Southern North Sea marine area site packages
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-18)

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

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 (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteSearch.aspx). This will include links to any existing advice.

Advice packages are listed alphabetically.

Advice packages in the Southern North Sea

Alde, Ore and Butley Estuaries Special Area of Conservation (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK0030076) (UK0030076) Formal

Alde Ore Estuary Special Protection Area (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK9009112) (UK9009112) Formal

Benacre to Easton Bavents Lagoons Special Area of Conservation (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK0013104) (UK0013104) Formal

Benfleet and Southend Marshes Special Protection Area (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK9009171) (UK9009171) Formal

Blackwater, Crouch, Roach and Colne Estuaries Marine Conservation Zone (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UKMCZ0003) (UKMCZ0003) Formal

Blackwater Estuary (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 4) Special Protection Area (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK9009245) (UK9009245) Formal

Breydon Water Special Protection Area (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK9009181) (UK9009181) Formal

Colne Estuary (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 2) Special Protection Area (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK9009243) (UK9009243) Formal

Crouch and Roach Estuaries (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 3) Special Protection Area (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK9009244) (UK9009244) Formal

Cromer Shoal Chalk Beds Marine Conservation Zone (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UKMCZ0031) (UKMCZ0031) Draft

Deben Estuary Special Protection Area (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK9009261) (UK9009261) Formal

Dengie (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 1) Special Protection Area (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK9009242) (UK9009242) Formal

Essex Estuaries Special Area of Conservation (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK0013690) (UK0013690) Formal

Foulness (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 5) Special Protection Area (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK9009246) (UK9009246) Formal

Gibraltar Point Special Protection Area (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK9008022) (UK9008022) Formal

Great Yarmouth North Denes Special Protection Area (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK9009271) (UK9009271) Formal

Greater Wash Special Protection Area (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK9020329) (UK9020329) Draft

Haisborough, Hammond and Winterton Special Area of Conservation (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK0030369) (UK0030369) Formal

Hamford Water Special Protection Area (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK9009131) (UK9009131) Formal

Holderness Inshore Marine Conservation Zone (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UKMCZ0035) (UKMCZ0035) Draft

Humber Estuary Special Area of Conservation (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK0030170) (UK0030170) Formal

Humber Estuary Special Protection Area (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK9006111) (UK9006111) Formal

Inner Dowsing, Race Bank and North Ridge Special Area of Conservation (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK0030370) (UK0030370) Formal

Kentish Knock East Marine Conservation Zone (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UKMCZ0080) (UKMCZ0080) Formal

Margate and Long Sands Special Area of Conservation (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK0030371) (UK0030371) Formal

Medway Estuary and Marshes Special Protection Area (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK9012031) (UK9012031) Formal

Medway Estuary Marine Conservation Zone (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UKMCZ0011) (UKMCZ0011) Formal

Minsmere-Walberswick Special Protection Area (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK9009101) (UK9009101) Formal

North Norfolk Coast Special Area of Conservation (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK0019838) (UK0019838) Formal

North Norfolk Coast Special Protection Area (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK9009031) (UK9009031) Formal

Orford Inshore Marine Conservation Zone (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UKMCZ0081) (UKMCZ0081) Draft

Orfordness – Shingle Street Special Area of Conservation (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK0014780) Formal

Outer Thames Estuary Special Protection Area (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK9020309) (UK9020309) Formal

Stour and Orwell Estuaries Special Protection Area (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK9009121) (UK9009121) Formal

Swanscombe Marine Conservation Zone (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UKMCZ0073) (UKMCZ0073) Formal

Thames Estuary and Marshes Special Protection Area (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK9012021) (UK9012021) Formal

Thanet Coast Marine Conservation Zone (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UKMCZ0017) (UKMCZ0017) Formal

Thanet Coast Special Area of Conservation (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK0013107) (UK0013107) Formal

The Swale Estuary Marine Conservation Zone (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UKMCZ0041) (UKMCZ0041) Formal

The Swale Special Protection Area (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK9012011) Formal

The Wash and North Norfolk Coast Special Area of Conservation (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK0017075) (UK0017075) Formal

The Wash Special Protection Area (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK9008021) (UK9008021) Formal