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distributor 2018-12-20 ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification 2007 geometryOnly composite 15872 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::27700 EPSG 8.6.2 Dataset name: GIS_SNH_OWNER.SSSI 1997-01-01 creation 2018-12-20 revision SSSI Geographic Information Group Scottish Natural Heritage Data Supply 01463 725000

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distributor mapDigital <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) are those areas of land and water (to the seaward limits of local authority areas or MLWS) that Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) considers to best represent our natural heritage - its diversity of plants, animals and habitats, rocks and landforms, or a combinations of such natural features. They are the essential building blocks of Scotland's protected areas for nature conservation. Many are also designated as Natura sites (Special Protection Areas or Special Areas of Conservation)..The national network of SSSIs in Scotland forms part of the wider GB series. SNH designates SSSIs under the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004. SSSIs are protected by law. It is an offence for any person to intentionally or recklessly damage the protected natural features of an SSSI. SSSIs were first designated under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. The majority of these were later re-notified under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. All 1981 Act SSSI designations are carried forward, and all new SSSI designations are now made, under the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> ©Scottish Natural Heritage. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right (year) Geographic Information Group Scottish Natural Heritage Geographic Systems & Data Officer 01463 725000

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distributor continual SDE Feature Class GB-SCT place Protected sites; environment theme Nature conservation Dataset name: GIS_SNH_OWNER.SSSI 2006-05-25 publication Downloadable Data <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><DIV STYLE="font-size:12pt"><P><SPAN>Available under the </SPAN><A href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/"><SPAN>Open Government Licence </SPAN></A><SPAN>(http</SPAN><SPAN>s</SPAN><SPAN>://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/), Note that this data is available to view or download on </SPAN><A href="http://www.snh.gov.uk/publications-data-and-research/snhi-information-service"><SPAN>SNH website </SPAN></A><SPAN>see: www.</SPAN><SPAN>nature.scot</SPAN><SPAN>/publications-data-and-research/snhi-information-service</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV> You must always use the following attribution statement to acknowledge the source of the information: (Copyright Scottish Natural Heritage) Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right (year) vector 5 eng utf8 environment boundaries geoscientificInformation Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.3.1.5004 -9.32202825 -0.093512624999999 54.422093 61.8049055 false Dataset name: GIS_SNH_OWNER.SSSI 1999-03-16 publication GB-SCT true -28.171997 15.227695 45.501382 65.171944 SDE Feature Class Geographic Information Group Scottish Natural Heritage Data Supply 01463 725000

Great Glen house Leachkin Road Inverness IV3 8NW GB Data_Supply@nature.scot

distributor SDE Feature Class http://www.snh.org.uk/snhi https://gateway.snh.gov.uk/natural-spaces SNH - Natural Spaces download SSSIs were first designated under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. The majority of these were later re-notified under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. All 1981 Act SSSI designations are carried forward, and all new SSSI designations are now made, under the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004.The 2004 Act strengthens the protection of sites and gives legal backing to the increased involvement of land owners and managers and local communities. SNH's SSSI Data has been captured over a long period of time using a range of different source data made available to SNH through the Scottish Central Government SLA, the Pan Government Agreement and subsequently through the One Scotland Mapping Agreement. The data was revised and re-issued in 2012. Please see Access Constraints for more details. SNH also supplies a copy to Registers of Scotland for publication under the Scottish SSSI register. Designating Authority SNH Legislative Context Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 (section 3). Previously the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Section 28 (as amended) and the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949, Section 23 (which still applies to a few sites).