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Nature Conservation Order Table - 2019

https://nnr.nature.scot/doc/nature-conservation-order-table-2019

The following Nature Conservation Orders are currently in force at August 2019 :
Name of Order	Area (ha)	OS Central Grid Ref	Purpose of Order	Current Protected Areas affected by Order
Culbin Sands and Findhorn Bay NCO 1995 / Culbin Sands and Findhorn Bay NCO 1995 (Amendment Order 1996) / Culbin Sands and Findhorn Bay NCO 1995 (Amendment Order 2006)	910	NH973629 NJ041626	Prevent shellfish extraction by mechanical means and cockling by whatever means	Culbin Sands, Culbin Forest and Findhorn Bay SSSI; Moray and Nairn Coast SPA; Culbin Bar SAC
Firth of Forth NCO 2006	3,222	NT645800 NT524858 NT443792 NT325734 NT180785 NT182835 NT275872 NO428024	Prevent collection of cockles, except for personal or scientific purposes	Firth of Forth SSSI; Firth of Forth SPA
Loch Fleet and Dornoch and Cuthill Sands NCO 1995	1,467	NH794964 NH777874	Prevent shellfish extraction	Loch Fleet SSSI; Dornoch Firth SSSI; Dornoch Firth and Loch Fleet SPA; Dornoch Firth and Morrich More SAC
Morrich More and Dornoch Firth NCO 1995 / Morrich More and Dornoch Firth NCO 1995 (Amendment Order 1996)	2,155	NH816845 NH730848	Prevent extraction of shellfish (except mussels) by mechanical means	Morrich More SSSI; Dornoch Firth SSSI; Dornoch Firth and Loch Fleet SPA; Dornoch Firth and Morrich More SAC
Nigg and Udale Bays NCO 1995 / Nigg and Udale Bays NCO 1995 (Amendment Order 1996)	2,130	NH773717 NH719660	Prevent shellfish extraction by mechanical means	Cromarty Firth SSSI; Cromarty Firth SPA
Skye NCO 2019	Not yet calculated	NG493684 NG406733 NG523628 NG520156 NG516530	Prevent damage to & removal of Jurassic vertebrate fossils	-

Published: 2019

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