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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.

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

Closed consultations

Consultation outcomes

Published 18 October 2016
Last updated 26 February 2019 + show all updates
  1. Isles of Scilly SPA proposed extension consultation open for comments.

  2. 3 consultation outcomes published: * Hamford Water SPA * Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary SPA * Northumberland Marine SPA

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

  4. Solway Firth consultation open for comments.

  5. First published.