Irish 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 Irish Sea

Allonby Bay Highly Protected Marine Area Marine Conservation Zone (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UKEHPMA001) (UKEHPMA001) Draft

Allonby Bay Marine Conservation Zone (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UKMCZ0028) (UKMCZ0028) Draft

Cumbria Coast Marine Conservation Zone (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UKMCZ0005) (UKMCZ0005) Formal

Drigg Coast Special Area of Conservation (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK0013031) Formal

Fylde Marine Conservation Zone (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UKMCZ0007) (UKMCZ0007) Formal

Liverpool Bay / Bae Lerpwl Special Protection Area (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK9020294) (UK9020294) Formal

Mersey Estuary Special Protection Area (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK9005131) (UK9005131) Formal

Mersey Narrows and North Wirral Foreshore Special Protection Area (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK9020287) (UK9020287) Formal

Morecambe Bay Special Area of Conservation (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK0013027) (UK0013027) Formal

Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary Special Protection Area (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK9020326) (UK9020326) Formal

Ribble Estuary Marine Conservation Zone (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UKMCZ0067) (UKMCZ0067) Draft

Ribble and Alt Estuaries Special Protection Area (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK9005103) (UK9005103) Formal

Shell Flat and Lune Deep Special Area of Conservation (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UK0030376) (UK0030376) Formal

Solway Firth Marine Conservation Zone (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UKMCZ0069) (UKMCZ0069) Draft

West of Walney Marine Conservation Zone (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UKMCZ0045) (UKMCZ0045) Formal

Wyre-Lune Marine Conservation Zone (https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/ConservationAdvice.aspx?SiteCode=UKMCZ0074) (UKMCZ0074) Draft