SPA description
(information as published 2001)
Ramsey and St David's Peninsula Coast
The SPA of Ramsey and St David's Peninsula Coast is located in
north Pembrokeshire in south-west Wales. The site comprises the
island of Ramsey and an adjacent length of cliff and coastal
habitats running around the peninsula of St David's. The huge and
often greatly indented cliffs support a wide range of typical
maritime vegetation communities, ranging from rock-crevice
communities on the most exposed cliff faces to maritime grassland,
heath and scrub on shallower slopes and in the hinterland. These
coastal habitats support an important resident population of Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax. These birds nest at high density
in traditional locations within the cliffs and depend on the
diverse mix of coastal habitats present and their low-intensity
agricultural management.
Qualifying species
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This site qualifies under Article 4.1 of the
Directive (79/409/EEC) by supporting populations of European
importance of the following species listed on Annex I of the
Directive:
During the breeding season;
Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, 11 pairs representing
at least 3.2% of the breeding population in Great Britain
Over winter;
Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, 22 pairs representing
at least 3.2% of the wintering population in Great Britain (no
source)
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