Lough Yganavan and Lough Nambrackdarrig

Lough Yganavan and Lough Nambrackdarrig (Irish: Loch Gaineamháin agus Loch na mBreac Dearg) are two lakes of ecological importance in County Kerry, Ireland. They are included in a Special Area of Conservation of 271.57 ha, which protects:

  • land in private ownership
  • two state-owned nature reserves.[1]

Lough Nambrackdarrig and the southern half of Lough Yganavan were designated as National Nature Reserves in 1988 (areas in ha: 3.9 & 25.3).

The habitats in the SAC include fixed dunes, a type of machair.

Fauna

This is one of the areas in which the rare Kerry Slug and Natterjack Toad are known to occur.

References

  1. ↑ Lough Yganavan and Lough Nambrackdarrig SAC, National Parks and Wildlife Service

Coordinates: 52°5′48″N 9°52′57″W / 52.09667°N 9.88250°W / 52.09667; -9.88250

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