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Ballyness Bay SAC
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code IE0001090)
- Under Habitats Directive
- Since July 1999
- Country: Ireland
- Administrative region: Border, Midland and Western (IE01)
- Surface area: 12 km2 (1231.20 ha)
- Marine area: 65%
- Located in Atlantic biogeographical region
- It protects 13 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 (13)| Species group | Number |
|---|---|
| Birds | 12 |
| Invertebrates | 1 |
Habitat types
| Habitat type code | Habitat type english name | Cover [ha] |
|---|---|---|
| 1130 | Estuaries | 15.9588 |
| 1140 | Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide | 691.81 |
| 2110 | Embryonic shifting dunes | 7.0678 |
| 2120 | Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria ('white dunes') | 23.1365 |
| 2130 | Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation ('grey dunes') | 187.987 |
| 2190 | Humid dune slacks | 13.8664 |
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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July 1999 |
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Not available |
| Date designated as Special Area of Conservation (SAC) | October 2018 |
| 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 |
