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Galway Bay Complex SAC
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code IE0000268)
- Under Habitats Directive
- Since August 1999
- Country: Ireland
- Administrative region: Border, Midland and Western (IE01)
- Surface area: 144 km2 (14402.77 ha)
- Marine area: 90%
- Located in Atlantic biogeographical region
- It protects 27 species of the Nature Directives
- It protects 15 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 (27)| Species group | Number |
|---|---|
| Birds | 25 |
| Mammals | 2 |
Habitat types
| Habitat type code | Habitat type english name | Cover [ha] |
|---|---|---|
| 1140 | Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide | 744.291 |
| 1150 | Coastal lagoons | 76.6713 |
| 1160 | Large shallow inlets and bays | 10824.5 |
| 1170 | Reefs | 2772.7 |
| 1220 | Perennial vegetation of stony banks | 0.6241 |
| 1230 | Vegetated sea cliffs of the Atlantic and Baltic Coasts | 18.85 |
| 1310 | Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud and sand | 1.3484 |
| 1330 | Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) | 263.797 |
| 1410 | Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) | 19.8893 |
| 3180 | Turloughs | 63.3081 |
| 5130 | Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands | 1.4149 |
| 6210 | Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites) | 144.09 |
| 7210 | Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae | 144.09 |
| 7230 | Alkaline fens | 144.09 |
| 8240 | Limestone pavements | 125.844 |
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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August 1999 |
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Not available |
| 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 |
