Carrowmore Dunes SAC
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code IE0002250)
- Under Habitats Directive
- Since January 2002
- Country: Ireland
- Administrative region: Southern and Eastern (IE02)
- Surface area: 5 km2 (451.63 ha)
- Marine area: 90%
- Located in Atlantic biogeographical region
- It protects 10 species of the Nature Directives
- It protects 4 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 (10)Species group | Number |
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Birds | 9 |
Invertebrates | 1 |
Habitat types
Habitat type code | Habitat type english name | Cover [ha] |
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1170 | Reefs | 211.367 |
2110 | Embryonic shifting dunes | 0.1867 |
2120 | Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria ('white dunes') | 2.1496 |
2130 | Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation ('grey dunes') | 10.4583 |
Designation information
NATURA 2000 site under
Birds Directive 2009/147/EC (SPA) |
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Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (SCI) |
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January 2002 |
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Not available |
Date of Standard data form update | September 2019 |
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 |