Habitat and Species data

Below are some of the NPWS national datasets for download.  Please also refer to the Publications section for associated reports.

Habitats Directive - Article 17 GIS and Metadata

Article 17 reporting interactive maps and data

Birds Directive - Article 12 2012 GIS and Metadata

Article 12 2012 reporting data downloads

Site-specific Conservation Objectives

Shapefiles updated April 2022

NPWS Flora (Protection) Order 2022

Vascular Plants, Charophytes and Lichens records Nov 2023

Saltmarsh Monitoring Project 2006-2008

Updated June 2012

Inventory of Coastal Lagoons

Updated June 2012

National Seacliff Survey 2009-2011

Updated June 2012

National Survey of Native Woodlands 2003-2008

Updated June 2012

Ancient and Long-Established Woodland

Updated June 2012

Coastal Monitoring Project 2004-2006

Updated June 2012

National Juniper Survey 2009-2012

Uploaded August 2012

Commonage areas dataset

Updated February 2013

Margaritifera sensitive areas map

Updated June 2020

Irish Semi-natural Grassland Survey 2007-2012

Irish Semi-natural Grassland Survey 2007-2012

Limestone Pavement Survey

Limestone Pavement Survey

Hen Harrier Data

Hen Harrier Habitat map and data resources

Sand Dunes Monitoring Project 2011

Sand Dunes Monitoring Project 2011

National Ecosystem and Ecosystem Services Pilot

Ecosystem Services Mapping Pilot Map and Data resources

Lesser Horseshoe Bat Data

Lesser Horseshoe Bat Data

Kingfisher Survey 2010

Kingfisher Survey 2010

National Frog Survey of Ireland 2010-2011

National Frog Survey of Ireland 2010-2011

NPWS Pine Marten Database

NPWS Pine Marten Database

National Otter Survey of Ireland 2010-2011

National Otter Survey of Ireland 2010-2011

Badger and Habitats Survey of Ireland

Badger and Habitats Survey of Ireland

Hare Survey of Ireland 2006/2007

Hare Survey of Ireland 2006/2007

Otter Survey of Ireland 2004 & 2005

Otter Survey of Ireland 2004 & 2005

Otter Survey of Ireland 1982

Otter Survey of Ireland 1982

Seabird Foraging Radii Project

Estimated foraging ranges of the breeding seabirds

Small cetacean survey 2008

Inshore cetacean surveys 2008

Inshore boat-based surveys for cetaceans 2010

Inshore cetacean surveys 2010

Inshore boat-based surveys for cetaceans 2011

Inshore cetacean surveys 2011

Inshore boat-based surveys for cetaceans 2012

Inshore cetacean surveys 2012

2007 Harbour porpoise survey Blasket Islands cSAC

Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) monitoring

Harbour porpoise surveys 2008

Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) monitoring

2013 Harbour Porpoise SAC Survey

Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) monitoring

2014 Harbour Porpoise survey Blasket Islands SAC

Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) monitoring

2015 Harbour Porpoise Roaringwater Bay Is SAC

Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) monitoring

2016 Harbour Porpoise survey Rockabill Dalkey Is

Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) monitoring

2018 Harbour Porpoise survey Blasket Islands SAC

Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) monitoring

2019 Cetacean Data, Celtic Sea Herring Acoustic Survey

Cetacean Monitoring Marine Institute

2019 Cetacean Data, Mackerel Egg Survey

Cetacean Monitoring Marine Institute

2018 Cetacean Data WESPAS

Cetacean Monitoring Marine Institute

2019 Cetacean Data WESPAS

Cetacean Monitoring Marine Institute

2011 Aerial survey of harbour seals - part 1

Part 1 of 2, Lough Foyle to Galway Bay

2012 Aerial survey of harbour seals - part 2

Part 2 of 2, Galway Bay to Carlingford Lough

Aerial thermal survey seals Ireland 2017-2018

Harbour Seal, Grey Seal

2019 Seabird - Celtic Sea Acoustic Herring Survey

Seabirds observations, Marine Institute, NPWS

2020 Seabird - Celtic Sea Acoustic Herring Survey

Seabirds observations, Marine Institute, NPWS

2019 Seabird monitoring WESPAS

Seabird monitoring, Marine Institute, NPWS

2010 Bottlenose Dolphin Lower Shannon SAC Survey

Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) monitoring

2022 Bottlenose Dolphin Lower Shannon SAC Survey

Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) monitoring

2021 Bottlenose Dolphin West Connacht Coast SAC

Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) monitoring

2022 Harbour Porpoise Survey Blasket Is SAC

Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) monitoring

2020 Harbour Porpoise Roaringwater Bay & Is SAC

Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) monitoring

2021 Harbour Porpoise Rockabill to Dalkey Is SAC

Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) monitoring

2021 Seabird Monitoring undertaken during CSHAS

Seabird monitoring, Marine Institute, NPWS

2022 Seabird Monitoring undertaken during CSHAS

Seabird monitoring, Marine Institute, NPWS

2021 Seabird Monitoring undertaken during BWAS

Seabird monitoring, Marine Institute, NPWS

2021 Seabird Monitoring undertaken during WESPAS

Seabird monitoring, Marine Institute, NPWS

2022 Seabird Monitoring undertaken during WESPAS

Seabird monitoring, Marine Institute, NPWS

Orchid Ireland Survey 2014

Orchid Ireland Survey 2014

Grasslands Monitoring Survey 2015-2017

Grasslands Monitoring Survey 2015-2017

Grasslands Monitoring Project 2006

Grasslands Monitoring Project 2006

Floodplain and Callows Grasslands in Ireland 2023

Floodplain and Callows Grasslands in Ireland 2023

Survey of Annex I Alluvial woodland in Lough Ree 2019

Survey of Annex I Alluvial woodland in Lough Ree 2019