Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 80005
Birds: Special Protection Areas
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 17 October 2025
Question
Andy MacNae
Labour — Rossendale and Darwen
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to instruct Natural England to develop proposals for new Special Protection Areas for vulnerable bird species.
Answer
Mary CreaghIn May 2025, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) released the Third Special Protection Areas (SPAs) Review (Phase 2), assessing the UK’s SPA network and its protection of bird species. The report offers guidance from JNCC and the UK’s four stat...
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