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Special Areas of Conservation

Newlyn Downs

Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
Country England
Unitary Authority Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Centroid* SW835544
Latitude 50.34888889
Longitude -5.044166667
SAC EU Code UK0030065
Status Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
Area (ha) 115.41
* 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 Newlyn Downs 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%)

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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

  • 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

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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