List of Special Areas of Conservation in Northern Ireland
Special Areas of Conservation in Northern Ireland are part of the European Union's Natura 2000 network of sites with special flora or fauna.
Northern Ireland has 54 SACs:[1][2]
| Name | LocalAuthority | Centroid (IGRS) | Area (ha) | EU Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aughnadarragh Lough | Down | J442593 | 12.80 | UK0030318 |
| Ballykilbeg | Down | J447406 | 37.59 | UK0030319 |
| Ballynahone Bog | Londonderry | H860981 | 243.24 | UK0016599 |
| Banagher Glen | Londonderry | C672045 | 87.77 | UK0030083 |
| Bann Estuary | Londonderry | C797363 | 347.94 | UK0030084 |
| Binevenagh | Londonderry | C686309 | 90.79 | UK0030089 |
| Black Bog | Tyrone | H635810 | 183.42 | UK0016609 |
| Breen Wood | Antrim | D123336 | 36.01 | UK0030097 |
| Carn-Glenshane Pass | Londonderry | C788075 | 1,938.78 | UK0030110 |
| Cladagh (Swanlinbar) River | Fermanagh | H241301 | 28.30 | UK0030116 |
| Cranny Bogs | Tyrone | H424640 | 78.90 | UK0030321 |
| Cuilcagh Mountain | Fermanagh | H127305 | 2,744.45 | UK0016603 |
| Curran Bog | Londonderry | H872954 | 183.31 | UK0030322 |
| Dead Island Bog | Londonderry | C931053 | 54.56 | UK0030323 |
| Deroran Bog | Tyrone | H524713 | 75.46 | UK0030324 |
| Derryleckagh | Down | J119254 | 48.69 | UK0016620 |
| Eastern Mournes | Down | J328270 | 7,507.03 | UK0016615 |
| Fairy Water Bogs | Tyrone | H340772 | 223.70 | UK0016611 |
| Fardrum and Roosky Turloughs | Fermanagh | H180502 | 43.10 | UK0030068 |
| Garron Plateau | Antrim | D240190 | 4,650.07 | UK0016606 |
| Garry Bog | Antrim | C940305 | 154.76 | UK0016610 |
| Hollymount | Down | J464438 | 49.95 | UK0030169 |
| Largalinny | Fermanagh | H074537 | 244.87 | UK0030045 |
| Lecale Fens | Down | J451387 | 40.87 | UK0030180 |
| Lough Melvin | Fermanagh | G921532 | 516.43 | UK0030047 |
| Magheraveely Marl Loughs | Fermanagh | H478269 | 58.78 | UK0016621 |
| Magilligan | Londonderry | C686371 | 1,058.22 | UK0016613 |
| Main Valley Bogs | Antrim | D034195 | 186.20 | UK0030199 |
| Monawilkin | Fermanagh | H090533 | 174.78 | UK0016619 |
| Moneygal Bog | Tyrone | H238883 | 155.79 | UK0030211 |
| Moninea Bog | Fermanagh | H299215 | 44.74 | UK0030212 |
| Montiaghs Moss | Antrim | J091654 | 151.28 | UK0030214 |
| Murlough | Down | J445313 | 11,902.03 | UK0016612 |
| North Antrim Coast | Antrim | D022440 | 314.59 | UK0030224 |
| Owenkillew River | Tyrone | H559870 | 213.46 | UK0030233 |
| Peatlands Park | Tyrone | H907608 | 207.30 | UK0030236 |
| Pettigoe Plateau | Fermanagh | G988634 | 1,264.32 | UK0016607 |
| Rathlin Island | Antrim | D133518 | 3,344.62 | UK0030055 |
| Rea`s Wood and Farr`s Bay | Antrim | J141857 | 41.81 | UK0030244 |
| River Faughan and Tributaries | C513087 | 293.27 | UK0030361 | |
| River Foyle and Tributaries | Tyrone | H353876 | 770.12 | UK0030320 |
| River Roe and Tributaries | Londonderry | C687159 | 407.60 | UK0030360 |
| Rostrevor Wood | Down | J186173 | 16.63 | UK0030268 |
| Slieve Beagh | Fermanagh; Tyrone | H524447 | 1,884.68 | UK0016622 |
| Slieve Gullion | Armagh | J023210 | 612.13 | UK0030277 |
| Strangford Lough | Down | J559577 | 15,398.54 | UK0016618 |
| Teal Lough | Londonderry; Tyrone | H737879 | 198.22 | UK0016608 |
| Tonnagh Beg Bog | Tyrone | H412599 | 55.60 | UK0030325 |
| Tully Bog | Tyrone | H419754 | 35.99 | UK0030326 |
| Turmennan | Down | J485503 | 14.83 | UK0030291 |
| Upper Ballinderry River | Tyrone | H734792 | 58.80 | UK0030296 |
| Upper Lough Erne | Fermanagh | H329279 | 5,738.38 | UK0016614 |
| West Fermanagh Scarplands | Fermanagh | H085491 | 2,270.35 | UK0030300 |
| Wolf Island Bog | Londonderry | C922080 | 118.02 | UK0030303 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Special Areas of Conservation". Archived from the original on 2014-09-02. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
- ^ "SACs in Northern Ireland". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 29 August 2020.