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The Carrownagappul Bog SAC is located approximately 3 km north of the town of Mountbellew in east County Galway, in the townlands of Ballynalahy, Carrownagannive, Carrownagappul, Cloonconore, Gunnode, Springlawn and Tully.
Erit Lough, a hard water lake and SAC: Roscommon 84.59 IE0000607: Four Roads Turlough: Roscommon 100.18 IE0001637: Killeglan Grassland: Roscommon 60.91 IE0002214: Lisduff Turlough: Roscommon 69.69 IE0000609: Lough Arrow: Roscommon, Sligo 1454.26 IE0001673: Lough Croan Turlough: Roscommon 155.62 IE0000610: Lough Forbes Complex: Roscommon 1333.82 ...
The following is a list of Special Protection Areas in the Republic of Ireland known as SPA, as listed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS).The Special Protection Areas are designated areas of protection under the European Union Birds Directive and are in place to protect rare and vulnerable bird species, migratory bird species, and wetlands that are deemed to be internationally ...
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (Irish: An tSeirbhís Páirceanna Náisiúnta agus Fiadhúlra) manages the Irish State's nature conservation responsibilities.As well as managing the national parks, the activities of the NPWS include the designation and protection of Natural Heritage Areas, Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas.
The majority of SAC-designated turloughs in Europe are in Ireland– of 75 turloughs designated as SACs in Europe, 45 are in Ireland. Of the other turlough sites designated as SACS in Europe, 14 are in Germany, 8 are in Estonia, 3 are in Croatia and 4 are in Slovenia. [5] The Four Roads Turlough SAC is situated under a low bank of limestone hills.
As can be seen from the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) designated sites map, other designated SAC sites nearby include Urlaur Lough (NPWS site code 001571), Derrinea bog (NPWS site code 000604), Carrowbehy/Caher Bog (NPWS site code 000597), Drumalough Bog (NPWS site code 002338), and the River Moy SAC (NPWS site code 002298).
The Mouds Bog SAC is located close to Newbridge, County Kildare, in the townlands of Baronstown East, Baronstown West (part of), Barretstown (E.D. Oldconnell), Clongownagh, Dunbyrne, Grangehiggin, Hawkfield, Roseberry and Tankardsgarden. Schedule 1 of the Statutory Instrument for this site identifies it as encompassing an area of 586.39 hectares.
Lough Funshinagh (Irish: Loch Fuinseann, meaning 'lake of the ash tree') [1] is a lake and Special Area of Conservation (or SAC) in County Roscommon, Ireland, found to the west of Lough Ree. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It has been called Ireland's amazing disappearing lake , [ 2 ] due to the way it empties quickly - in as little as two days - and ...