Bryophytes of Ireland provided by the Biological Records Centre, UK. The dataset comprises the data that is published in the forthcoming Atlas of British & Irish Bryophytes (Blockeel et al. 2014). http://www.brc.ac.uk/biblio/atlas-british-and-irish-bryophytes Geographic Coverage: Island of Ireland Temporal Coverage: From 1650 to 2014 Species Groups recorded: crustacean, hornwort, liverwort, moss …
A collated Dataset of sightings of all wild and feral mammal species occurring in Ireland and its offshore waters. Geographic Coverage: Island of Ireland and its offshore waters Temporal Coverage: Principally concerned with generating new data from 2010 to 2015, but any old records will also be included to expand …
Irish butterflies. Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland Temporal Coverage: 1955 to 2021 Species Groups recorded: insect - butterfly Dataset Status: Complete
A dataset consisting of all known records of the ants in Ireland Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland Species Groups recorded: insect - hymenopteran Dataset Status: Complete
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 each year. (Internationally important means that 1% of the population of a …
These are prime wildlife conservation areas in the country, considered to be important on a European as well as Irish level. Most Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) are in the countryside, although a few sites reach into town or city landscapes, such as Dublin Bay and Cork Harbour. Detailed conservation …
The designation of Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) safeguards vulnerable or unique marine species and habitats of national importance in the Northern Ireland inshore region based on an ecosystem approach. These MCZs fulfill the obligations on The Marine Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 (the "Act") to contribute to an ecologically coherent UK …
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).
Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) are those which have been given greater protection under the European legislation of The Habitat's Directive. They have been designated because of a possible threat to the special habitats or species which they contain and to provide increased protection to a variety of animals, plants …
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 with prehistoric wildwoods. To date, unlike our …