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Table 4.1 Sites nominated as European <strong>Important</strong> <strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Areas</strong> <strong>for</strong> marine <strong>algae</strong><br />

Site number refers to the map in Figure 4.1.<br />

Site Grid ref. Status Qualifying<br />

criteria<br />

No. of<br />

species<br />

ENGLAND<br />

1 Berwick-upon-<br />

Tweed,<br />

Northumberland<br />

11 Whiteness Gap,<br />

Thanet, Kent<br />

21 Peveril Point to<br />

Durlston Head,<br />

Swanage, Dorset<br />

NU005540<br />

TR396710<br />

SZ780034<br />

SAC,<br />

AONB<br />

SSSI,<br />

SAC<br />

Durlston:<br />

VMCA<br />

Site description<br />

B High The site has many algal ‘diversity<br />

hotspots’ and includes nationally rare<br />

species. It has a long history of algal<br />

study and is the type locality <strong>for</strong> several<br />

species of <strong>algae</strong>.<br />

B Medium This site has unique assemblages<br />

associated with chalk plat<strong>for</strong>ms and<br />

caves and is the type locality <strong>for</strong> some<br />

chalk cliff <strong>algae</strong>. It has a long history of<br />

B<br />

Very<br />

high<br />

28 Plymouth, Devon SX485535 SAC B Very<br />

high<br />

29 Falmouth and<br />

Hel<strong>for</strong>d, Cornwall<br />

32 Lundy Island,<br />

Devon<br />

WALES<br />

41 Skomer Island,<br />

Pembrokeshire<br />

SCOTLAND<br />

53 Isle of Cumbrae,<br />

Argyll<br />

NORTHERN<br />

IRELAND<br />

82 Strang<strong>for</strong>d Lough,<br />

Co. Down<br />

SW813321 SAC B, C Very<br />

high<br />

SS1345<br />

SM735095<br />

MNR,<br />

SAC,<br />

SSSI<br />

SAC<br />

MNR<br />

B, C Very<br />

high<br />

B<br />

Very<br />

high<br />

algal study.<br />

This site is a ‘diversity hotspot’ with<br />

many nationally rare species. It has a<br />

long history of algal study.<br />

This site has a very high algal diversity.<br />

It has a long history of algal study and it<br />

is the type locality <strong>for</strong> several species of<br />

<strong>algae</strong>.<br />

This area has sheltered intertidal<br />

mudflats and sandflats. It has a<br />

particularly diverse algal flora including<br />

a number of warm water species. It is<br />

the location of the largest and most<br />

southerly maerl bed in the UK. It has a<br />

long history of algal study.<br />

This site consists of granite and slate<br />

reef systems and a variety of habitats on<br />

the reefs. It is a ‘diversity hotspot’ <strong>for</strong><br />

<strong>algae</strong> with over 300 species recorded. It<br />

has a long history of algal study.<br />

This site has a wide range of habitats,<br />

including excellent examples of algal<br />

communities on bedrock, boulders and<br />

cobble habitats. It has a very high<br />

diversity of <strong>algae</strong>, with over 240 species<br />

recorded.<br />

NS160540 B High This site has a high diversity of <strong>algae</strong>, a<br />

long history of study and is the type<br />

locality <strong>for</strong> species of <strong>algae</strong>.<br />

J589496<br />

SAC<br />

MNR<br />

B High The southern half of the site has high<br />

algal diversity <strong>for</strong> eastern Ireland, maerl<br />

beds and a long history of research.<br />

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