This is a list of nature reserves in Ireland.
The lists below shows the names and locations of nature reserves in Ireland. A nature reserve in Ireland is a designated area of importance to wildlife, protected by a ministerial order. The majority of these reserves are owned by the state, but some are under the ownership of organisations or in private ownership.[1] The first reserves were established under the 1976 Wildlife Act. They are designated and managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Division of Duchas and Department of Culture, Heritage and Gaeltacht. All these designated reserves are Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs), with some of them also listed as Special Areas of Conservation (SACs).[2]
Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
Nature reserve | Photo | County | Land area (hectares) | Owner | Established | Coordinates |
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Ballyarr Wood | Donegal | 30 | State | 1986 | 55°01′44″N 7°42′43″W / 55.029°N 7.712°W | |
Derkmore Wood | Donegal | 8.7 | State | 1988 | 54°50′17″N 8°17′28″W / 54.838°N 8.291°W | |
Duntally Wood | Donegal | 15.3 | State | 1986 | 55°07′05″N 7°54′00″W / 55.118°N 7.9°W | |
Lough Barra Bog | Donegal | 176.4 | State | 1987 | 54°56′46″N 8°06′43″W / 54.946°N 8.112°W | |
Meenachullion Bog | Donegal | 194 | State | 1990 | 54°54′07″N 8°07′08″W / 54.902°N 8.119°W | |
Pettigo Plateau | Donegal | 900 | State | 1984 | 54°36′58″N 7°56′46″W / 54.616°N 7.946°W | |
Rathmullen Wood | Donegal | 32.73 | State | 1986 | 55°05′24″N 7°33′47″W / 55.09°N 7.563°W |
See also
Sources
References
- ↑ "Nature Reserves in Ireland". National Parks & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ↑ "Statutory Nature Reserve – A guide to Irelands protected habitats & species". Conserve Ireland. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
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