Site Details
Site code
000242
Designation
Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
County
Galway
Coordinates
Latitude: 53.1854
Longitude: -8.81718
Longitude: -8.81718
Qualifying Interests
Turloughs [3180]
Alpine and Boreal heaths [4060]
Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands [5130]
Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites) [6210]
Limestone pavements [8240]
Site Documents
Download Conservation Objectives
CO000242.pdf [8.1 MB]
Download Site Synopsis
SY000242.pdf [135 KB]
Statutory Instrument
https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2018/si/73/made/en
Download Statutory Instrument Map(s)
MAP000242.pdf [2.4 MB]
Related Publications
| Title: | The conservation status of juniper formations in Ireland [7.1 MB] |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Author: | Cooper, F., Stone, R.E., McEvoy, P., Wilkins, T., Reid, N. |
| Series: | Irish Wildlife Manual |