extent (Longitude)
-5.77° to -2.61°
Dataset reference date (creation)
2025-05-20
Dataset reference date (publication)
2025-08-06
Frequency of update
asNeeded
Access constraints
Part of this dataset is sensitive and restricted as it contains data exempt from general release under EIR. Sensitive data must be kept confidential; general release is not permitted due to risk of harm to the environment or third parties. A redacted version is publicly available through DataMapWales.
Responsible party
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) (owner, custodian, distributor, originator, publisher)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng