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
editReferences
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.