Editing Special Protection Area (section)

==In the United Kingdom==
As at 21 September 2006, there were 252 classified SPAs and 12 proposed SPAs in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The Conservation (Natural Habitats etc.) Regulations 1994 implement the terms of the Directive in Scotland, England and Wales. In [[Great Britain]], SPAs (and SACs) designated on land or in the [[intertidal]] area are normally also notified as [[Site of Special Scientific Interest|Sites of Special Scientific Interest]] (SSSIs), and in [[Northern Ireland]] as Areas of Special Scientific Interest (ASSIs). For example, the [[Broadland SPA]] in eastern England is a conglomeration of some 28 SSSIs. SPAs may extend below [[Tide|low tide]] into the sea, and for these areas SSSI notification is not possible. In Scotland, some SPAs have been classified without any underpinning designation by SSSI.{{Clarify|date=February 2010}}<!-- Are these terrestrial or marine? -->