Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation

Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation
Places in Tower Hamlets which are valuable for wildlife and provide local people with access to nature have been identified as Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINCs). These receive protection from development under policies in the Council's Local Development Framework (LDF), and are shown on the LDF Proposals Map.

Guidance on identifying SINCs has been published by the Mayor of London and can be viewed here. This is consitent with Government guidance on local wildlife sites.

SINCs in Tower Hamlets were most recently reviewed in 2011. A list and map of SINCs in Tower Hamlets can be downloaded below, along with a set of citations (which explain why each site is important) and a report on the 2011 review.

List of Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation
Map of Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation
SINC citations
Tower Hamlets SINC review 2011

In 2013 the London Wildlife Sites Board upgraded Mile End Park to a Site of Metropolitan Importance. The Board's decision can be downloaded here.