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Special Areas of Conservation

Eller's Wood and Sand Dale

Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
Country England
Unitary Authority North Yorkshire
Centroid* SE858849
Latitude 54.25222222
Longitude -0.683333333
SAC EU Code UK0030039
Status Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
Area (ha) 4.22
* 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.
Location of Eller's Wood and Sand Dale SAC

General site character

  • Bogs, Marshes, Water fringed vegetation, Fens (25%)
  • Heath, Scrub, Maquis and Garrigue, Phygrana (5%)
  • Humid grassland, Mesophile grassland (70%)

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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

  • Not Applicable

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

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

  • 1013 Geyer's whorl snail Vertigo geyeri

    This site provides a lowland representation of Geyer’s whorl snail Vertigo geyeri in north-east England; the population exists at this site in a tufa-rich flush.

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

  • Not Applicable

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