Biodiversity habitats

There have been 45 UK priority habitats identified.  They are to fulfill one or more of the following criteria.

• Habitats for which the UK has international obligations.
• Habitats at risk, such as those with a high rate of decline over the last 20 years, or which are rare.
• Areas, which may be functionally critical.
• Areas important for key species.

North Lanarkshire has 16 of these habitats and two have habitat action plans written for them.   A further two broad habitats have been identified as being of local priority due to their linkage of a variety of habitats and importance for a number of NLBAP species.

In this section:

• Rivers and Burns
• Floodplain Grazing Marsh
• Woodland
• Mosses - Actions

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