Conflicts in Ecosystem Services Management: Analysis of stakeholder participation in Natura 2000 in Poland

•Conflict over conservation planning is linked to stakeholders’ perspectives on loss of access to particular ES types.•Conflict over cultural and provisioning ES are particularly noticeable.•Natura 2000 management would benefit from an approach that recognises changes that site designation may make to ES.•Learning opportunities are provided by stronger procedures for recording conflicts arising in stakeholder participatory forum.