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Lough Swilly SAC
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code IE0002287)
- Under Habitats Directive
- Since Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 CEST 2000
- Country: Ireland
- Administrative region: Border, Midland and Western (IE01)
- Surface area: 93 km2 (9298.20 ha)
- Marine area: 88%
- Located in Atlantic biogeographical region
- It protects 32 species of the Nature Directives
- It protects 6 habitat types of the Habitats Directive
Source and more information: Natura 2000 Standard Data Form
Species
List
Gallery
Species summary
Nature directives' species in this site (32)| Species group | Number |
|---|---|
| Birds | 31 |
| Mammals | 1 |
Habitat types
| Habitat type code | Habitat type english name | Cover [ha] |
|---|---|---|
| 1130 | Estuaries | 6118.35 |
| 1150 | Coastal lagoons | 205.712 |
| 1320 | Spartina swards (Spartinion maritimae) | 92.62 |
| 1330 | Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) | 38.983 |
| 6410 | Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae) | 11.6 |
| 91A0 | Old sessile oak woods with Ilex and Blechnum in the British Isles | 58.6759 |
Designation information
NATURA 2000 is the ecological network for the conservation of wild animals and plant
species and natural habitats of Community importance within the Union. It consists of
sites classified under the Birds Directive and the Habitats Directive (the Nature Directives).
NATURA 2000 site under
| Birds Directive 2009/147/EC (SPA) |
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| Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (SCI) |
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Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 CEST 2000 |
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Not available |
| Date designated as Special Area of Conservation (SAC) | Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 CEST 2018 |
| Date of Standard data form update | Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 CEST 2020 |
Other resources
| Natura 2000 map viewer | Interactive map designed for showing and querying Natura 2000 sites. Other information such as Nationally designated areas and LIFE projects are also available. |
| Protected planet map viewer | Interactive map showing the World Database on Protected Areas |
| European protected sites map viewer | Simple interactive map showing Natura 2000 sites and Nationally designated areas |
| Data download | The Natura 2000 dataset is available from the European Environment Agency website |