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Habitat and management data collation and collection on callows and floodplain grasslandsDepartment of Housing, Local Government, and HeritageEnvironmentThe project was organised into two distinct stages. Stage A involved the collection and collation of the habitat and management data on floodplain grasslands and was primarily a GIS task. Stage A included a review of appropriate management for callows and floodplain...
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Small Cetacean Site Survey Investigations 2008Department of Housing, Local Government, and HeritageEnvironmentA survey of small cetaceans was carried out at three sites (Carnsore Point, Blasket Islands cSAC and Donegal bay) to derive density and abundance estimates using distance sampling. Single platform line transect surveys were carried out on three days at each between July and...
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The monitoring and assessment of three EU Habitats Directive Annex I grassland habitatsDepartment of Housing, Local Government, and HeritageEnvironmentThe monitoring and assessment of three EU Habitats Directive Annex I grassland habitats, referred to as the Grassland Monitoring Survey (GMS), was a three-year survey conducted from 2015 to 2017 by BEC Consultants on behalf of NPWS. One hundred and ten EU Annex I grassland...
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Seabird Monitoring undertaken during the Western European Shelf Pelagic Acoustic Survey (WESPAS) ...Department of Housing, Local Government, and HeritageEnvironmentUnder the EU Birds Directive, there is a requirement on member states to conduct surveillance of seabirds occurring within their waters. A standard line transect survey methodology was employed by the seabird observer with additional visual point sampling at fishing locations...
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Seabird Monitoring undertaken during the Celtic Sea Herring Acoustic Survey (CSHAS) 2021Department of Housing, Local Government, and HeritageEnvironmentIrish waters represent one of the most important marine habitats for seabirds in Europe and are utilized by a wide range of seabird species. However, the at-sea abundance and distribution of many of the seabird species occurring in Irish waters remains poorly understood. Under...
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The aim of the NPWS Seabird Foraging Radii Project was to create a number of polygon shapefiles describing the geographic foraging range of 20 seabird species identified by the National Parks and Wildlife Service Birds unit. The polygons were centred around Natura 2000 SPA...
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All validated planning applications lodged with Roscommon County Council in the year 2105.
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A Local Area Plan (LAP) is a legal or statutory document prepared by trhe Council in accordance with Part II, Section 20 of the Planning and Development Acts 2000 - 2013. The concept of LAP's within the framework of higher-level plans (such as Regional Planning Guidelines and...
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The Register of Protected Structures is a statutory document maintained under Section 10 (2)(f) of the Planning and Development Acts 2000-2010. structures can be added at any time and not just on publication of the County Development Plan. This is a 'point' only dataset. The...
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Summary tabular data relating to Natura 2000 SAC sites in Ireland, providing Natura 2000 site-related details, including lists of the habitats and species listed in Annex I and Annex II of the Habitats Directive for which each Natura 2000 site is selected. Data is accurate up...
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EnvironmentWild Nephin National Park is Ireland’s sixth National Park and located on the Western seaboard in northwest Mayo. It comprises of circa 15,000 hectares of Atlantic blanket bog and mountainous terrain, covering a vast uninhabited and unspoilt wilderness dominated by the Nephin...
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EnvironmentWicklow Mountains National Park is situated just south of Dublin. Covering circa.22,000 hectares, The Park has the distinction of being the largest of Ireland’s six National Parks. It is also the only one located in the east of the country.The National Park extends over much...
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EnvironmentSouth and west of the town of Killarney in Co. Kerry is an expanse of rugged mountainous country. This includes the McGillycuddy’s Reeks, the highest mountain range in Ireland which rise to a height of over 1000 metres. At the foot of these mountains nestle the world famous...
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EnvironmentConnemara National Park features circa. 2,000 hectares of mountains, bogs, heaths, grasslands and forests. It is the site of many great walks and awesome views. Western blanket bog and heathland are the predominant vegetation types. The largest mammal in the Park is the...
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EnvironmentGlenveagh National Park is a remote and hauntingly beautiful wilderness of rugged mountains, pristine lakes, tumbling waterfalls and enchanted native oak woodland in the heart of the Derryveagh Mountains in the north west of County Donegal. At the centre of the Park on the...
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The Burren National Park is located in the southeastern corner of the Burren. The word “Burren” comes from an Irish word “Boíreann” meaning a rocky place. It contains examples of all the major habitats within the Burren: limestone pavement, calcareous grassland, hazel scrub,...
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EnvironmentThis shapefile holds positive records for Common frog (Rana temporaria) from the National Frog Survey of Ireland 2010/2011. The survey was the first study to make a quantitative assessment of the conservation status of the EU Annex V (Habitats Directive) species 1213 Rana...
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Section 10, Planning and Development Act 2005 requires that all Local Authorities consider the character of the landscape when drawing up objectives for their new county development plans, in the interests of proper planning and sustainable development. Landscape Character...
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Section 10, Planning and Development Act 2005 requires that all Local Authorities consider the character of the landscape when drawing up objectives for their new county development plans, in the interests of proper planning and sustainable development. Landscape Character...
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Register of Protected Areas - Nutrient Sensitive Rivers (WFD RBMP Cycle 2)Environmental Protection AgencyEnvironmentThis dataset represents a snapshot taken in September 2016 for the purpose of the WFD RBMP Cycle 2. These nutrient sensitive areas are those river waters listed in accordance with the Urban Waste Water Treatment (UWWT) Directive 91/271/EEC on Urban Waste Water Treatment and...
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