Protected Areas

You can read about protected areas and view details about their condition on the interactive web map. Objectives for their improvement and protection can also be accessed there.

The North Eastern District has important habitats and wildlife living in areas identified as needing special protection under existing laws.

These protected areas include:

• drinking water protected areas
• freshwater fish
• shellfish waters
• bathing waters
• nutrient sensitive areas
• water dependent Natura 2000 sites

You can read about protected areas in the North Eastern River Basin Management Plan Summary and view their condition on the interactive web map.

Further information on water dependent Natura 2000 sites in the North Eastern District (.PDF 145Kb) is available.