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Marine Protected Area Habitats and Species Open Data (England)

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This dataset contains a collation of marine habitat and species biotope records created during contracts commissioned by Natural England; collected by Defra and associated bodies/agencies; or provided by third parties that have allowed their data to be republished under the Open Government Licence (OGL). The datasets comprises six sub-datasets (feature classes): one point dataset and five polygonal. There are two versions of this dataset available for download: 'Marine Habitats and Species (Open)' and 'Marine Protected Areas Habitats and Species (Open)'. The dataset 'Marine Habitats and Species (Open)' represents all publicly available marine habitats and species (feature) data held by Natural England. The dataset 'Marine Protected Areas Habitats and Species (Open)' is a subset of the habitat and species data, which shows habitats and species data only within the site in which they are legally designated. Both datasets are provided as an ESRI File Geodatabase (GDB) with an ESRI structured layer file (LYR). All dataset geometry has been validated using the ESRI validation method. It has not been validated using the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) validation method and therefore may not comply with the OGC specification. These datasets are available under the Open Government Licence (OGL). Attribution statement: © Natural England, 2025 (see https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/0b512247-2f63-4615-abb7-62c154daca6e/marine-designated-site-features-open-data-england for full copyright statement); © A. Wheeler, 1952; © Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute, 2003; © B. Hepper, 1955; © Bangor University, 2012; © Blue Marine Foundation, 2018, 2020; © Bournemouth University, 2019; © British Petroleum, 1984; © C. Little, 1972, 1973, 1978; © Cemex UK Marine Ltd & Tarmac Marine Ltd, 2013, 2014; © Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, 1985, 1999; © Centre for Environment Fisheries & Aquaculture Science, 1979, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2014; © Centre for Environment,.