Northern Ireland Special Protection Areas

Published by Marine Institute

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 them as Special Protection Areas (SPAs).

Tags

animal species biodiversity biota ecological ecology environment habitat northern ireland protected sites protection of animals protection of birds protection of species spa special protection area terrestrial ecosystem wildlife protection wildlife sanctuary

Data Resources

WMS GetMap

Format: WMS

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Additional Information

License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Created 2024-08-27
Last Updated 2025-10-22
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