Change of https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/western-channel-and-celtic-sea-marine-area-index-map-and-site-packages

Change description : 2025-09-17 16:49:00: Updated URL for the interactive map. [Guidance and regulation]

Showing diff : 2023-10-10 15:00:05.004057928 +00:00..2025-09-17 15:50:00.564606939 +00:00

Guidance

Western Channel and Celtic Sea marine area site packages

Get conservation advice on the impact of activity on a marine site and find out the status of advice using the interactive map.

From:
Natural England
Published
30 March 2017
Last updated
1017 OctoberSeptember 20232025 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Marine conservation advice: package status interactive map

https://defra.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=e2bb368f17f1475dbcb3624b33cde076https://defra.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=6b59f9b1391443ee85f04f603bdde396

Details

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. This will include links to any existing advice.

Advice packages are listed alphabetically.

Advice packages in the Western Channel and Celtic Sea

Bideford to Foreland Point Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0029) Formal

Camel Estuary Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0056) Formal

Cape Bank Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0076) Formal

Dart Estuary Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0057) Formal

Devon Avon Estuary Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0058) Formal

Erme Estuary Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0059) Formal

Fal and Helford Special Area of Conservation (UK0013112) Formal

Falmouth Bay to St Austell Bay Special Protection Area (UK9020323) Formal

Hartland Point to Tintagel Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0034) Formal

Helford Estuary Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0062) Formal

Isles of Scilly: Bishop to Crim Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0008-01) Formal

Isles of Scilly: Bristows to the Stones Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0008-02) Formal

Isles of Scilly Complex Special Area of Conservation (UK0013694) Formal

Isles of Scilly: Gilstone to Gorregan Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0008-03) Formal

Isles of Scilly: Hanjague to Deep Ledge Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0008-04) Formal

Isles of Scilly: Higher Town Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0008-05) Formal

Isles of Scilly: Lower Ridge to Innisvouls Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0008-06) Formal

Isles of Scilly: Men a Vaur to White Island Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0008-07) Formal

Isles of Scilly: Peninnis to Dry Ledge Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0008-08) Formal

Isles of Scilly: Plympton to Spanish Ledge Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0008-09) Formal

Isles of Scilly: Smith Sound Tide Swept Channel Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0008-10) Formal

Isles of Scilly Special Protection Area (UK9020288) Formal

Isles of Scilly: Tean Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0008-11) Formal

Land’s End and Cape Bank Special Area of Conservation (UK0030375) Formal

Lizard Point Special Area of Conservation (UK0030374) Formal

Lundy Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0010) Formal

Lundy Special Area of Conservation (UK0013114) Formal

Morte Platform Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0063) Formal

Mounts Bay Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0036) Formal

Newquay and The Gannel Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0037) Formal

North West of Lundy Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0064) Formal

Padstow Bay and Surrounds Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0012) Formal

Plymouth Sound and Estuaries Special Area of Conservation (UK0013111) Formal

Runnel Stone Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0038) Formal

Skerries Bank and Surrounds Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0015) Formal

Start Point to Plymouth Sound and Eddystone Special Area of Conservation (UK0030373) Formal

Tamar Estuaries Complex Special Protection Area (UK9010141) Formal

Tamar Estuary Sites Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0016) Formal

The Manacles Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0018) Formal

Upper Fowey and Pont Pill Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0020) Formal

Whitsand and Looe Bay Marine Conservation Zone (UKMCZ0021) Formal

Updates to this page

Published 30 March 2017
Last updated 1017 OctoberSeptember 2023 + show2025 href="#full-history">+ show all updates

Sign up for emails or print this page

Update history

2025-09-17 16:49
Updated URL for the interactive map.

2023-10-10 16:00
Cape Bank MCZ and Erme Estuary MCZ moved from draft to formal status.

2023-05-09 16:00
Added 2 new sites with draft status – Erme Estuary MCZ and Cape Bank MCZ. Change of status from ‘draft’ to ‘formal’ for Camel Estuary MCZ and Isles of Scilly SPA.

2022-03-29 09:00
Devon Avon Estuary, Morte Platform and North West of Lundy sites all moved from draft to formal status. Added new site with draft status – Camel Estuary MCZ.