List of Special Areas of Conservation in the Republic of Ireland
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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 2020, the NPWS has operated under the aegis of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The Special Areas of Conservation are part of the Natura 2000 network of sites within the European Union for special flora or fauna.[1][2][3]
Connacht
Name | Photo | County | Land area (hectares) | EU Code |
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Ardgraigue Bog | Galway | 183.46 | IE0002356 | |
Ardrahan Grassland | Galway | 200.99 | IE0002244 | |
Aughrim (Aghrane) Bog | Galway | 110.33 | IE0002200 | |
Aughrusbeg Machair and Lake | Galway | 422.25 | IE0001228 | |
Ballinduff Turlough | Galway | 60.61 | IE0002295 | |
Ballygar (Aghrane) Bog | Galway | 27.98 | IE0002199 | |
Ballymaglancy Cave, Cong | Galway | 9.3 | IE0000474 | |
Barnahallia Lough | Galway | 43.86 | IE0002118 | |
Barroughter Bog | Galway | 173.95 | IE0000231 | |
Caherglassaun Turlough | Galway | 165.58 | IE0000238 | |
Cahermore Turlough | Galway | 64.07 | IE0002294 | |
Camderry Bog | Galway | 280.6 | IE0002347 | |
Carrowbaun, Newhall and Ballylee Turloughs | Galway | 105.62 | IE0002293 | |
Carrownagappul Bog | Galway | 485.66 | IE0001242 | |
Castletaylor Complex | Galway | 143.43 | IE0000242 | |
Cloonmoylan Bog | Galway | 554.19 | IE0000248 | |
Connemara Bog Complex | Galway | 49197.33 | IE0002034 | |
Coolcam Turlough | Galway | 136.76 | IE0000218 | |
Coole-Garryland Complex | ![]() | Galway | 1119.93 | IE0000252 |
Corliskea/Trien/Cloonfelliv Bog | Galway, Roscommon | 724.91 | IE0002110 | |
Cregduff Lough | Galway | 71.84 | IE0001251 | |
Cregg House Stables, Crusheen | Galway | 0.02 | IE0002317 | |
Croaghill Turlough | Galway | 47.35 | IE0000255 | |
Curraghlehanagh Bog | Galway | 277.97 | IE0002350 | |
Derrycrag Wood Nature Reserve | Galway | 118.37 | IE0000261 | |
Derrinlough (Cloonkeenleananode) Bog | Galway | 61.1 | IE0002197 | |
Dog's Bay | ![]() | Galway | 146.93 | IE0001257 |
Drummin Wood | Galway | 84.84 | IE0002181 | |
East Burren Complex | Galway | 18800.66 | IE0001926 | |
Galway Bay | Galway | 14,402.77 | IE0000268 | |
Glenloughaun Esker | Galway | 5.7 | IE0002213 | |
Gortacarnaun Wood | Galway | 111.49 | IE0002180 | |
Gortnandarragh Limestone Pavement | Galway | 347.08 | IE0001271 | |
Inishbofin and Inishshark | ![]() | Galway | 2794.06 | IE0000278 |
Inisheer Island | ![]() | Galway | 552.29 | IE0001275 |
Inishmaan Island | Galway | 801.86 | IE0000212 | |
Inishmore Island | ![]() | Galway | 14493.61 | IE0000213 |
Kilkieran Bay and Islands | Galway | 21397.86 | IE0002111 | |
Kilsallagh Bog | Galway | 279.61 | IE0000285 | |
Kiltartan Cave (Coole) | Galway | 0.01 | IE0000286 | |
Kiltiernan Turlough | Galway | 52.41 | IE0001285 | |
Kingstown Bay | Galway | 79.89 | IE0002265 | |
Levally Lough | ![]() | Galway | 57.97 | IE0000295 |
Lisnageeragh Bog and Ballinastack Turlough | Galway | 440 | IE0000296 | |
Loughatorick South Bog | Galway | 887.96 | IE0000308 | |
Lough Carra/Mask Complex | ![]() | Galway, Mayo | 13509.77 | IE0001774 |
Lough Corrib | ![]() | Galway, Mayo, Roscommon | 25193.2 | IE0000297 |
Lough Coy | Galway | 77.4 | IE0002117 | |
Lough Cutra | ![]() | Galway | 658.5 | IE0000299 |
Lough Derg, North-East Shore | Galway | 3652.8 | IE0002241 | |
Lough Fingall Complex | Galway | 606.78 | IE0000606 | |
Lough Lurgeen Bog/Glenamaddy Turlough | ![]() | Galway | 1161.62 | IE0000301 |
Lough Nageeron | Galway | 19.65 | IE0002119 | |
Lough Rea | ![]() | Galway | 364.6 | IE0000304 |
Maumturk Mountains | Galway | 13465.97 | IE0002008 | |
Monivea Bog | Galway | 286.56 | IE0002352 | |
Murvey Machair | Galway | 80.13 | IE0002129 | |
Omey Island Machair | Galway | 228.86 | IE0001309 | |
Peterswell Turlough | Galway | 245.47 | IE0000318 | |
Pollnaknockaun Wood Nature Reserve | Galway | 80.53 | IE0000319 | |
Rahasane Turlough | Galway | 351.66 | IE0000322 | |
Shannon Callows | Galway, Roscommon | 5853.94 | IE0000216 | |
Rosroe Bog | Galway | 261.93 | IE0000324 | |
Ross Lake and Woods | ![]() | Galway | 323.06 | IE0001312 |
Rosturra Wood | Galway | 38.24 | IE0001313 | |
Rusheenduff Lough | Galway | 48.74 | IE0001311 | |
Shankill West Bog | Galway | 136.34 | IE0000326 | |
Slyne Head Islands | Galway | 2355.13 | IE0000328 | |
Slyne Head Peninsula | Galway | 4026.46 | IE0002074 | |
Sonnagh Bog | Galway | 464.72 | IE0001913 | |
Termon Lough | Galway | 211.7 | IE0001321 | |
The Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex | Galway | 16163.23 | IE0002031 | |
Tully Lough | ![]() | Galway | 142.22 | IE0002130 |
Tully Mountain | ![]() | Galway | 478.91 | IE0000330 |
Williamstown Turloughs | Galway | 232.64 | IE0002296 | |
West Connacht Coast | Galway, Mayo | 65945.58 | IE0002998 | |
Arroo Mountain | Leitrim | 3966.19 | IE0001403 | |
Ben Bulben, Gleniff and Glenade Complex | ![]() | Leitrim, Sligo | 5981.24 | IE0000623 |
Boleybrack Mountain | Leitrim, Cavan | 4242.32 | IE0002032 | |
Bunduff Lough and Machair/Trawalua/Mullaghmore | ![]() | Leitrim, Sligo | 4387.18 | IE0000625 |
Cuilcagh - Anierin Uplands | ![]() | Leitrim | 9735.53 | IE0000584 |
Glenade Lough | ![]() | Leitrim | 115.02 | IE0001919 |
Lough Gill | ![]() | Leitrim, Sligo | 3318.67 | IE0001976 |
Lough Melvin | ![]() | Leitrim, Donegal | 2268.87 | IE0000428 |
Achill Head | ![]() | Mayo | 6892.36 | IE0002268 |
Ardkill Turlough | Mayo | 25.53 | IE0000461 | |
Balla Turlough | Mayo | 49.08 | IE0000463 | |
Ballinafad | Mayo | 0.15 | IE0002081 | |
Bellacorick Bog Complex | Mayo | 9519.75 | IE0001922 | |
Bellacorick Iron Flush | Mayo | 22.86 | IE0000466 | |
Bellacragher Saltmarsh | Mayo | 17.44 | IE0002005 | |
Brackloon Woods | ![]() | Mayo | 80.2 | IE0000471 |
Broadhaven Bay | ![]() | Mayo | 9071.38 | IE0000472 |
Carrowkeel Turlough | Mayo | 40.97 | IE0000475 | |
Carrowmore Lake Complex | ![]() | Mayo | 3646.78 | IE0000476 |
Clare Island Cliffs | Mayo | 409.99 | IE0002243 | |
Clew Bay Complex | Mayo | 11981.94 | IE0001482 | |
Cloonakillina Lough | Mayo | 66.93 | IE0001899 | |
Cloughmoyne | Mayo | 96.72 | IE0000479 | |
Clyard Kettle-Holes | Mayo | 126.46 | IE0000480 | |
Corraun Plateau | Mayo | 3895.13 | IE0000485 | |
Croaghaun/Slievemore | ![]() | Mayo | 3293.81 | IE0001955 |
Cross Lough (Killadoon) | ![]() | Mayo | 56.67 | IE0000484 |
Doocastle Turlough | Mayo, Sligo | 76.67 | IE0000492 | |
Doogort Machair/Lough Doo | Mayo | 187.87 | IE0001497 | |
Duvillaun Islands | Mayo | 539.36 | IE0000495 | |
Erris Head | ![]() | Mayo | 850.97 | IE0001501 |
Flughany Bog | Mayo, Sligo | 231.03 | IE0000497 | |
Glenamoy Bog Complex | ![]() | Mayo | 13057.21 | IE0000500 |
Greaghans Turlough | Mayo | 43.71 | IE0000503 | |
Inishkea Islands | ![]() | Mayo | 1239.38 | IE0000507 |
Keel Machair/Menaun Cliffs | ![]() | Mayo | 1667.49 | IE0001513 |
Kildun Souterrain | Mayo | 0.65 | IE0002320 | |
Kilglassan/Caheravoostia Turlough Complex | Mayo | 111.63 | IE0000504 | |
Killala Bay/Moy Estuary | ![]() | Mayo, Sligo | 2180.9 | IE0000458 |
Lackan Saltmarsh and Kilcummin Head | Mayo | 538.01 | IE0000516 | |
Lough Cahasy, Lough Baun and Roonah Lough | Mayo | 300.58 | IE0001529 | |
Lough Dahybaun | Mayo | 76.1 | IE0002177 | |
Lough Gall Bog | Mayo | 362.58 | IE0000522 | |
Lough Hoe Bog | Mayo, Sligo | 3214.04 | IE0000633 | |
Mocorha Lough | Mayo | 65.98 | IE0001536 | |
Moore Hall (Lough Carra) | Mayo | 0.08 | IE0000527 | |
Mullet/Blacksod Bay Complex | ![]() | Mayo | 14023.02 | IE0000470 |
Mweelrea/Sheeffry/Erriff Complex | ![]() | Mayo | 20974.45 | IE0001932 |
Newport River | ![]() | Mayo | 1402.52 | IE0002144 |
Oldhead Wood | ![]() | Mayo | 85.29 | IE0000532 |
Owenduff/Nephin Complex | ![]() | Mayo | 27052.05 | IE0000534 |
Ox Mountains Bogs | Mayo, Sligo | 10565.78 | IE0002006 | |
River Moy | ![]() | Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo | 15389.86 | IE0002298 |
Shrule Turlough | Mayo | 170.52 | IE0000525 | |
Skealoghan Turlough | Mayo | 40.02 | IE0000541 | |
Slieve Fyagh Bog | ![]() | Mayo | 2375.90 | IE0000542 |
Towerhill House | Mayo | 60.71 | IE0002179 | |
Urlaur Lakes | ![]() | Mayo, Roscommon | 265.78 | IE0001571 |
Annaghmore Lough | Roscommon | 249.9 | IE0001626 | |
Ballinturly Turlough | Roscommon | 151.69 | IE0000588 | |
Ballynamona Bog and Corkip Lough | ![]() | Roscommon | 244.67 | IE0002339 |
Bellanagare Bog | Roscommon | 1207.08 | IE0000592 | |
Callow Bog | Roscommon | 617.65 | IE0000595 | |
Carrowbehy/Caher Bog | Roscommon | 345.66 | IE0000597 | |
Castlesampson Esker | Roscommon | 144.2 | IE0001625 | |
Cloonchambers Bog | Roscommon | 348.06 | IE0000600 | |
Cloonshanville Bog | Roscommon | 225.81 | IE0000614 | |
Coolcam Turlough | Roscommon | 136.76 | IE0000218 | |
Corbo Bog | Roscommon | 206.67 | IE0002349 | |
Derrinea Bog | Roscommon | 89.18 | IE0000604 | |
Drumalough Bog | Roscommon | 278.77 | IE0002338 | |
Errit Lough | ![]() | Roscommon | 84.59 | IE0000607 |
Four Roads Turlough | Roscommon | 100.18 | IE0001637 | |
Killeglan Grassland | Roscommon | 60.91 | IE0002214 | |
Lisduff Turlough | Roscommon | 69.69 | IE0000609 | |
Lough Arrow | ![]() | Roscommon, Sligo | 1454.26 | IE0001673 |
Lough Croan Turlough | Roscommon | 155.62 | IE0000610 | |
Lough Forbes Complex | Roscommon | 1333.82 | IE0001818 | |
Lough Funshinagh | ![]() | Roscommon | 430.52 | IE0000611 |
Lough Ree | Roscommon | 14365.03 | IE0000440 | |
Mullygollan Turlough | Roscommon | 35.89 | IE0000612 | |
Tullaghanrock Bog | Roscommon | 102.83 | IE0002354 | |
Ballysadare Bay | ![]() | Sligo | 2144.55 | IE0000622 |
Bricklieve Mountains and Keishcorran | ![]() | Sligo | 1692.09 | IE0001656 |
Cummeen Strand/Drumcliff Bay (Sligo Bay) | ![]() | Sligo | 4917.01 | IE0000627 |
Knockalongy and Knockachree Cliffs | Sligo | 115.55 | IE0001669 | |
Lough Nabrickkeagh Bog | Sligo | 271.82 | IE0000634 | |
Streedagh Point Dunes | ![]() | Sligo | 632.83 | IE0001680 |
Templehouse and Cloonacleigha Loughs | ![]() | Sligo | 492.64 | IE0000636 |
Turloughmore | Sligo | 74.17 | IE0000637 | |
Union Wood | Sligo | 60.83 | IE0000638 | |
Unshin River | Sligo | 892.01 | IE0001898 |
Leinster
Name | Photo | County | Land area (hectares) | EU Code |
---|---|---|---|---|
Blackstairs Mountains | Carlow, Wexford | 5046.85 | IE0000770 | |
River Barrow and River Nore | ![]() | Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Wexford | 12367.76 | IE0002162 |
Slaney River Valley | ![]() | Carlow, Wexford, Wicklow | 6017.81 | IE0000781 |
Baldoyle Bay | ![]() | Dublin | 538.7 | IE0000199 |
Ballyman Glen | Dublin | 23.53 | IE0000713 | |
Dublin Bay (North) | ![]() | Dublin | 1474.35 | IE0000206 |
Dublin Bay (South) | Dublin | 741.8 | IE0000210 | |
Glenasmole Valley | ![]() | Dublin | 149.23 | IE0001209 |
Howth Head | ![]() | Dublin | 374.72 | IE0000202 |
Ireland's Eye | ![]() | Dublin | 40.34 | IE0002193 |
Knocksink Wood | ![]() | Dublin, Wicklow | 87.89 | IE0000725 |
Lambay Island | ![]() | Dublin | 404.19 | IE0000204 |
Malahide Estuary | ![]() | Dublin | 788 | IE0000205 |
Rogerstown Estuary | Dublin | 537.76 | IE0000208 | |
Ballynafagh Bog | Kildare | 155.23 | IE0000391 | |
Ballynafagh Lake | ![]() | Kildare | 45.49 | IE0001387 |
Red Bog, Kildare | Kildare | 4.1 | IE0000397 | |
Rye Water Valley / Carton | ![]() | Kildare, Meath | 70.48 | IE0001398 |
Mouds Bog | Kildare | 590.94 | IE0002331 | |
Pollardstown Fen | ![]() | Kildare | 226.83 | IE0000396 |
Hugginstown Fen | Kilkenny | 63.9 | IE0000404 | |
The Loughans | Kilkenny | 40.45 | IE0000407 | |
Cullahill Mountain | Kilkenny | 54.72 | IE0000831 | |
Spahill and Clomantagh Hill | Kilkenny | 146.47 | IE0000849 | |
Galmoy Fen | Kilkenny | 25.22 | IE0001858 | |
Lower River Suir | ![]() | Kilkenny | 7096.91 | IE0002137 |
Thomastown Quarry | Kilkenny | 3.88 | IE0002252 | |
Ballyprior Grassland | Laois | 44.18 | IE0002256 | |
Clonaslee Eskers and Derry Bog | Laois, Offaly | 278.67 | IE0000859 | |
Coolrain Bog | Laois | 145.89 | IE0002332 | |
Lisbigney Bog | Laois | 35.59 | IE0000869 | |
Mountmellick SAC | Laois | 2.03 | IE0002141 | |
Slieve Bloom Mountains | Laois, Offaly | 4877.08 | IE0000412 | |
Knockacoller Bog | Laois | 129.27 | IE0002333 | |
Ardagullion Bog | Longford | 116.44 | IE0002341 | |
Brown Bog | Longford | 73.62 | IE0002346 | |
Clooneen Bog | Longford | 214.93 | IE0002348 | |
Derragh Bog | Longford | 37.62 | IE0002201 | |
Fortwilliam Turlough | Longford | 50.69 | IE0000448 | |
Lough Forbes Complex | Longford | 1333.82 | IE0001818 | |
Lough Ree | ![]() | Longford, Westmeath | 14365.03 | IE0000440 |
Mount Jessop Bog | Longford | 71.92 | IE0002202 | |
Boyne Coast and Estuary | Louth, Meath | 629.24 | IE0001957 | |
Carlingford Mountain | ![]() | Louth | 3099.87 | IE0000453 |
Carlingford Shore | Louth | 524.39 | IE0002306 | |
Clogher Head | ![]() | Louth | 23.74 | IE0001459 |
Dundalk Bay | ![]() | Louth | 5234.05 | IE0000455 |
River Boyne and River Blackwater | Louth, Meath, Westmeath | 2317.87 | IE0002299 | |
Girley (Drewstown) Bog | Meath | 32.27 | IE0002203 | |
Killyconny Bog (Cloghbally) | Meath | 185.02 | IE0000006 | |
Lough Bane and Lough Glass | ![]() | Meath, Westmeath | 203.42 | IE0002120 |
Moneybeg and Clareisland Bogs | Meath, Westmeath | 364.17 | IE0002340 | |
Mount Hevey Bog | Meath, Westmeath | 473.91 | IE0002342 | |
White Lough, Ben Loughs and Lough Doo | Meath, Westmeath | 116.28 | IE0001810 | |
All Saints Bog and Esker | Offaly | 365.81 | IE0000566 | |
Charleville Wood | ![]() | Offaly | 377.35 | IE0000571 |
Clara Bog | Offaly | 836.18 | IE0000572 | |
Ferbane Bog | Offaly | 151.9 | IE0000575 | |
Fin Lough | Offaly | 73.98 | IE0000576 | |
Island Fen | Offaly | 12.02 | IE0002236 | |
Lisduff Fen | Offaly | 30.83 | IE0002147 | |
Mongan Bog | Offaly | 206.51 | IE0000580 | |
Moyclare Bog | Offaly | 129.95 | IE0000581 | |
Pilgrim's Road Esker | Offaly | 69.73 | IE0001776 | |
Raheenmore Bog | Offaly | 203.7 | IE0000582 | |
Ridge Road, SW of Rapemills | Offaly | 6.24 | IE0000919 | |
Shannon Callows | Offaly, Westmeath | 5853.94 | IE0000216 | |
Sharavogue Bog | Offaly | 236.39 | IE0000585 | |
The Long Derries, Edenderry | Offaly | 30.37 | IE0000925 | |
Ballymore Fen | Westmeath | 42.71 | IE0002313 | |
Carn Park Bog | Westmeath | 247.15 | IE0002336 | |
Crosswood Bog | Westmeath | 206.52 | IE0002337 | |
Garriskil Bog | Westmeath | 351.29 | IE0000679 | |
Lough Ennell | ![]() | Westmeath | 1719.63 | IE0000685 |
Lough Lene | ![]() | Westmeath | 490.74 | IE0002121 |
Lough Owel | Westmeath | 1121.45 | IE0000688 | |
Scragh Bog | Westmeath | 23.85 | IE0000692 | |
Split Hills and Long Hill Esker | Westmeath | 75.23 | IE0001831 | |
Wooddown Bog | Westmeath | 49.86 | IE0002205 | |
Ballyteige Burrow | ![]() | Wexford | 703.09 | IE0000696 |
Bannow Bay | ![]() | Wexford | 1325.12 | IE0000697 |
Blackwater Bank | Wexford | 12401.45 | IE0002953 | |
Cahore Polders and Dunes | ![]() | Wexford | 264.76 | IE0000700 |
Carnsore Point | ![]() | Wexford | 8736.19 | IE0002269 |
Hook Head | ![]() | Wexford | 17006.27 | IE0000764 |
Kilmuckridge-Tinnaberna Sandhills | ![]() | Wexford | 64.56 | IE0001741 |
Kilpatrick Sandhills | Wexford | 39.69 | IE0001742 | |
Lady's Island Lake | ![]() | Wexford | 507 | IE0000704 |
Long Bank | Wexford | 3370.87 | IE0002161 | |
Raven Point Nature Reserve | Wexford | 594.26 | IE0000710 | |
Saltee Islands | Wexford | 15822.26 | IE0000707 | |
Screen Hills | Wexford | 139.42 | IE0000708 | |
Tacumshin Lake | Wexford | 558.57 | IE0000709 | |
Ballyman Glen | Wicklow | 23.53 | IE0000713 | |
Bray Head | ![]() | Wicklow | 263.39 | IE0000714 |
Buckroney-Brittas Dunes and Fen | Wicklow | 320.65 | IE0000729 | |
Carriggower Bog | Wicklow | 84.3 | IE0000716 | |
Vale of Clara (Rathdrum Wood) | ![]() | Wicklow | 378.25 | IE0000733 |
Deputy's Pass Nature Reserve | Wicklow | 47.88 | IE0000717 | |
Glen of the Downs | Wicklow | 74.45 | IE0000719 | |
Holdenstown Bog | Wicklow | 4.05 | IE0001757 | |
Magherabeg Dunes | Wicklow | 74.61 | IE0001766 | |
The Murrough Wetlands | ![]() | Wicklow | 602.7 | IE0002249 |
Wicklow Mountains | Wicklow, Dublin | 32931.38 | IE0002122 | |
Wicklow Reef | ![]() | Wicklow | 1532.56 | IE0002274 |
Munster
Name | Photo | County | Land area (hectares) | EU Code |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ballyallia Lake | Clare | 180.17 | IE0000014 | |
Ballycullinan Lake | Clare | 191.21 | IE0000016 | |
Ballycullinan, Old Domestic Building | Clare | 5.74 | IE0002246 | |
Ballyogan Lough | Clare | 379.73 | IE0000019 | |
Ballyteigue | ![]() | Clare | 6.43 | IE0000994 |
Ballyvaughan Turlough | Clare | 12.86 | IE0000996 | |
Black Head-Poulsallagh Complex | Clare | 7801.99 | IE0000020 | |
Carrowmore Dunes | ![]() | Clare | 451.64 | IE0002250 |
Carrowmore Point to Spanish Point and Islands | Clare | 4236.47 | IE0001021 | |
Danes Hole, Poulnalecka | Clare | 38.43 | IE0000030 | |
Dromore Woods and Loughs | Clare | 877.04 | IE0000032 | |
East Burren Complex | Clare | 18800.66 | IE0001926 | |
Galway Bay Complex | Clare | 14402.77 | IE0000268 | |
Glendree Bog | Clare | 339.92 | IE0001912 | |
Glenomra Wood | Clare | 50.27 | IE0001013 | |
Inagh River Estuary | Clare | 392.45 | IE0000036 | |
Kilkee Reefs | Clare | 2877.95 | IE0002264 | |
Kilkishen House | Clare | 0.44 | IE0002319 | |
Knockanira House | Clare | 0.02 | IE0002318 | |
Loughatorick South Bog | Clare | 887.96 | IE0000308 | |
Lough Gash Turlough | Clare | 25.58 | IE0000051 | |
Lower River Shannon | Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary | 68300.01 | IE0002165 | |
Moneen Mountain | ![]() | Clare | 6104.82 | IE0000054 |
Moyree River System | Clare | 477.67 | IE0000057 | |
Newgrove House | Clare | 47.41 | IE0002157 | |
Newhall and Edenvale Complex | Clare | 136.91 | IE0002091 | |
Old Domestic Building, Keevagh | Clare | 0.01 | IE0002010 | |
Old Domestic Buildings, Rylane | Clare | 13.90 | IE0002314 | |
Old Farm Buildings, Ballymacrogan | Clare | 0.16 | IE0002245 | |
Pouladatig Cave | Clare | 3.36 | IE0000037 | |
Pollagoona Bog | Clare | 55.03 | IE0002126 | |
Poulnagordon Cave (Quin) | Clare | 0.05 | IE0000064 | |
Ratty River Cave | Clare | 0.72 | IE0002316 | |
Slieve Bernagh Bog | Clare | 1973.97 | IE0002312 | |
Termon Lough | Clare | 211.7 | IE0001321 | |
Toonagh Estate | Clare | 5.41 | IE0002247 | |
Tullaher Lough and Bog | Clare | 468.98 | IE0002343 | |
Ballymacoda (Clonpriest and Pillmore) | Cork | 494.82 | IE0000077 | |
Barley Cove to Ballyrisode Point | Cork | 796.92 | IE0001040 | |
Bandon River | ![]() | Cork | 321.12 | IE0002171 |
Ballyhoura Mountains | ![]() | Cork, Limerick | 746.7 | IE0002036 |
Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) | ![]() | Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford | 10145.32 | IE0002170 |
Caha Mountains | ![]() | Cork, Kerry | 6856.12 | IE0000093 |
Carrigeenamronety Hill | ![]() | Cork, Limerick | 94.75 | IE0002037 |
Castletownshend | Cork | 17.03 | IE0001547 | |
Cleanderry Wood | Cork | 61.06 | IE0001043 | |
Clonakilty Bay | ![]() | Cork | 511.91 | IE0000091 |
Courtmacsherry Estuary | Cork | 735.11 | IE0001230 | |
Derryclogher (Knockboy) | Cork | 1712.22 | IE0001873 | |
Dunbeacon Shingle | Cork | 43.02 | IE0002280 | |
The Gearagh | Cork | 557.71 | IE0000108 | |
Glengarriff Harbour and Woodland | ![]() | Cork | 1305.22 | IE0000090 |
Glanmore Bog | Cork, Kerry | 1147.78 | IE0001879 | |
Great Island Channel | ![]() | Cork | 1437.55 | IE0001058 |
Farranamanagh Lough | ![]() | Cork | 27.3 | IE0002189 |
Kenmare River | ![]() | Cork, Kerry | 43267.5 | IE0002158 |
Killarney National Park, MacGillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment | ![]() | Cork, Kerry | 76444.99 | IE0000365 |
Kilkeran Lake and Castlefreke Dunes | Cork | 96.43 | IE0001061 | |
Lough Hyne Nature Reserve and Environs | ![]() | Cork | 450.94 | IE0000097 |
Myross Wood | Cork | 3.97 | IE0001070 | |
Reen Point Shingle | Cork | 7.01 | IE0002281 | |
Roaringwater Bay and Islands | ![]() | Cork | 14253.09 | IE0000101 |
Sheep's Head | ![]() | Cork | 3133.9 | IE0000102 |
St. Gobnet's Wood | Cork | 43.85 | IE0000106 | |
Three Castle Head to Mizen Head | ![]() | Cork | 353 | IE0000109 |
Akeragh, Banna and Barrow Harbour | ![]() | Kerry | 1199.25 | IE0000332 |
Ballinskelligs Bay and Inny Estuary | ![]() | Kerry | 1658.47 | IE0000335 |
Ballyseedy Wood | Kerry | 39.49 | IE0002112 | |
Blackwater River (Kerry) | ![]() | Kerry | 5900.18 | IE0002173 |
Blasket Islands | Kerry | 22715.96 | IE0002172 | |
Castlemaine Harbour | Kerry | 8683.05 | IE0000343 | |
Cloonee and Inchiquin Loughs, Uragh Wood | Kerry | 1154.05 | IE0001342 | |
Drongawn Lough | Kerry | 31.42 | IE0002187 | |
Glanlough Woods | Kerry | 16.55 | IE0002315 | |
Kerry Head Shoal | Kerry | 5794.72 | IE0002263 | |
Kilgarvan Ice House | Kerry | 17.25 | IE0000364 | |
Lough Yganavan and Lough Nambrackdarrig | ![]() | Kerry | 271.60 | IE0000370 |
Magharee Islands | ![]() | Kerry | 2270.16 | IE0002261 |
Maulagowna Bog | Kerry | 425.89 | IE0001881 | |
Moanveanlagh Bog | Kerry | 214.63 | IE0002351 | |
Mount Brandon | Kerry | 14349.07 | IE0000375 | |
Mucksna Wood | Kerry | 14.07 | IE0001371 | |
Mullaghanish Bog | Kerry | 70.02 | IE0001890 | |
Old Domestic Building, Askive Wood | Kerry | 43.43 | IE0002098 | |
Old Domestic Building, Curraglass Wood | Kerry | 0.03 | IE0002041 | |
Old Domestic Building, Dromore Wood | Kerry | 123.57 | IE0000353 | |
Sheheree (Ardagh) Bog | Kerry | 17.07 | IE0000382 | |
Slieve Mish Mountains | ![]() | Kerry | 9787.49 | IE0002185 |
Tralee Bay and Magharees Peninsula, West to Cloghane | ![]() | Kerry | 11627.11 | IE0002070 |
Valencia Harbour/Portmagee Channel | ![]() | Kerry | 2691.84 | IE0002262 |
Askeaton Fen Complex | Limerick | 284.29 | IE0002279 | |
Barrigone | Limerick | 66.33 | IE0000432 | |
Clare Glen | Limerick, Tipperary | 21.86 | IE0000930 | |
Curraghchase Woods | Limerick | 360.17 | IE0000174 | |
Galtee Mountains | ![]() | Limerick, Tipperary | 6418.99 | IE0000646 |
Glen Bog | Limerick | 27.66 | IE0001430 | |
Glenstal Wood | Limerick | 6.33 | IE0001432 | |
Tory Hill | Limerick | 78.15 | IE0000439 | |
Anglesey Road | Tipperary | 32.92 | IE0002125 | |
Arragh More (Derrybreen) Bog | Tipperary | 90.58 | IE0002207 | |
Ballyduff/Clonfinane Bog | Tipperary | 269.45 | IE0000641 | |
Bolingbrook Hill | Tipperary | 204.51 | IE0002124 | |
Keeper Hill | ![]() | Tipperary | 413.53 | IE0001197 |
Kilcarren-Firville Bog | Tipperary | 676.38 | IE0000647 | |
Kilduff, Devilsbit Mountain | Tipperary | 133.81 | IE0000934 | |
Liskeenan Fen | Tipperary | 43.68 | IE0001683 | |
Lough Derg, North-East Shore | ![]() | Tipperary | 3652.80 | IE0002241 |
Lower River Suir | Tipperary, Waterford | 7096.91 | IE0002137 | |
Moanour Mountain | Tipperary | 48.03 | IE0002257 | |
Philipston Marsh | Tipperary | 3.80 | IE0001847 | |
Redwood Bog | Tipperary | 554.79 | IE0002353 | |
River Barrow and River Nore | Tipperary, Waterford | 12367.76 | IE0002162 | |
River Shannon Callows | Tipperary | 5853.94 | IE0000216 | |
Scohaboy (Sopwell) Bog | Tipperary | 71.91 | IE0002206 | |
Silvermine Mountains | ![]() | Tipperary | 24.89 | IE0000939 |
Silvermine Mountains West | Tipperary | 625.04 | IE0002258 | |
Ardmore Head | Waterford | 29.59 | IE0002123 | |
Comeragh Mountains | Waterford | 6290.43 | IE0001952 | |
Glendine Wood | Waterford | 19.64 | IE0002324 | |
Helvick Head | ![]() | Waterford | 203.47 | IE0000665 |
Nier Valley Woodlands | Waterford | 94.63 | IE0000668 | |
Tramore Dunes and Backstrand | ![]() | Waterford | 770.13 | IE0000671 |
Ulster
Name | Photo | County | Land area (hectares) | EU Code |
---|---|---|---|---|
Boleybrack Mountain | Cavan | 4242.32 | IE0002032 | |
Corratirrim | Cavan | 116.99 | IE0000979 | |
Cuilcagh - Anierin Uplands | ![]() | Cavan | 9735.53 | IE0000584 |
Killyconny Bog (Cloghbally) | Cavan | 185.02 | IE0000006 | |
Lough Oughter and Associated Loughs | Cavan | 4755.86 | IE0000007 | |
River Boyne and River Blackwater | ![]() | Cavan | 2317.87 | IE0002299 |
Aran Island (Donegal) Cliffs | ![]() | Donegal | 542.81 | IE0000111 |
Ballintra | Donegal | 47.18 | IE0000115 | |
Ballyarr Wood | ![]() | Donegal | 30.01 | IE0000116 |
Ballyness Bay | ![]() | Donegal | 1235.31 | IE0001090 |
Ballyhoorisky Point to Fanad Head | Donegal | 1292.49 | IE0001975 | |
Cloghernagore Bog and Glenveagh National Park | Donegal | 33445.53 | IE0002047 | |
Coolvoy Bog | Donegal | 306.55 | IE0001107 | |
Croaghonagh Bog | Donegal | 248.87 | IE0000129 | |
Donegal Bay (Murvagh) | ![]() | Donegal | 1810.48 | IE0000133 |
Dunmuckrum Turloughs | Donegal | 33.9 | IE0002303 | |
Dunragh Loughs/Pettigo Plateau | Donegal | 2022.48 | IE0001125 | |
Durnesh Lough | ![]() | Donegal | 357.28 | IE0000138 |
Lough Eske and Ardnamona Wood | ![]() | Donegal | 857.58 | IE0000163 |
Lough Nagreany Dunes | Donegal | 221.06 | IE0000164 | |
Fawnboy Bog/Lough Nacung | ![]() | Donegal | 1104.93 | IE0000140 |
River Finn | ![]() | Donegal | 5498.46 | IE0002301 |
Gannivegil Bog | Donegal | 2152.73 | IE0000142 | |
Lough Golagh and Breesy Hill | Donegal | 798.83 | IE0002164 | |
Gweedore Bay and Islands | ![]() | Donegal | 6013.55 | IE0001141 |
Horn Head and Rinclevan | Donegal | 2343.32 | IE0000147 | |
North Inishowen Coast | Donegal | 7066.04 | IE0002012 | |
Inishtrahull | ![]() | Donegal | 483.11 | IE0000154 |
Kindrum Lough | ![]() | Donegal | 116.06 | IE0001151 |
Leannan River | ![]() | Donegal | 1725.64 | IE0002176 |
Magheradrumman Bog | ![]() | Donegal | 997.27 | IE0000168 |
Meenaguse/Ardbane Bog | Donegal | 668.24 | IE0000172 | |
Meenaguse Scragh | Donegal | 627.13 | IE0001880 | |
Meentygrannagh Bog | Donegal | 529.80 | IE0000173 | |
Lough Melvin | Donegal | 2268.87 | IE0000428 | |
Muckish Mountain | Donegal | 1522.15 | IE0001179 | |
Mulroy Bay | ![]() | Donegal | 3207.76 | IE0002159 |
Lough Nageage | Donegal | 156.77 | IE0002135 | |
Lough Nillan Bog (Carrickatlieve) | Donegal | 4156.02 | IE0000165 | |
Rathlin O'Birne Island | ![]() | Donegal | 797.72 | IE0000181 |
Rutland Island and Sound | ![]() | Donegal | 3865.6 | IE0002283 |
Sessiagh Lough | ![]() | Donegal | 71.6 | IE0000185 |
Sheephaven Bay | ![]() | Donegal | 1841.19 | IE0001190 |
Slieve League | ![]() | Donegal | 3924.27 | IE0000189 |
Slieve Tooey/Tormore Island/Loughros Beg Bay | ![]() | Donegal | 9431.45 | IE0000190 |
Lough Swilly | ![]() | Donegal | 9257.68 | IE0002287 |
St. John's Point | ![]() | Donegal | 1086.35 | IE0000191 |
Tamur Bog | Donegal | 1183.62 | IE0001992 | |
Termon Strand | Donegal | 86.86 | IE0001195 | |
Tory Island Coast | ![]() | Donegal | 3047.18 | IE0002259 |
Tranarossan and Melmore Lough | ![]() | Donegal | 653.35 | IE0000194 |
West Of Ardara/Maas Road | Donegal | 6733.42 | IE0000197 | |
Kilroosky Lough Cluster | Monaghan | 56.81 | IE0001786 |
Offshore
Name | Photo | Land area (hectares) | EU Code |
---|---|---|---|
Belgica Mound Province | 41090.4 | IE0002327 | |
Hempton's Turbot Bank | 4492.68 | IE0002999 | |
Hovland Mound Province | 108655 | IE0002328 | |
South-west Porcupine Bank | 32929.9 | IE0002329 | |
North-west Porcupine Bank | 71629.7 | IE0002330 | |
Rockabill to Dalkey Island | 27285.88 | IE0003000 | |
Porcupine Bank Canyon | 78110 | IE0003001 | |
South East Rockall Bank | 148790 | IE0003002 | |
Codling Fault Zone | 2982.23 | IE0003015 |
See also
- List of Special Protection Areas in the Republic of Ireland
- List of Special Areas of Conservation in Northern Ireland
- List of Special Areas of Conservation in Wales
- List of Special Areas of Conservation in Scotland
- List of Special Areas of Conservation in England
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Special Areas of Conservation (SAC)". National Parks & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Open Data Policy". National Parks & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
Sources
- Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) dataset from the National Park and Wildlife Service available under CC-BY-SA 4.0 licence
External links
- Datasets - Natura 2000
- Datasets Viewer - Natura 2000
- Natura 2000 Sites for Nature Conservation