List of Special Areas of Conservation in the Republic of Ireland

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in the Republic of Ireland, as listed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). Since 2011 the NPWS has operated under the aegis of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. The Special Areas of Conservation are part of the European Union's Natura 2000 network of sites with special flora or fauna.[1][2]

Special Areas of Conservation

Carlow - Cavan - Clare - Cork - Donegal - Dublin - Galway - Kerry - Kildare - Kilkenny - Laois - Leitrim - Limerick - Longford - Louth - Mayo - Meath - Monaghan - Offaly - Roscommon - Sligo - North Tipperary - South Tipperary - Waterford - Westmeath - Wexford - Wicklow

Carlow

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Carlow.[3]

Cavan

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Cavan.[7]

Clare

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Clare.[8]

  • Ballyallia Lake
  • Ballycullinan Lake
  • Ballycullinan, Old Domestic Building
  • Ballyogan Lough
  • Ballyteige (Clare)
  • Ballyvaughan Turlough
  • Black Head-Poulsallagh Complex
  • Carrowmore Dunes
  • Carrowmore Point to Spanish Point and Islands
  • Danes Hole, Poulnalecka
  • Dromore Woods and Loughs
  • East Burren Complex
  • Galway Bay Complex
  • Glendree Bog
  • Glenomra Wood
  • Inagh River Estuary
  • Kilkee Reefs
  • Kilkishen House
  • Knockanira House
  • Loughatorick South Bog
  • Lough Gash Turlough
  • Lower River Shannon
  • Moneen Mountain
  • Moyree River System
  • Newgrove House
  • Newhall and Edenvale Complex
  • Old Domestic Building, Keevagh
  • Old Domestic Buildings, Rylane
  • Old Farm Buildings, Ballymacrogan
  • Pouladatig Cave
  • Pollagoona Bog
  • Poulnagordon Cave (Quin)
  • Ratty River Cave
  • Slieve Bernagh Bog
  • Termon Loug
  • Toonagh Estate
  • Tullaher Lough and Bog

Cork

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Cork.[9]

Donegal

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Donegal.[10]

Dublin

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Dublin.[11]

Galway

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Galway.[12]

  • Ardgraigue Bog
  • Ardrahan Grassland
  • Aughrusbeg Machair and Lake
  • Ballinduff Turlough
  • Ballymaglancy Cave, Cong
  • Barnahallia Lough
  • Barroughter Bog
  • Caherglassaun Turlough
  • Cahermore Turlough
  • Camderry Bog
  • Carrowbaun, Newhall and Ballylee Turloughs
  • Carrownagappul Bog
  • Castletaylor Complex
  • Cloonmoylan Bog
  • Connemara Bog Complex
  • Coolcam Turlough
  • Coole-Garryland Complex
  • Corliskea/Trien/Cloonfelliv Bog
  • Cregduff Lough
  • Cregg House Stables, Crusheen
  • Croaghill Turlough
  • Curraghlehanagh Bog
  • Derrycrag Wood Nature Reserve
  • Dog's Bay
  • Drummin Wood
  • East Burren Complex
  • Galway Bay Complex
  • Glenloughaun Esker
  • Gortacarnaun Wood
  • Gortnandarragh Limestone Pavement
  • Inishbofin and Inishshark
  • Inisheer Island
  • Inishmaan Island
  • Inishmore Island
  • Kilkieran Bay and Islands
  • Kilsallagh Bog
  • Kiltartan Cave (Coole)
  • Kiltiernan Turlough
  • Kingstown Bay
  • Levally Lough
  • Lisnageeragh Bog and Ballinastack Turlough
  • Loughatorick South Bog
  • Lough Carra/Mask Complex
  • Lough Corrib
  • Lough Coy
  • Lough Cutra
  • Lough Derg, North-East Shore
  • Lough Fingall Complex
  • Lough Lurgeen Bog/Glenamaddy Turlough
  • Lough Nageeron
  • Lough Rea
  • Maumturk Mountains
  • Monivea Bog
  • Murvey Machair
  • Omey Island Machair
  • Peterswell Turlough
  • Pollnaknockaun Wood Nature Reserve
  • Rahasane Turlough
  • River Shannon Callows
  • Rosroe Bog
  • Ross Lake and Woods
  • Rosturra Wood
  • Rusheenduff Lough
  • Shankill West Bog
  • Slyne Head Islands
  • Slyne Head Peninsula
  • Sonnagh Bog
  • Termon Lough
  • The Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex
  • Tully Lough
  • Tully Mountain
  • Williamstown Turloughs

Kerry

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Kerry.[13]

Kildare

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Kildare.[14]

  • Ballynafagh Bog
  • Ballynafagh Lake
  • Red Bog, Kildare
  • River Barrow and River Nore
  • Rye Water Valley/Carton
  • Mouds Bog
  • Pollardstown Fen

Kilkenny

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Kilkenny.[15]

Laois

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Laois.[24]

Leitrim

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Leitrim.[25]

Limerick

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Limerick.[26]

Longford

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Longford.[27]

Louth

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Louth.[28]

Mayo

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Mayo.[29]

Meath

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Meath.[30]

  • Boyne Coast and Estuary
  • Killyconny Bog (Cloghbally)
  • Lough Bane and Lough Glass
  • Moneybeg Bogs and Clareisland Bogs
  • Mount Hevey Bog
  • Rye Water Valley/Carton
  • River Boyne and River Blackwater
  • White Lough, Ben Loughs and Lough Doo

Monaghan

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Monaghan.[31]

  • Kilroosky Lough Cluster

Offaly

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Offaly.[32]

Roscommon

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Roscommon.[33]

  • Annaghmore Lough
  • Ballinturly Turlough
  • Ballynamona Bog and Corkip Lough
  • Bellanagare Bog
  • Callow Bog
  • Carrowbehy/Caher Bog
  • Castlesampson Esker
  • Cloonchambers Bog
  • Cloonshanville Bog
  • Coolcam Turlough
  • Corbo Bog
  • Corliskea/Trien/Cloonfelliv Bog
  • Derrinea Bog
  • Drumalough Bog
  • Errit Lough
  • Four Roads Turlough
  • Killeglan Grassland
  • Lisduff Turlough
  • Lough Arrow
  • Lough Croan Turlough
  • Lough Forbes Complex
  • Lough Funshinagh
  • Lough Ree
  • Mullygollan Turlough
  • River Moy
  • Shannon Callows
  • Tullaghanrock Bog

Sligo

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Sligo.[34]

Tipperary

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Tipperary.[35]

Waterford

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Waterford.[36]

Westmeath

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Westmeath.[37]

Wexford

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Wexford.[38]

Wicklow

The following is a list of Special Areas of Conservation in County Wicklow.[39]

  • Ballyman Glen
  • Bray Head
  • Buckroney-Brittas Dunes and Fen
  • Carriggower Bog
  • Vale of Clara (Rathdrum Wood)
  • Deputy's Pass Nature Reserve
  • Glen of the Downs
  • Holdenstown Bog
  • Knocksink Wood
  • Knockacoller Bog
  • Magherabeg Dunes
  • The Murrough Wetlands
  • Wicklow Mountains
  • Wicklow Reef

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Rights for Natura 2000 data: EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: Directorate-General for Environment.
  2. ↑ NPWS Data use terms & conditions Archived 17 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine.: NPWS encourage the free dissemination of biodiversity data.
  3. ↑ "Special Areas of Conservation in County Carlow". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service.
  4. ↑ More information about the Blackstairs Mountains SAC is available from the following; "Blackstairs Mountains SAC", npws.ie, National Parks and Wildlife Service |chapter= ignored (help) ; "Blackstairs Mountains SAC", npws.ie, National Parks and Wildlife Service |chapter= ignored (help) ; and "Blackstairs Mountains data set", Natura 2000, European Environment Agency |chapter= ignored (help) .
  5. ↑ River Barrow and River Nore: "River Barrow and River Nore Site Synopsis" (PDF), npws.ie, National Parks and Wildlife Service ; "River Barrow and River Nore (data set)". Natura 2000. European Environment Agency.
  6. ↑ Slaney River Valley: "Site Synopsis" (PDF), npws.ie, National Parks and Wildlife Service, archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2007 ; "data set". Natura 2000. European Environment Agency.
  7. ↑ "Special Areas of Conservation in County Cavan". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service.
  8. ↑ "Special Areas of Conservation in County Clare". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service.
  9. ↑ "Special Areas of Conservation in County Cork". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service.
  10. ↑ "Special Areas of Conservation in County Donegal". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service.
  11. ↑ "Special Areas of Conservation in County Dublin". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service.
  12. ↑ "Special Areas of Conservation in County Galway". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service.
  13. ↑ "Special Areas of Conservation in County Kerry". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service.
  14. ↑ "Special Areas of Conservation in County Kildare". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service.
  15. ↑ "Special Areas of Conservation in County Kilkenny". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007.
  16. ↑ Hugginstown Fen (SAC IE0000404). Site Synopsis - National Parks and Wildlife Service, Republic of Ireland. Natura 2000 (data set) - European Environment Agency.
  17. ↑ The Loughans (SAC IE0000407). Site Synopsis - National Parks and Wildlife Service, Republic of Ireland. Natura 2000 (data set) - European Environment Agency.
  18. ↑ Cullahill Mountain (SAC IE0000831). Site Synopsis, Conservation Plan and maps (1,2,3) - National Parks and Wildlife Service, Republic of Ireland. Natura 2000 (data set) - European Environment Agency.
  19. ↑ Spahill and Clomantagh Hill (SAC IE0000849). Site Synopsis - National Parks and Wildlife Service, Republic of Ireland. Natura 2000 (data set) - European Environment Agency.
  20. ↑ Galmoy Fen (SAC IE0001858). Site Synopsis - National Parks and Wildlife Service, Republic of Ireland. Natura 2000 (data set) - European Environment Agency.
  21. ↑ Lower River Suir (SAC IE0002137). Site Synopsis - National Parks and Wildlife Service, Republic of Ireland. Natura 2000 (data set) - European Environment Agency.
  22. ↑ River Barrow and River Nore (IE0002162). Site Synopsis - National Parks and Wildlife Service, Republic of Ireland. Natura 2000 (data set) - European Environment Agency.
  23. ↑ Thomastown Quarry (SAC IE0002252) - Site Synopsis - National Parks and Wildlife Service, Republic of Ireland. Natura 2000 (data set) - European Environment Agency.
  24. ↑ "Special Areas of Conservation in County Laois". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service.
  25. ↑ "Special Areas of Conservation in County Leitrim". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service.
  26. ↑ "Special Areas of Conservation in County Limerick". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service.
  27. ↑ "Special Areas of Conservation in County Longford". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service.
  28. ↑ "Special Areas of Conservation in County Louth". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service.
  29. ↑ "Special Areas of Conservation in County Mayo". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service.
  30. ↑ "Special Areas of Conservation in County Meath". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service.
  31. ↑ "Special Areas of Conservation in County Monaghan". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service.
  32. ↑ "Special Areas of Conservation in County Offaly". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service.
  33. ↑ "Special Areas of Conservation in County Roscommon". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service.
  34. ↑ "Special Areas of Conservation in County Sligo". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service.
  35. ↑ "Special Areas of Conservation in County Tipperary". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service.
  36. ↑ "Special Areas of Conservation in County Waterford". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service.
  37. ↑ "Special Areas of Conservation in County Westmeath". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service.
  38. ↑ "Special Areas of Conservation in County Wexford". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service.
  39. ↑ "Special Areas of Conservation in County Wicklow". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service.

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