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Currently the Isles of Scilly are covered by a plethora of designations relating in some way to nature conservation.

 The whole coastline of the Isles of Scilly was designated a Heritage Coast in 1974.

 Scilly is a candidate Special Area of Conservation (cSAC) under the European Habitats Directive.

 A Special Protection Area (SPA) (for birds) covers 4.09km2.

 Scilly is a Ramsar site, an international important-wetland designation.

 Scilly was designated a Conservation Area in 1975.

 Twenty-six sites have been designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) by English Nature. Of these five are geological sites.

 The Isles of Scilly has been a Voluntary Marine Park since 1987 – this includes the whole area within the 50m depth contour line.

 Scilly was designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in 1975 – it includes ‘all the islands and islets above mean low water that together form the Isles of Scilly’. The total area covered is 16km2. Scilly is the smallest AONB in the country; also the only one under a single local authority. The Management Plan for the AONB was published in 2004.