North Wales Coast (2678)
United Kingdom, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: D1a
Year of last assessment: 2007
National site name: North Wales Coast
Central coordinates: Latitude: 53.3212, Longitude: -3.6370
System: marine
Elevation (m): 0 to 15
Area of KBA (km2): 101.86111
Protected area coverage (%): 94.87
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: An expanse of the Irish Sea coastline stretching from Little Orme's Head to Rhyl, and extending about 6 km seawards. The site is important for wintering waterbirds, and Tadorna tadorna and Charadrius hiaticula breed along the shoreline.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs.
Delineation rationale: First identified in 2000; no significant changes to boundary since then. Digitised onto 1:50,000 scale OS maps.
Habitats
Land use: tourism/recreation | urban/industrial/transport
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 90 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 5 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 5 |