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UK List of Priority Habitats

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UK BAP HabitatMajor ChangesLink to Definition
Aquifer Fed Naturally Fluctuating Water BodiesNo changeAquifer Fed Naturally Fluctuating Water Bodies
Arable Field MarginsRevised name; (currently Cereal field margins)Arable Field Margins
Blanket BogNo changeBlanket Bog
Blue mussel bedsNew habitatBlue mussel beds
Calaminarian GrasslandsNew habitatCalaminarian Grasslands
Carbonate moundsNew habitatCarbonate mounds
Coastal and Floodplain Grazing MarshNo changeCoastal and Floodplain Grazing Marsh
Coastal saltmarshNo changeCoastal saltmarsh
Coastal Sand DunesNo changeCoastal Sand Dunes
Coastal Vegetated ShingleNo changeCoastal Vegetated Shingle
Cold-water coral reefs Revised name; (currently Lophelia pertusa reefs)Cold-water coral reefs
Deep-sea sponge communitiesNew habitatDeep-sea sponge communities
Estuarine rocky habitatsNew habitatEstuarine rocky habitats
Eutrophic Standing WatersNo changeEutrophic Standing Waters
File shell bedsNew habitatFile shell beds
Fragile sponge & anthozoan communities on subtidal rocky habitatsNew habitatFragile sponge & anthozoan communities on subtidal rocky habitats
HedgerowsRevised name; expanded scopeHedgerows
Horse mussel beds Revised name; (currently Modiolus modiolus beds) Horse mussel beds
Inland Rock Outcrop and Scree HabitatsNew habitatInland Rock Outcrop and Scree Habitats
Intertidal chalk Revised name; (currently within Littoral and sublittoral chalk HAP)Intertidal chalk
Intertidal mudflatsRevised name; (currently Mudflats)Intertidal mudflats
Intertidal underboulder communitiesNew habitatIntertidal underboulder communities
Limestone PavementsNo changeLimestone Pavements
Lowland Beech and Yew WoodlandNo changeLowland Beech and Yew Woodland
Lowland Calcareous GrasslandNo changeLowland Calcareous Grassland
Lowland Dry Acid GrasslandNo changeLowland Dry Acid Grassland
Lowland FensRevised name; (currently Fens)Lowland Fens
Lowland HeathlandNo changeLowland Heathland
Lowland MeadowsNo changeLowland Meadows
Lowland Mixed Deciduous WoodlandNo change/New HabitatLowland Mixed Deciduous Woodland
Lowland Raised BogNo changeLowland Raised Bog
MachairNo changeMachair
Maerl bedsNo changeMaerl beds
Maritime Cliff and SlopesNo changeMaritime Cliff and Slopes
Mesotrophic LakesNo changeMesotrophic Lakes
Mountain Heaths and Willow ScrubNew habitatMountain Heaths and Willow Scrub
Mud habitats in deep waterNo changeMud habitats in deep water
Native Pine WoodlandsNo changeNative Pine Woodlands
Oligotrophic and Dystrophic LakesNew habitatOligotrophic and Dystrophic Lakes
Open Mosaic Habitats on Previously Developed LandNew habitat (originally Post-industrial sites)Open Mosaic Habitats on Previously Developed Land
Peat and clay exposuresNew habitatPeat and clay exposures
Ponds New habitatPonds
Purple Moor Grass and Rush Pastures No changePurple Moor Grass and Rush Pastures
ReedbedsNo changeReedbeds
RiversNew habitat, incorporating an existing habitat (Chalk Rivers). Further work by specialists is required to develop guidelines for the identification of river reaches which will be priorities for UK BAP action.Rivers
Sabellaria alveolata reefsNo changeSabellaria alveolata reefs
Sabellaria spinulosa reefsNo changeSabellaria spinulosa reefs
Saline lagoonsNo changeSaline lagoons
Seagrass beds No change (includes both intertidal and subtidal beds)Seagrass beds
Seamount communitiesNew habitatSeamount communities
Serpulid reefsNo changeSerpulid reefs
Sheltered muddy gravelsNo changeSheltered muddy gravels
Subtidal chalkRevised name; (currently within Littoral and sublittoral chalk HAP)Subtidal chalk
Subtidal sands and gravelsRevised name; (currently Sublittoral sands and gravels)Subtidal sands and gravels
Tide-swept channelsName change and habitat expansionTide-swept channels
Traditional OrchardsNew habitatTraditional Orchards
Upland Birchwoods No change/New HabitatUpland Birchwoods
Upland Calcareous GrasslandNo changeUpland Calcareous Grassland
Upland Flushes, Fens and SwampsNew habitatUpland Flushes, Fens and Swamps
Upland Hay MeadowsNo changeUpland Hay Meadows
Upland HeathlandNo changeUpland Heathland
Upland Mixed AshwoodsNo change/New HabitatUpland Mixed Ashwoods
Upland OakwoodNo changeUpland Oakwood
Wet WoodlandNo changeWet Woodland
Wood-Pasture & ParklandRevised name; expanded scopeWood-Pasture & Parkland