Site Map

• National Parks
  • Wicklow 
  • Killarney
  • Glenveagh
  • Connemara
  • The Burren
  • Ballycroy Co. Mayo
    
    
• Conservation Sites
  • Special Areas of Conservation (SACs)
    • SAC Habitats & Species
    • Carlow   
    • Cavan 
    • Clare
    • Cork
    • Donegal
    • Dublin
    • Galway
    • Kerry
    • Kildare
    • Kilkenny
    • Laois
    • Leitrim
    • Limerick
    • Longford
    • Louth
    • Mayo
    • Meath
    • Monaghan
    • Offaly
    • Roscommon
    • Sligo
    • Tipperary
    • Waterford
    • Westmeath
    • Wexford
    • Wicklow     
  • Special Protection Areas (SPAs) 
    • SPA Species    
    • Cavan
    • Clare
    • Cork
    • Donegal
    • Dublin
    • Galway
    • Kerry
    • Kildare  
    • Limerick
    • Longford
    • Louth
    • Offaly
    • Meath
    • Mayo
    • Roscommon
    • Sligo
    • Tipperary
    • Waterford
    • Westmeath
    • Wexford
    • Wicklow
  • Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs)
    • Cavan
    • Clare
    • Cork
    • Donegal
    • Galway
    • Kerry
    • Kilkenny
    • Leitrim
    • Limerick
    • Longford
    • Mayo
    • Meath
    • Monaghan
    • Offaly
    • Roscommon
    • Sligo
    • Tipperary
    • Westmeath
  • Site Designation Process
    • Step 1: Identification and Mapping of a Site
    • Step 2: Advertisement & Notification
    • Step 3: Objections and Appeals
    • Step 4: Designation
    • Step 5: Conservation Planning
  • Implications of Site Designation
    • For Farmers & Landowners
      • NPWS Farm Plan Scheme
      • Cessation of Turf Cutting Scheme
      • REPS
    • Compensation
    • Notifiable Actions
      • Notifiable Actions for listed habitats ans species
    • Grazing, sporting & turf-cutting rights
      
      
• Nature Reserves
  • Clare
  • Cork
  • Donegal
  • Dublin
  • Galway
  • Kerry
  • Kildare
  • Kilkenny
  • Laois
  • Mayo
  • Offaly
  • Sligo
  • Tipperary
  • Westmeath
  • Wexford
  • Wicklow
    
    

• Biodiversity
  • Ireland
    • National Implementation of the CBD
    • Higher Plants
    • Lower Plants
    • Fungi & Lichens
    • Mammals
      • Pygmy Shrew
      • Wood Mouse
      • Red Squirrel
      • Grey Squirrel
      • Irish Hare
      • Hedgehog
      • Fox
      • Otter
      • Pine Marten
      • Irish Stoat
      • Badger
      • Red Deer
      • Leisler's Bat
      • Lesser Horseshoe Bat
      • Grey Seal
      • Harbour Seal
      • Harbour Porpoise
      • Bottlenose Dolphin
      • Minke Whale
    • Birds 
    • Fish 
    • Invertebrates
    • Reptiles
    • Amphibians
  • Europe  
  • International
  • Education Centres
    
    
• Work with NPWS
  • Natural Scientist Panel
  • Biodiversity Funding
  • Students
  • Other Employment Opportunities
    
    
• Wildlife and the Law
  • Legislation
    • Wildlife Act, 1976
    • Wildlife (Amendment) Act, 2000 
    • EU Regulations
    • Flora (Protection) Order, 1999
    • Whale Fisheries Act, 1937
    • National Parks Bill
    • The Planning and Development Act, 2000
  • Licenses
    • Deer Hunting Licences
    • Hunting Fauna in State-Owned Foreshore etc
    • Capture / Killing of Wild Animals for Research
    • Stopping Damage to Flora and Fauna by Wild Animals
    • Wildlife Dealer's Licence
    • Importation of Live Wild Animals or Birds
    • Hunting of Pen-Reared Birds
    • Possession of Birds of Prey
    • Permits / Certificates Under EC Regulations(CITES)
    • Exporting Wild Birds / Animals etc
    • Attaching a Marking Device to a Wild Animal / Bird
    • Licence to Take / Interfere with Plant Species
    • Licence to Hunt Wild Birds for Training Gun Dogs
    • Licence to Kill Protected Wild Birds
    • Taking Nests, Eggs of Wild Birds
    • Hunting - Not Involving Firearms
    • Other Licences
    • Disturbance of bats or their breeding places
    • Interfere with breeding places of wild any animals
    • Licence to Keep an Injured or Disabled Wild Bird
  • Permits
    • Boating
    • Catering Concessions
    • Turbary (Turf Cutting)
    • Shooting
    • Dog Field Trials
    • Scuba Diving