Changes to the measurement (metric) used to report on the condition of SSSIs in England

Natural England is seeking views on the proposed change to the measurement used in the reporting of SSSI condition in England. The changes will be a move from a unit or area based assessment to one which measures the condition of a notified feature across the whole of the SSSI. The consultation document sets out the reasons behind this proposed change and the implications of the change on current baseline information. The move to whole feature assessment and reporting will provide evidence on how our Protected Sites function within landscapes or ecological networks. The link to the official statistic for SSSI condition can be found below together with the consultation report on the changes to the measurement used to report on the condition of SSSIs in England. This change will bring us in line with the method used to monitor and report SSSI condition in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland which will support people and organisations who are using thi