Site Details
Site code
001766
Designation
Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
County
Wicklow
Coordinates
Latitude: 52.92
Longitude: -6.03472
Longitude: -6.03472
Features of Interest
Annual vegetation of drift lines [1210]
Embryonic shifting dunes [2110]
Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria (white dunes) [2120]
Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation (grey dunes) [2130]
Atlantic decalcified fixed dunes (Calluno-Ulicetea) [2150]
Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion) [7220]
Site Documents
Download Conservation Objectives
CO001766.pdf [2.68 MB]
Download Natura2000 form
NF001766.pdf [68 KB]
Download Site Synopsis
SY001766.pdf [129 KB]
Related Publications
| Title: | Coastal Monitoring Project 2004-2006 [2.67 MB] |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Author: | Ryle, T.; Murray, A.; Connolly, C.; Swann, M. |
| Series: | Unpublished Report |
| Title: | Magherabeg Dunes SAC [1.80 MB] |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Author: | NPWS |
| Series: | Conservation Plan |
| Title: | A Preliminary Report on Areas of Scientific Interest in County Wicklow [2.98 MB] |
| Year: | 1976 |
| Author: | Curtis, T. |
| Series: | Unpublished Report |
| Title: | Magherabeg Dunes SAC (001766) Conservation objectives supporting document - Coastal habitats [Version 1] [2.68 MB] |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Author: | NPWS |
| Series: | Published |