Special Areas of Conservation

this map was generated from data owned by the Countryside Council for Wales

0) Afon Teifi / River Teifi
1) Afon Tywi / River Tywi
2) Afonydd Cleddau / Cleddau Rivers
3) Caeau Mynydd Mawr
4) Cardigan Bay / Bae Ceredigion
5) Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries / Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd
6) Carmarthen Bay Dunes / Twyni Bae Caerfyrddin
7) Cernydd Carmel
8) Coed Cwm Einion
9) Coedydd a Cheunant Rheidol / Rheidol Woods and Gorge
10) Cors Caron
11) Cors Fochno
12) Cwm Doethie - Mynydd Mallaen
13) Elenydd
14) Grogwynion
15) Gweunydd Blaencleddau
16) North Pembrokeshire Woodlands / Coedydd Gogledd Sir Benfro
17) North West Pembrokeshire Commons / Comin Gogledd Orllewin Sir Benfro
18) Pembrokeshire Bat Sites and Bosherton Lakes / Safleoedd Ystlum Sir Benfro a Llynnoedd Bosherton
19) Pembrokeshire Marine / Sir Benfro Forol
20) Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau / Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau
21) Preseli
22) Rhos Llawr-cwrt
23) Rhos Talglas
24) St David's / Ty Ddewi
25) Yerbeston Tops
26) Limestone Coast of South West Wales / Arfordir Calchfaen De Orllewin Cymru

Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) are areas that are designated protection under the EC Habitats Directive. The Directive requires the establishment of a European network of important conservation sites that will make a significant contribution to conserving the habitat types and species (excluding birds) identified in Annexes I and II of the Directive.

These protected areas, as well as the SPAs, are known as Natura 2000 sites.

The Joint Nature Conservation Committee website has a more detailed description of SACs as well as a list of SACs in Wales.