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ISSN 2009-4086 National Parks and Wildlife Service Conservation Objectives Series The Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex SAC 002031 25 Jul 2017 Version 1 Page 1 of 37 National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, 7 Ely Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. Web: www.npws.ie E-mail: [email protected] Citation: NPWS (2017) Conservation Objectives: The Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex SAC 002031. Version 1. National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Series Editor: Rebecca Jeffrey ISSN 2009-4086 25 Jul 2017 Version 1 Page 2 of 37 Introduction The overall aim of the Habitats Directive is to maintain or restore the favourable conservation status of habitats and species of community interest. These habitats and species are listed in the Habitats and Birds Directives and Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas are designated to afford protection to the most vulnerable of them. These two designations are collectively known as the Natura 2000 network. European and national legislation places a collective obligation on Ireland and its citizens to maintain habitats and species in the Natura 2000 network at favourable conservation condition. The Government and its agencies are responsible for the implementation and enforcement of regulations that will ensure the ecological integrity of these sites. A site-specific conservation objective aims to define favourable conservation condition for a particular habitat or species at that site. The maintenance of habitats and species within Natura 2000 sites at favourable conservation condition will contribute to the overall maintenance of favourable conservation status of those habitats and species at a national level. Favourable conservation status of a habitat is achieved when: • its natural range, and area it covers within that range, are stable or increasing, and • the specific structure and functions which are necessary for its long-term maintenance exist and are likely to continue to exist for the foreseeable future, and • the conservation status of its typical species is favourable. The favourable conservation status of a species is achieved when: • population dynamics data on the species concerned indicate that it is maintaining itself on a long-term basis as a viable component of its natural habitats, and • the natural range of the species is neither being reduced nor is likely to be reduced for the foreseeable future, and • there is, and will probably continue to be, a sufficiently large habitat to maintain its populations on a long-term basis. Notes/Guidelines: 1. The targets given in these conservation objectives are based on best available information at the time of writing. As more information becomes available, targets for attributes may change. These will be updated periodically, as necessary. 2. An appropriate assessment based on these conservation objectives will remain valid even if the targets are subsequently updated, providing they were the most recent objectives available when the assessment was carried out. It is essential that the date and version are included when objectives are cited. 3. Assessments cannot consider an attribute in isolation from the others listed for that habitat or species, or for other habitats and species listed for that site. A plan or project with an apparently small impact on one attribute may have a significant impact on another. 4. Please note that the maps included in this document do not necessarily show the entire extent of the habitats and species for which the site is listed. This should be borne in mind when appropriate assessments are being carried out. 5. When using these objectives, it is essential that the relevant backing/supporting documents are consulted, particularly where instructed in the targets or notes for a particular attribute. 25 Jul 2017 Version 1 Page 3 of 37 Qualifying Interests * indicates a priority habitat under the Habitats Directive 002031 The Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex SAC 1029 Freshwater Pearl Mussel Margaritifera margaritifera 1106 Salmon Salmo salar 1355 Otter Lutra lutra 1833 Slender Naiad Najas flexilis 3110 Oligotrophic waters containing very few minerals of sandy plains (Littorelletalia uniflorae) 3130 Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or Isoeto-Nanojuncetea 4060 Alpine and Boreal heaths 7130 Blanket bogs (* if active bog) 7150 Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion 8110 Siliceous scree of the montane to snow levels (Androsacetalia alpinae and Galeopsietalia ladani) 8210 Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation 8220 Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation 91A0 Old sessile oak woods with Ilex and Blechnum in the British Isles Please note that this SAC is adjacent to Maumturk Mountains SAC (002008), Connemara Bog Complex SAC (002034) and West Connacht Coast SAC (002998). See map 2. The conservation objectives for this site should be used in conjunction with those for the adjacent sites as appropriate. 25 Jul 2017 Version 1 Page 4 of 37 Supporting documents, relevant reports & publications Supporting documents, NPWS reports and publications are available for download from: www.npws.ie/Publications NPWS Documents Year : 1984 Title : The vegetation of Irish lakes Author : Heuff, H. Series : Unpublished report to NPWS Year : 1987 Title : Survey to locate lowland blanket bogs of scientific interest in Connemara, Co. Galway Author : Douglas, C.; Grogan, H. Series : Unpublished report to the Wildlife Service Year : 1989 Title : A survey to locate blanket bogs in Co. Galway. Part 2 Author : Douglas, C.; Garvey, L.; Kelly, L.; O'Sullivan, A. Series : Unpublished report to the Wildlife Service Year : 2002 Title : Najas flexilis in Donegal Author : Roden, C.M. Series : Unpublished report to NPWS Year : 2004 Title : The distribution of Najas flexilis in Ireland 2002-2004 Author : Roden, C.M. Series : Unpublished report to NPWS Year : 2006 Title : Otter survey of Ireland 2004/2005 Author : Bailey, M.; Rochford, J. Series : Irish Wildlife Manual No. 23 Year : 2007 Title : Supporting documentation for the Habitats Directive Conservation Status Assessment - backing documents. Article 17 forms and supporting maps Author : NPWS Series : Unpublished report to NPWS Year : 2008 Title : Rapid assessment of rivers with prior records of Margaritifera margaritifera Author : Moorkens, E.; Killeen, I. Series : Unpublished report to NPWS Year : 2008 Title : National survey of native woodlands 2003-2008 Author : Perrin, P.M.; Martin, J.; Barron, S.; O'Neill, F.H.; McNutt, K.E.; Delaney, A. Series : Unpublished report to NPWS Year : 2008 Title : Survey of Dawros river Author : Moorkens, E. Series : unpublished report to NPWS 25 Jul 2017 Version 1 Page 5 of 37 Year : 2009 Title : NS II freshwater pearl mussel sub-basin management plans: fisheries survey. Stage 1 report Author : Paul Johnston Associates Series : Unpublished report to NPWS Year : 2009 Title : NS II Freshwater Pearl Mussel Sub-basin Management Plans: Report on Biological Monitoring of Surface Water Quality in Dawros Catchment, Co. Galway Author : Williams, L. Series : Unpublished report to NPWS Year : 2010 Title : A provisional inventory of ancient and long-established woodland in Ireland Author : Perrin, P.M.; Daly, O.H. Series : Irish Wildlife Manual No. 46 Year : 2010 Title : Second draft Dawros freshwater pearl mussel sub-basin management plan (2009-2015). March 2010 Author : NPWS Series : Unpublished document to the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government Year : 2012 Title : Ireland Red List No. 8: Bryophytes Author : Lockhart, N.; Hodgetts, N.; Holyoak, D. Series : Ireland Red List series, NPWS Year : 2012 Title : Catchment Assessment Report Manual Author : Monaghan, F. Series : Unpublished report to NPWS Year : 2013 Title : National otter survey of Ireland 2010/12 Author : Reid, N.; Hayden, B.; Lundy, M.G.; Pietravalle, S.; McDonald, R.A.; Montgomery, W.I. Series : Irish Wildlife Manual No. 76 Year : 2013 Title : The status of EU protected habitats and species in Ireland. Volume 2. Habitats assessments Author : NPWS Series : Conservation assessments Year : 2013 Title : The status of EU protected habitats and species in Ireland. Volume 3. Species assessments Author : NPWS Series : Conservation assessments Year : 2014 Title : Guidelines for a national survey and conservation assessment of upland vegetation and habitats in Ireland, Version 2.0 Author : Perrin, P.M.; Barron, S.J.; Roche, J.R.; O’Hanrahan, B. Series : Irish Wildlife Manual No. 79 Year : 2014 Title : Targeted survey of Najas flexilis Author : Roden, C.; Murphy, P. Series : Unpublished report to NPWS 25 Jul 2017 Version 1 Page 6 of 37 Year : 2015 Title : Habitats Directive Annex I lake habitats: a working interpretation for the purposes of site- specific conservation objectives and Article 17 reporting Author : O Connor, Á. Series : Unpublished document by NPWS Year : 2016 Title : Ireland Red List No. 10: Vascular Plants Author : Wyse Jackson, M.; FitzPatrick, Ú.; Cole, E.; Jebb, M.; McFerran, D.; Sheehy Skeffington, M.; Wright, M. Series : Ireland Red Lists series, NPWS Year : 2016 Title : Survey and Condition Assessment of the population of the freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera in the Dawros River, County Galway Author : Moorkens, E. Series : Unpublished report to NPWS Year : 2017 Title : The Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex SAC (site code: 2031)