Summary tabular data relating to Natura 2000 SPA sites in Ireland, providing Natura 2000 SPA site-related details, including lists of bird species for which each Natura 2000 site is selected.

Data is accurate up to 7th Feb 2022. Please check the Iris Oifigiúil, Irish, Irish Statute Book for more recently published Statutory Instrument (S.I.) regulations.

Data is provided in a single zip file containing sub folders holding MS Excel, CSV and JSON formats, each accompanied by a ‘readme’ file. This data should be read in conjunction with the spatial (GIS) boundaries for sites, site documents and related publications (see further https://www.npws.ie/maps-and-data/designated-site-data/ )

Data Resources (3)

CSV
available as CSV
JSON
available as json
XLS
available as XLS

Data Resource Preview - Zip file containing JSON download

Theme Environment
Date released 2022-02-07
Date updated 2022-04-06
Dataset conforms to these standards The INSPIRE Directive or INSPIRE lays down a general framework for a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) for the purposes of European Community environmental policies and policies or activities which may have an impact on the environment.
Rights notes {https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/,"Copyright Government of Ireland. This dataset was created by National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. This copyright material is licensed for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",otherRestrictions,"Copyright Government of Ireland. This dataset was created by National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. This copyright material is licensed for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",otherRestrictions}
Update frequency Other
Language English
Landing page https://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/general/SPA_Datasheets_March_2022.zip
Geographic coverage in GeoJSON format {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-11.2659477885, 51.2059662415],[-11.2659477885, 55.820224054], [-5.75081106972, 55.820224054], [-5.75081106972, 51.2059662415], [-11.2659477885, 51.2059662415]]]}
Spatial Reference Systems (SRS) Irish Transverse Mercator (ITM, EPSG:2157)
Vertical Extent {"maxVerticalExtent": "1014", "verticalDomainName": "EPSG Projection 5731 - Malin Head height", "minVerticalExtent": "0"}
Provenance information Data is accurate up to 7th Feb 2022. Please check the Iris Oifigiúil, Irish, Irish Statute Book for more recently published Statutory Instrument (S.I.) regulations.