Sites of Biological Importance (SBI / LWS) in Greater Manchester

Published by:
Greater Manchester Ecology Unit
Last updated:
21 November 2024
Topic:
Environment
Licence:
Open Government Licence

Summary

UPDATED NOVEMBER 2024 Greater Manchester Ecology Unit (GMEU) operates the SBI register for, and on behalf of, the ten Local Authorities that comprise Greater Manchester. This dataset contains all current SBI boundaries (based upon the 2021 review), including the name of each site and its defining features. SBIs are Greater Manchester's equivalent to Local Wildlife Sites (LWS).

SBIs are non-statutory areas of substantive nature conservation importance within the county of Greater Manchester. The SBI system is designed to establish and highlight to planners, landowners and site managers where areas of high biodiversity interest occur so that appropriate decisions on planning applications, land use and land management can be made.

Full SBI citations including site descriptions, statistics and grading information can be obtained from GMLRC if required.

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Site Names, Grades and Significant Features Spreadsheet XLS 12 April 2024 Not available
Interactive Google Map WEB MAP 12 April 2024 Not available
GIS Data Download Zip ZIP 10 November 2020 Not available

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Selection Guidelines Website 02 November 2017

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