Corraun Plateau SAC

Site Details

Site code
000485
Designation
Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
County
Mayo
Coordinates
Latitude: 53.8941
Longitude: -9.85919

Qualifying Interests

Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix [4010]

European dry heaths [4030]

Alpine and Boreal heaths [4060]

Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands [5130]

Siliceous scree of the montane to snow levels (Androsacetalia alpinae and Galeopsietalia ladani) [8110]

Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation [8220]

Site Documents

Download Conservation Objectives

CO000485.pdf [7.8 MB]

Download Site Synopsis

SY000485.pdf [138 KB]

Statutory Instrument

https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2017/si/288/made/en

Download Statutory Instrument Map(s)

MAP000485.pdf [5.6 MB]

Related Publications

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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
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Title: Scoping study and pilot survey for a national survey and conservation assessment of upland habitats and vegetation in Ireland [13.0 MB]
Year: 2009
Author: Perrin, P.M.; O'Hanrahan, B.; Roche, J.R.; Barron, S.J.
Series: Unpublished Report
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Title: Site Summary Report: Corraun Plateau cSAC (000485) [16.9 MB]
Year: 2009
Author: Roche, J.R.; Barron, S.J.; O'Hanrahan, B.; Perrin, P.M.
Series: Unpublished Report
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Title: Corraun Plateau SAC, Upland Survey Report [18.1 MB]
Year: 2014
Author: Roche, J.R.; Perrin, P.M.; Barron, S.J.; Daly, O.H.
Series: Unpublished Report