Consultation outcome

Greater Wash potential Special Protection Area: outcome

• From: Joint Nature Conservation Committee and Natural England
• Published: 18 October 2016
• Last updated: 10 April 2018 — See all updates

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

Detail of outcome

The outcome report, final map area and site citation are held on another website.

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Original consultation

Summary

Natural England and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee are seeking views on the proposal to create a new Special Protection Area (SPA) marine site to protect important birds.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
9am on 18 October 2016 to 5pm on 17 January 2017

Consultation description

Special Protection Areas (SPAs) are special sites designated under the EU Birds Directive to protect rare, vulnerable and migratory birds.

The proposal is to create a new Greater Wash Special Protection Area (SPA) to protect internationally important populations of overwintering:

• red-throated diver
• common scoter
• little gull

The new SPA will include and protect the ideal coastal feeding waters used by breeding populations of:

• common tern
• Sandwich tern
• little tern

Published 18 October 2016
Last updated 10 April 2018 + show all updates

1. 10 April 2018

   Link to consultation outcome added.

2. 18 October 2016

   First published.