Environment Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 15 November 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many hectares of land are designated a priority habitat in England.
“Priority habitat” is not a formal designation, but certain habitats are listed under section 41 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 as being of principal importance for the conservation of biological diversity. The total area of these habitats in England above mean low water is estimated to be 1.75 million hectares. This value excludes linear habitats such as rivers and hedgerows, for which area estimates are not available.
Yes0 people think so
No0 people think not
Would you like to ask a question like this yourself? Use our Freedom of Information site.