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Marine Protection Area consultations

See the proposals for new or extended Special Protection Areas to protect internationally and nationally important populations of birds.

• From: Natural England
• Published: 18 October 2016
• Last updated: 26 February 2019 — See all updates

Special Protection Areas (SPAs) are special sites designated to protect rare, vulnerable and migratory birds of European importance.

Natural England consulted on proposals to extend existing SPAs or create new SPAs to protect the ideal feeding waters used by protected birds. Natural England will publish the outcomes as they become available.

Open consultations

• Isles of Scilly Special Protection Area extension: comment on proposals
  • 26 February 2019
  • Closed consultation

Closed consultations

• Solent and Dorset Coast potential Special Protection Area: outcome
  • 17 February 2020
  • Consultation outcome

Consultation outcomes

• Flamborough and Filey Coast potential Special Protection Area (pSPA) and Flamborough Head possible Special Area of Conservation (pSAC): consultation outcome
  • 23 November 2018
  • Consultation outcome
• Liverpool Bay / Bae Lerpwl Special Protection Area extension: consultation outcome
  • 31 August 2018
  • Consultation outcome
• Solway Firth potential Special Protection Area: outcome
  • 19 July 2018
  • Consultation outcome
• Greater Wash potential Special Protection Area: outcome
  • 10 April 2018
  • Consultation outcome
• Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay potential Special Protection Area: outcome
  • 19 December 2017
  • Consultation outcome
• Falmouth Bay to St Austell Bay potential Special Protection Area (pSPA): consultation outcome
  • 19 December 2017
  • Consultation outcome
• Poole Harbour Special Protection Area extension: consultation outcome
  • 19 December 2017
  • Consultation outcome
• Outer Thames Estuary Special Protection Area extension: consultation outcome
  • 19 December 2017
  • Consultation outcome
• Hamford Water Special Protection Area extension: consultation outcome
  • 7 September 2017
  • Consultation outcome
• Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary Special Protection Area changes: consultation outcome
  • 7 September 2017
  • Consultation outcome
• Northumberland Marine potential Special Protection Area: consultation outcome
  • 7 September 2017
  • Consultation outcome

Published 18 October 2016
Last updated 26 February 2019 + show all updates

1. 26 February 2019

   Isles of Scilly SPA proposed extension consultation open for comments.

2. 7 September 2017

   3 consultation outcomes published: * Hamford Water SPA * Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary SPA * Northumberland Marine SPA

3. 9 November 2016

   Liverpool Bay/Bae Lerpwl SPA proposed extension now open for comments.

4. 25 October 2016

   Solway Firth consultation open for comments.

5. 18 October 2016

   First published.