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Protected land, found before you buy
Protected areas, micro-reserves, habitats, protected trees and heritage zones. These rules can stop felling or building.
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Five kinds of protection
What protects the land
- Protected nature areas · National parks, nature reserves, nature parks and Natura 2000 sites, with their zones.
- Micro-reserves · Small areas protected for a rare species or habitat, often inside managed forest.
- EU habitats · Habitats protected under the EU Habitats Directive, as mapped by the Nature Conservation Agency.
- Natural monuments and protected trees · Geological, hydrological and tree monuments, and individual protected trees.
- Protected species sites · Places where protected species were recorded. We do not show the species name, to protect them.
How to read it
Try these parcels
Real parcels from the registers. Each opens on the map with this layer on.
Inside the nature reserve zone of a national park, with a protected species site.
Open on the map →88500030038A micro-reserve covers 2.25 ha of this parcel.
Open on the map →76860070014Turki parish, Līvāni municipalityA protected pine tree stands on this farmland parcel.
Open on the map →13000093914JūrmalaThe parcel lies in a town planning monument of national importance.
Open on the map →Pre-emption by the state
When the state can buy first
In some protected areas, such as nature reserves and strict zones, the state has a pre-emption right. The seller must notify the Nature Conservation Agency before selling. Heritage monuments and their zones come from the National Heritage Board.
Sources and accuracy
| Layer | What it shows | Source | Data as of | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protected areas | Protected nature areas and their zones | Nature Conservation Agency | 1 September 2026 | Official boundaries |
| Micro-reserves | Micro-reserves and their buffer zones | Nature Conservation Agency | 1 September 2026 | Micro-reserves of sensitive species are not public |
| Habitats | EU-protected habitats | Nature Conservation Agency | 1 September 2026 | Mapped habitats only |
| Natural monuments | Natural monuments | Nature Conservation Agency | 1 September 2026 | |
| Protected trees | Protected trees | Nature Conservation Agency | 1 September 2026 | Point location |
| Species sites | Protected species sites, without names | Nature Conservation Agency | 1 September 2026 | Species names hidden |
| Cultural heritage | Cultural monuments and their protection zones | National Heritage Board | Open data | Where no zone is set, the law sets 500 m |
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Check these yourself
What the registers cannot tell you.
- Micro-reserve cores apart from their buffer zones, zones inside protected areas, and most species sites.
- Micro-reserves for sensitive species. They are not public.
- Names of protected species.
- Whether a parcel or building is itself a monument with a state pre-emption right.
Keep reading
Forest
See the forest before you walk it
Species, age and growing stock for every compartment.
For forest valuers
Start with the register
Stand age, species and growing stock per compartment, and real forest deals.
Property report
Everything the registers say, in one PDF
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Find the protected areas first
Before you plan felling or building, see what protects the land.
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