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Wicklow Mountains National Park Boundary Map

Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage

Environment

Wicklow 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 of t

Killarney National Park Boundary Map

Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage

Environment

South 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 lakes

Connemara National Park Boundary Map

Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage

Environment

Connemara 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 Connemara

Glenveagh National Park Boundary Map

Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage

Environment

Glenveagh 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 edge o

Burren National Park Boundary Map

Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage

Environment

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, ash/

National Monuments Service - Monuments to Visit

Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage

Environment

This dataset pinpoints national monuments around the country which are accessible to the public. The national monuments mapped on the website feature those at which the Office of Public Works maintain visitor services (for which there may be a charge) and those which have no form

areas-of-archaeological-potential-or-significant-potential-cdp2016-2022

Wicklow County Council

Environment

Ancient and Long-established Woodland Inventory 2010

Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage

Environment

Ancient woodland refers to those woods that have had a continuous history of cover since before the period when planting and afforestation became common practice (mid‐1600s). These woodlands are important in terms of their biological and cultural value, and may even form links wi

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) National Dataset

Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage

Environment

The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) is a state initiative under the administration of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and established on a statutory basis under the provisions of the Architectural Heritage (National Inventory) and Hist

Inventory of Irish coastal lagoons 2007

Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage

Environment

Before the Habitats Directive, only four lagoons were at all well known in Ireland (Lady’s Island Lake, Tacumshin Lake, Lough Murree, Furnace Lough) and very few biological studies had been published. Under the obligations of the Directive, the National Parks and Wildlife Service

Margaritifera Sensitive Areas Map

Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage

Environment

This project contains NPWS GIS files relevant to the distribution of Freshwater Pearl Mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) and Nore Freshwater Pearl Mussel (Margaritifera durrovensis) in Ireland. Both species are listed in Annex II and Annex V of the EU Habitats Directive.

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Irish Semi-natural Grassland Survey 2007-2012

Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage

Environment

In 2008, following a 2007 pilot study in Roscommon and Offaly, a nationwide research study into the semi-natural grasslands of Ireland commenced. This study involved collecting botanical and environmental data from semi-natural grassland across all 26 counties. A total of 1192

Hen Harrier SPA Habitat Map

Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage

Environment

Under Article 4 of the Birds Directive (Directive 2009/ 147/EC) six Special Protection Areas (SPAs), covering a total land area of c.1,671km² has been classified for the conservation of the Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus in Ireland. A survey of breeding Hen Harrier reported that 128