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Special Protection Areas

Heritage Council

Ealaíon

Dataset owned and provided by NPWS.

http://www.npws.ie/en/ProtectedSites/SpecialProtectionAreasSPAs/

Ireland is a special place for wild birds. We are at the end of major flyways of waterfowl migrating south for the winter from North America, Greenland, Iceland and the Arctic. In

Special Protection Area

Marine Institute

Timpeallacht

The EU Birds Directive (79/409/EEC) requires designation of SPAs for: listed rare and vulnerable species; regularly occurring migratory species, such as ducks, geese and waders; wetlands, especially those of international importance, which attract large numbers of migratory birds

Northern Ireland Special Protection Areas

Marine Institute

Timpeallacht

Special Protection Areas (SPAs) are designated under the European Commission Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds. All European Community member States are required to identify internationally important areas for breeding, over-wintering and migrating birds and designate t

Article 12 Birds Directive Reporting 2013-2018 Dataset Series

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Timpeallacht

Maps of breeding birds distributions mapped using a 10x10 km grid associated with Article 12 Birds Directive report on the implementation of national provisions for the period 2013 to 2018 and submitted in 2019.

The Birds Directive (Directive 2009/147/EC) came into force in Irel

Seabird Foraging Radii

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Timpeallacht

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 (Spec

SPA Datasheets

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Timpeallacht

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 March 2023. Please check the Iris Oifigiúil, Irish, Irish Statut

Special Protection Area (WFD RBMP Cycle 2)

Marine Institute

Timpeallacht

This dataset represents a snapshot of Special Protection Areas taken in September 2016 for the purpose of the WFD RBMP Cycle 2.

The EU Birds Directive (79/409/EEC) requires designation of SPAs for listed rare and vulnerable species, regularly occurring migratory species, such as

Special Protection Area (WFD RBMP Cycle 3)

Marine Institute

Timpeallacht

This dataset represents a subset of Special Protection Areas that have protected water species. Detail on the water dependencies of protected species was provided by National Parks and Wildlife Service. This snapshot was taken of this subset of national SPAs for the purpose of th

Site Specific Conservation Objectives

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Timpeallacht

Site-specific conservation objectives aim to define favourable conservation condition for Habitats Directive Annex I habitats, Annex II species at a site level and the SPA special conservation interest "wetlands and waterbirds". This project relates to the following Annex I habit

Article 12 Birds Directive Reporting 2008-2012 Dataset Series

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Timpeallacht

The Birds Directive (Directive 2009/147/EC) came into force in Ireland in 1981. Article 12 of this directive requires Member States to report on the implementation of national provisions taken under this Directive including specific reporting on status and trends of bird species