Deadline approaching for Liverpool Bay consultation
There is still an opportunity for people to
comment on the proposal to make Liverpool Bay a Special Protection
Area (SPA) for birds. The closing date is Friday 26 February
2010.
If Liverpool Bay becomes a SPA, it would become part of the
European network of protected areas on land and sea, known as
Natura 2000, designated to safeguard Europe's most important areas
for wildlife.
Liverpool Bay is one of the most important areas in Britain for
populations of common scoter and red throated diver that spend the
winter in our coastal waters.
Feedback on the proposed SPA will help shape the final proposal
that the UK Government makes to the European Commission later this
year.
To find out more about the proposal and how to comment and for
links to more detailed information, visit
http://www.ccw.gov.uk/landscape--wildlife/protecting-our-landscape/liverpool-bay-pspa.aspx
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For more information contact Helen Evans, Press Officer,
on 01248 387377 or 07717225589.
The Countryside Council for Wales is an Assembly
Government Sponsored Body, working for a better Wales where
everyone values and cares for our natural environment.