Site Details
Site code
000606
Designation
Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
County
Galway
Coordinates
Latitude: 53.1811
Longitude: -8.88278
Longitude: -8.88278
Features of Interest
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]
Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae [7210]
Limestone pavements [8240]
Rhinolophus hipposideros (Lesser Horseshoe Bat) [1303]
Site Documents
Download Conservation Objectives
CO000606.pdf [136 KB]
Download Natura2000 form
NF000606.pdf [98 KB]
Download Site Synopsis
SY000606.pdf [137 KB]
Related Publications
| Title: | The conservation status of juniper formations in Ireland [7.14 MB] |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Author: | Cooper, F., Stone, R.E., McEvoy, P., Wilkins, T., Reid, N. |
| Series: | Irish Wildlife Manual |
| Title: | A survey of the wetlands of the Fergus catchment and adjoining areas [3.06 MB] |
| Year: | 1981 |
| Author: | Curtis, T.G.F.; McGough, H.N. |
| Series: | Unpublished Report |