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Natural site reference: ESSI0001

Natural site
Site name
Les Blanches Banques
Road name
La Grande Route Des Mielles
Parish
St. Brelade
Postcode
n/a
Location
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Type
Ecological SSI
Reason for listing
n/a
Broad habitat
Sand Dune
Statement of significance
Les Blanches Banques is among the ten largest single dune systems in the British Isles. It is also the fourth richest in vascular plants. The species rich dune grasslands support the highest invertebrate density with 29 British Red Data Book species, a further 26 which do not occur or are now extinct in Britain and an additional 63 Nationally Scarce species. One IUCN RDB species, Formica pratensis, a wood ant, now extinct in Britain is among these species. Fixed 'grey' dunes is listed under the EC Habitats Directive and dune grassland is listed as a key local habitat in the Biodiversity Strategy for Jersey (2000).
Date of listing
6th June 1996
Permitted activities
As specified in the Schedule to Listing
Group value
n/a
Scenic value
n/a
Street value
n/a

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Documents

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11/06/2015 
1.71 MB 
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