761920Edited by Drew.110012608layer_information_pageund1449064498149400009500149400009521<p>Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) are those areas of land and water (to the seaward limits of local authority areas or MLWS) that Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) considers to best represent our natural heritage - its diversity of plants, animals and habitats, rocks and landforms, or a combinations of such natural features.</p> full_html<p>Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) are those areas of land and water (to the seaward limits of local authority areas or MLWS) that Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) considers to best represent our natural heritage - its diversity of plants, animals and habitats, rocks and landforms, or a combinations of such natural features.</p> 26272929121An intertidal seagrass bed at Cuthill Sands in the Dornoch Firth-SNH.jpgpublic://An intertidal seagrass bed at Cuthill Sands in the Dornoch Firth-SNH.jpgimage/jpeg1427611456327754imageAn intertidal seagrass bed at Cuthill Sands in the Dornoch FirthAn intertidal seagrass bed at Cuthill Sands in the Dornoch FirthAn intertidal seagrass bed at Cuthill Sands in the Dornoch Firth - Copyright SNHAn intertidal seagrass bed at Cuthill Sands in the Dornoch Firth - Copyright SNHAn intertidal seagrass bed at Cuthill Sands in the Dornoch Firth300225filtered_html807<p>SSSIs are the essential building blocks of Scotland's protected areas for nature conservation. Many are also designated as Natura sites (Special Protection Areas or Special Areas of Conservation). SNH designates SSSIs under the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004. SSSIs are protected by law. It is an offence for any person to intentionally or recklessly damage the protected natural features of an SSSI.</p> <p>Copyright Scottish Natural Heritage. Contains Ordnance Survey data (C) Crown Copyright and database right (2013).</p> full_html<p>SSSIs are the essential building blocks of Scotland's protected areas for nature conservation. Many are also designated as Natura sites (Special Protection Areas or Special Areas of Conservation). SNH designates SSSIs under the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004. SSSIs are protected by law. It is an offence for any person to intentionally or recklessly damage the protected natural features of an SSSI.</p> <p>Copyright Scottish Natural Heritage. Contains Ordnance Survey data (C) Crown Copyright and database right (2013).</p> 149694505874sioc:Itemfoaf:Documentdc:datedc:createdxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601dc:modifiedxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601content:encodedsioc:has_creatorrelfoaf:namesioc:num_repliesxsd:integersioc:last_activity_datexsd:dateTimedate_iso8601https://marine.gov.scot/?q=information/inter-tidal-sites-special-scientific-interest-sssis0635697619212608publishedpublished211494000095111494000095635697619212608publishedpublished211494000095111494000095635697619212608publishedpublished211494000095111494000095