Malahide Estuary SAC
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code IE0000205)
- Under Habitats Directive
- Since December 1999
- Country: Ireland
- Administrative region: Southern and Eastern (IE02)
- Surface area: 8 km2 (787.99 ha)
- Marine area: 90%
- Located in Atlantic biogeographical region
- It protects 25 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 (25)Species group | Number |
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Birds | 25 |
Habitat types
Habitat type code | Habitat type english name | Cover [ha] |
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1140 | Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide | 310.762 |
1310 | Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud and sand | 1.92475 |
1330 | Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) | 25.1428 |
1410 | Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) | 0.6356 |
2120 | Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria ('white dunes') | 1.7966 |
2130 | Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation ('grey dunes') | 21.373 |
Designation information
NATURA 2000 site under
Birds Directive 2009/147/EC (SPA) | |
Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (SCI) | |
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December 1999 |
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Not available |
Date designated as Special Area of Conservation (SAC) | March 2019 |
Date of Standard data form update | October 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 |