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Eastern Channel marine area site packages

Get conservation advice on the impact of activity on a marine site and find out the status of advice using the interactive map.

Updates to this page

From:
Natural England
Published:
30 March 2017
Last updated:
17 September 2025
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  1. Updated URL for the interactive map.

  2. Change of status from 'draft' to 'formal' for Inner Bank MCZ and Yarmouth to Cowes MCZ.

  3. Added 2 new sites with draft status - Inner Bank MCZ and Yarmouth to Cowes MCZ.

  4. Change of status from 'draft' to 'formal' for Albert Field MCZ, Beachy Head East MCZ, Bembridge MCZ, Foreland MCZ and Selsey Bill and the Hounds MCZ.

  5. Axe Estuary, Otter Estuary, South Dorset and South of Portland sites all moved from draft to formal status. Added 4 new sites with draft status - Albert Field MCZ, Bembridge MCZ, Foreland MCZ and Selsey Bill and the Hounds MCZ.

  6. Change of status from 'draft' to 'formal' for Dover to Folkestone MCZ, Goodwin Sands MCZ, Solent and Dorset Coast SPA and The Needles MCZ. Four new sites added with 'draft' status: Axe Estuary MCZ; Beachy Head East MCZ, Otter Estuary MCZ and South of Portland MCZ.

  7. Status change for Dover to Deal, Purbeck Coast, Southbourne Rough, Studland Bay and Utopia from draft to formal. Added 3 new sites with draft status: Dover to Folkestone MCZ, Goodwin Sands MCZ and Solent and Dorset Coast SPA.

  8. Change of status from 'draft' to 'formal' for Torbay MCZ. Five new sites added with 'draft' status: Dover to Deal MCZ; Purbeck Coast MCZ; Southbourne Rough MCZ; Studland Bay MCZ and Utopia MCZ.

  9. Change of status from 'draft' to 'formal' for Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay SPA and Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay SPA. Removed PDF map and replaced it with a link to the ArcGIS interactive map.

  10. Map updated. 3 new draft sites added: Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay SPA; Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay SPA; The Needles MCZ. Updated status of Poole Harbour SPA from 'draft' to 'formal'.

  11. Sites now at formal stage: Chesil and the Fleet SAC, Chesil Beach and The Fleet SPA, Solent and Isle of Wight Lagoons SAC, Solent and Southampton Water SPA, Studland to Portland SAC.

  12. Changed status of Chichester and Langstone Harbours / South Wight Maritime from 'draft' to 'formal'. Repointed link for South Dorset to Designated Sites System. Designation of Lyme Bay and Torbay / Studland to Portland changed from SCI to SAC. New draft sites Chesil and the Fleet / Chesil Beach and The Fleet / Solent and Isle of Wight Lagoons added. Map updated.

  13. Map updated; 4 new sites added.

  14. First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Marine conservation advice: package status interactive map

https://defra.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=6b59f9b1391443ee85f04f603bdde396

Details

Use the interactive map attached to this page to find out the status of each marine advice package.

Packages marked ‘not yet available’ on the map have not been updated on the Designated Sites System but advice may still exist. These sites are not listed on this page.

You can search for all sites on the Designated Sites View site search. This will include links to any existing advice.

Advice packages are listed alphabetically.

Advice packages in the Eastern Channel

Albert Field Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0051) Formal

Axe Estuary Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0052) Formal

Beachy Head East Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0053) Formal

Beachy Head West Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0002) Formal

Bembridge Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0054) Formal

Chesil and the Fleet Special Area of Conservation (UK0017076) Formal

Chesil Beach and the Fleet Special Protection Area (UK9010091) Formal

Chesil Beach and Stennis Ledges Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0004) Formal

Chichester and Langstone Harbours Special Protection Area (UK9011011) Formal

Dover to Deal Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0032) Formal

Dover to Folkestone Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0033) Formal

Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay Special Protection Area (UK9012091) Formal

Exe Estuary Special Protection Area (UK9010081) Formal

Folkestone Pomerania Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0006) Formal

Foreland Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0060) Formal

Goodwin Sands Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0061) Formal

Inner Bank Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0079) Formal

Kingmere Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0009) Formal

Lyme Bay and Torbay Special Area of Conservation (UK0030372) Formal

Otter Estuary Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0065) Formal

Pagham Harbour Marine Conservation Zone Formal

Pagham Harbour Special Protection Area (UK9012041) Formal

Poole Harbour Special Protection Area (UK9010111) Formal

Poole Rocks Marine Conservation Zone Formal

Portsmouth Harbour Special Protection Area (UK9011051) Formal

Purbeck Coast Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0066) Formal

Selsey Bill and the Hounds Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0068) Formal

Solent and Dorset Coast Special Protection Area (UK9020330) Formal

Solent and Isle of Wight Lagoons Special Area of Conservation (UK0017073) Formal

Solent and Southampton Water Special Protection Area (UK9011061) Formal

Solent Maritime Special Area of Conservation (UK0030059) Formal

South Dorset Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0022) Formal

South of Portland Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0070) Formal

South Wight Maritime Special Area of Conservation (UK0030061) Formal

Southbourne Rough Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0071) Formal

Studland Bay Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0072) Formal

Studland to Portland Special Area of Conservation (UK0030382) Formal

Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay Special Protection Area (UK9012071) Formal

The Needles Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0040) Formal

Torbay Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0019) Formal

Utopia Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0042) Formal

Yarmouth to Cowes Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0075) Formal

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