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The list of habitats and species of principal importance in England includes 56 habitats and 943 species first identified as priority habitats and species in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UK BAP).

The list is for:

• public bodies to help them meet their biodiversity duty to be aware of biodiversity conservation in their policy or decision making
• landowners to inform their nature recovery planning, action and funding applications
• funding bodies to support suitable nature recovery

To find out more about priority habitats, view:

• the full habitat descriptions in the List of UK BAP priority habitats on the Joint Nature Conservation Committee website
• regional maps showing the habitats size and location in the Priority Habitat Inventory on data.gov.uk

Publishing the list is a legal duty under Section 41 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities (NERC) Act.