Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Oronsay and South Colonsay

…ce for its coastal habitats (machair and dune), chough, corncrake and grey seal Halichoerus grypus. Machair systems within the site are found at Machrins, Traigh nam Barc, and the southern part of Oronsay. The system at South Oronsay is both nationally and internationally importa…

Treshnish Isles

…s and shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis. The largest breeding colony of grey seals Halichoerus grypus in the Mull, Coll and Tiree area is also a feature of the Treshnish Isles. The low-lying rock platform and beach at the north end of Lunga and on Sgeir a’Chasteil are key breeding s…

Dale and South Marloes Coast

…shore fringes and a nationally scarce red alga Gigartina pistillata, grey seals Halichoerus grypus, maritime grassland and maritime heath, maritime cliff crevice and ledge vegetation, coastal scrub, its assemblage of nationally rare and scarce lichens, the golden hair lichen Telo…

Ynys Enlli

…ddition of large sand-bottomed rockpools with sand-tolerant seaweeds. Grey seal Halichoerus grypus use Ynys Enlli’s boulder bays and rock platforms as summer haul-out s and a small number of seals breed on the island. Rockpools, bedrock overhangs and under-boulder habitats at Yny…

Humber Estuary

…ir margins. It is also nationally important for a breeding colony of grey seals Halichoerus grypus, river lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis and sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus, a vascular plant assemblage and an invertebrate assemblage. General description Estuary The Humber Estuary …

Newport Cliffs

… as well as small numbers of razorbill, cormorant, shags and fulmar. Grey seals Halichoerus grypus breed in the caves. The cliffs vary from 5 metres high unstable faces to unvegetated folded strata forming headlands with vertical exposures up to 100 metres high. In places, parti…

Ramsey / Ynys Dewi

…yrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, and for supporting the largest proportion of grey seals Halichoerus grypus within the west Wales grey seal population. Ramsey Island/Ynys Dewi lies approximately 1km from the most westerly point of the St David’s Peninsula, separated from the mainland by t…

De Porth Sain Ffraid / St Bride's Bay South

…communities, including rock pool, cave and overhang communities, for grey seals Halichoerus grypus, ancient sessile oak woodland and its geology. This site stretches for approximately 13 km from Martin’s Haven in the south-west, to Little Haven in the north-east, and is located a…

Porth Ceiriad, Porth Neigwl ac Ynysoedd Sant Tudwal

…. Tudwal’s Island East is sheltered enough to be used extensively by grey seals Halichoerus grypus and their pups. A nationally rare sponge, Stelletta grubii, has been recorded in a cave on St. Tudwal’s Island East. Two nationally scarce communities of tide-swept lower-shore rock…

The Maidens

…istotelis colony, seal population both common seal Phoca vitulina and grey seal Halichoerus grypus and a range of intertidal rock communities. The Maidens are a series of off-shore islands off the eastern coast of Co. Antrim. At the time of the Seabird 2000 survey, The Maidens ha…

Arfordir Abereiddi

…s of special interest for its littoral zone including sea caves, its grey seals Halichoerus grypus, which breed and haul out along the foreshore, and for two important geological sites. The site is located approximately 5 km northwest of the city of St David’s. The rocks, which a…

Godrevy Head to St Agnes

…ral Balonophyllia regia, a species rarely recorded on Cornish coasts. Grey seal Halichoerus grypus breed in inaccessible sea caves. The Godrevy Head to St Agnes coastal section supports a rich invertebrate fauna. Twenty-five species of butterfly occur here including green hairst…

Pentire Peninsula

…lacialis and a colony of puffin Fratercula arctica on Mouls Island. Grey seals Halichoerus grypus breed along this coast, in particular in the caves below Rumps Point.

Tressa Ness to Colbinstoft

… Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), breeding Common seal (Phoca vitulina) Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) Fetlar SPA Base-rich fens Dry heaths Birds: Seabird assemblage, breeding Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus), breeding Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea), breeding Dunlin (Cali…

Norrard Rocks

…rard Rocks are one of the most important breeding sites on Scilly for grey seal Halichoerus grypus. In addition the nationally restricted rove beetle Omalium allardii has been recorded on several of the islands in this part of the archipelago.

Skomer Island and Middleholm

…rhocorax pyrrhocorax and short-eared owl Asio flammeus as well as for grey seal Halichoerus grypus which breed and haul out on the foreshore. The reef communities of the littoral zone, together with the sea caves around the island, is also of special interest. The endemic Skomer…

Isle of May

…vegetation comprises extensive areas of sea campion Silene uniflora. Grey seals Halichoerus grypus inhabit the Isle of May all year round. During the breeding season in autumn, the island holds the largest grey seal colony on the east coast and the fourth largest in the UK. The i…

Lundy

…tless species. Rocks and sea level caves support a breeding colony of grey seal Halichoerus grypus. The intertidal area is small, but it is an integral part of a marine nature reserve of great interest surrounding the island. There is an extensive literature of observation and re…

Dee Estuary / Aber Afon Dyfrdwy

…oth the English and Welsh shorelines. The presence of a large herd of grey seal Halichoerus grypus, is considered to be of regional interest. These haul out on West Hoyle Bank, though breed elsewhere. The presence of breeding reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus, a scarce species…

Skokholm

…seabird assemblage, and for breeding chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax. Grey seals Halichoerus grypus which breed and haul out on the foreshore and the littoral zone are also of special interest. An assemblage of nationally rare and scarce lichens occur including the scheduled golde…

Boscastle to Widemouth

…aematopus ostralegus. The intertidal area is important for breeding grey seals Halichoerus grypus with a well established colony at Beeny Cliffs. Badgers Meles meles utilise the coastal fringe with several traditional setts.

Aire Point to Carrick Du

…y birds, the more sheltered valleys being of particular importance. Grey seals Halichoerus grypus are known to breed on this stretch of coast. Offshore islands, notably The Brisons and The Carracks, provide haul out sites for this species. The disused mines provide roosting site…

Grassholm / Ynys Gwales

…island that are amongst the most wave-and tide-exposed in Wales, and grey seals Halichoerus grypus, which haul out on the rocky foreshore. This small basalt island is located approximately 16 km west of Skomer, with its highest point being a smooth ridge no more than 15 metres ab…

Berwickshire Coast (Intertidal)

…ecial Area of Conservation for the habitats and species listed below: Grey seal Halichoerus grypus Shallow inlets and bays Intertidal mudflats and sandflats Reefs Sea caves

Aberarth - Carreg Wylan

… coastal wildlife. Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus and Atlantic grey seal Halichoerus grypus are of special interest and are known to feed and breed along the shoreline. Secluded beaches and sea caves provide pupping sites for grey seals. The shoreline, made up of reefs, r…

Strangford Lough Part 1

…s and reefs are regularly used as hauling out sites. Small numbers of grey seal Halichoerus grypus and otter Lutra lutra also occur. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/strangford-lough-part-1-assi

Puffin Island - Ynys Seiriol

…ort Asplenium marinum. The island is used as a hauling out ground by grey seals Halichoerus grypus. The rare spider, Meta bourneti, known from only five British locations, has been recorded.

Strumble Head - Llechdafad Cliffs

…t and whitethroat. Palmate newt, toad, frog, lizard and adder occur. Grey seals Halichoerus grypus breed on the beaches and in the caves, with about 50 pups born each year. Twenty species of butterfly have been recorded, including a small colony of the small blue Cupido minimus a…

St. David's Peninsula Coast

… and chough breed and the site is of national importance for breeding grey seal Halichoerus grypus. In view of the wide range of scientific interest displayed by this site, it is more fully described for each of the various sections on separate sheets, which form part of the desc…

Outer Ards

…ange of shoreline habitats. There are significant populations of both grey seal Halichoerus grypus and common seal Phoca vitulina. Off-shore islands and reefs are used as haul-outs, pupping and mating sites. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/outer-ards-assi

Cam Lough

…Peregrine Falco peregrinus. There are significant populations of both grey seal Halichoerus grypus and common seal Phoca vitulina. Off-shore islands and reefs are used as haul-outs, pupping and mating sites. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/copeland-islands-assi

Tayport - Tentsmuir Coast

…moulting haul-out for approximately 150 common seals Phoca vitulina. Grey seals Halichoerus grypus also use the area as a summer haul-out , in numbers averaging around 1,000, but not for breeding or moulting. There are 30 rare or notable species of beetle found at Tayport–Tentsmu…

Faray and Holm of Faray

…ed islands which lie between Westray and Eday. They are notified for grey seals Halichoerus grypus. The site is one of the most important breeding and haul out sites for grey seals in Orkney. In 2006, an estimated 3148 pups were produced, equivalent to around 16% of the annual pu…

Eastern Isles

…es also provide isolated habitats for an important breeding colony of grey seal Halichoerus grypus. Site Notified to the Secretary of State on 5 December 1986

Lough Foyle

…y holds a small breeding colony of common seal Phoca vitulina, while grey seals Halichoerus grypus occasionally haul out along the shore. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/lough-foyle-assi

Mournes Coast

…toral fringe. The rocks around the shoreline of the site are used by grey seals Halichoerus grypus and common seal Phoca vitulina as a haul-out site. The vegetation at Mourne Coast illustrates a natural transition from maritime to terrestrial communities. Saltmarsh is developed l…

Mousa

…al pools at south end of the island are used by common Phoca vitulina (and grey Halichoerus grypus) seals. Over 400 common seals were regularly counted during their August moult haul-out in the past, but numbers have significantly declined since the late 1990s, with maximum count…

Scare Rocks

… small numbers of seabirds and as a haul-out for small numbers of the grey seal Halichoerus grypus.

Muckle and Little Green Holm

… These two islands support a nationally important colony of breeding grey seals Halichoerus grypus. The site regularly supports about 2% of the pups born in the UK and is one of the largest sites for breeding grey seals in Orkney.

The Farne Islands

…st is limited, but the islands are famous as a breeding ground of the grey seal Halichoerus grypus and as a sea bird nesting colony with significant numbers of at least 13 species regularly represented. The seal population now numbers c.7,000 animals and is concentrated during th…

Small Seal Islands

…y to the south of Barra. Collectively they support one of the largest grey seal Halichoerus grypus pupping sites in the Western Isles, with about 2,000 pups annually. The colony on Gasker is the largest, with over 1,000 pups born each year.

Glannau Tonfanau i Friog

…rby breeding colony at Craig yr Aderyn (Bird Rock) SSSI. At high tide grey seal Halichoerus grypus, harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena, bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus and common dolphin Delphinus delphis have all been recorded within the site. Grey seal on haul-out have be…

St. John's Point

…out the ASSI. The rocks around the shoreline of the ASSI are used by grey seals Halichoerus grypus and common seal Phoca vitulina as haul-out sites. The vegetation at St. John’s Point illustrates a natural transition from maritime to terrestrial communities. Saltmarsh is develope…

North Fetlar

…sting plant communities, large numbers of breeding birds and many breeding grey Halichoerus grypus and common seals Phoca vitulina. North Fetlar comprises the second most important area of outcropping serpentine rock in Shetland. Similar serpentine rocks form much of eastern Unst…

Tyrella and Minerstown

…tely 60 individuals, with pups being noted in all years. In addition, grey seal Halichoerus grypus occasionally haul out along the shore. The area is also important for its sand dune vegetation. On the upper shore at Tyrella, locally-distributed communities of fore dune vegetatio…

Rathlin Island - Coast

…und Rathlin island. The caves and recks around the shore are used,by grey seals Halichoerus grypus for calving and hauling-out. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/rathlin-island-coast-assi

Castlemartin Range

…hus ferrumequinum and Rhinolophus hipposideros, otter Lutra lutra and grey seal Halichoerus grypus. The site encompasses extensive tracts of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Castlemartin Firing Range, a coastal plateau fringed by fourteen kilometres of Carboniferous Limestone cliffs…

Murlough

…na use the Ballykinler sand-bar as a high-water haul out site, while grey seals Halichoerus grypus occasionally haul out along the shore. The Dundrum area is the most studied site for invertebrates in Northern Ireland. The area has a long history of collecting, including some of …

Western Rocks

…ds of the Western Rocks provide the most important site on Scilly for grey seal Halichoerus grypus. Site Notified to the Secretary of State on 5 December 1986

Dee Estuary

…oth the English and Welsh shorelines. The presence of a large herd of grey seal Halichoerus grypus, is considered to be of regional interest. These haul out on West Hoyle Bank, though breed elsewhere. The presence of breeding reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus, a scarce species…

Strangford Lough Part 2

…gus and Garter Rocks and Cloghy Rocks. In addition, small numbers of grey seals Halichoerus grypus regularly occur in The Narrows of Strangford Lough. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/strangford-lough-part-2-assi

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