Throughout the UK, it is possible to
designate a site due to the presence of particular plants.
These sites are SSSIs in Great Britain and ASSIs in Northern
Ireland.
Guidelines for the selection of SSSIs are
available.
Special Areas of Conservation have also been designated for
plants.
Once a site has been designated for
a feature, that feature will be monitored. Guidelines for
monitoring sites for bryophyte features and for
vascular plants have been produced. The
results of the monitoring are also available for
bryophytes and
vascular
plants.