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Defining Favourable Conservation Status

FCS definitions describe an England scale ambition for habitats and species. They provide context for decision making and actions to achieve and sustain thriving wildlife.

Records for this category

Title Code Published
Defining Favourable Conservation Status in England EIN062 2023/08/14
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Bechstein's bat RP2970 2023/06/29
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Calaminarian grassland RP2956 2022/07/19
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Caves not open to the public RP2950 2021/02/18
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Coastal Sand Dunes RP2942 2020/11/26
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Curlew RP2926 2020/04/14
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Dartford Warbler RP2927 2020/04/14
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Duke of Burgundy RP2928 2020/04/14
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Eurasian beaver, Castor fiber RP2949 2021/08/25
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo RP2952 2021/06/09
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) RP2963 2023/06/29
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Grey long-eared bat, Plecotus austriacus RP2953 2021/02/18
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Harbour Porpoise RP2954 2021/02/18
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Hazel or Common Dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius RP2951 2021/02/18
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Limestone Pavement RP2959 2023/06/29
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Little Tern RP2929 2020/04/14
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Lowland Dry Acid Grassland RP2945 2020/11/26
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Lowland meadow RP2971 2023/06/29
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Marsh Saxifrage RP2930 2020/04/14
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Petalwort RP2931 2020/04/14
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Purple Moor-grass & Rush Pastures RP2947 2020/11/26
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Reefs RP2955 2021/08/19
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Round-mouthed Whorl Snail, Vertigo genesii RP2957 2022/08/23
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Seagrass beds RP2968 2023/06/29
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Twite RP2932 2020/04/14
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Upland Hay Meadows RP2948 2020/11/26
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Vendace RP2958 2021/08/19
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Wet woodland RP2969 2023/06/29
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for White-clawed crayfish RP2933 2020/04/14
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for lowland mixed deciduous woodland RP2960 2023/06/29
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for moss carder bee RP2965 2023/06/29
Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for the Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus RP2946 2020/11/26
Edition 1 Definition of favourable conservation status for barbastelle bat RP2974 2024/03/08
Edition 2 Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Hedgerows RP2943 2020/11/26
Edition 2 Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Lowland Calcareous Grassland RP2944 2020/11/26
Favourable Conservation Status Definitions TIN180 2021/06/09
  Natural England’s Defining Favourable Conservation Status (DFCS) project 2021/06/09
RP2961 Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Maritime cliff and slope RP2961 2023/07/11
RP2964 Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Kittiwake RP2964 2023/07/11
RP2966 Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for violet click beetle RP2966 2023/07/11
TIN215 Producing Favourable Conservation Status Strategies Natural England’s guidance TIN215 2023/10/11
TIN216 Edition 1 Environment Act Interim Target for protected sites TIN216 2024/02/01