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Marble Hill (2016) Bathing Water Profile - Marble Hill (2016) Bathing Water: Marble Hill Bathing Water Code: IENWBWC190_0000_0200 Local Authority: Donegal County Council River Basin District: North Western Monitoring Point: 206473E, 436636N 1. Profile Details: Profile Id: BWPR00336 Toilets Available: Yes Year Of Profile: 2016 Car Parking Available: Yes Year Of Identification 1992 Disabled Access: No Version Number: 2 First Aid Available: Yes Sensitive Area: No Dogs Allowed: Yes Lifesaving Facilities: No Figure 1: Bathing Water 2. Bathing Water Details: Map 1: Bathing Water Location & Extent Bathing Water location and Marble Hill Blue Flag Beach (Cnoc an Mharmair) is located close to the village of Portnablagh (Port na extent: Bláiche) which is located on the northern coast of County Donegal. It is located in the Sheephaven Bay Coastal waterbody (NW_190_0000) within the North Western River Basin District. The bathing area is designated and is approximately 0.4415km2 and the extent along the water is approximately is 1330m. Main features of the Bathing Type of Bathing Water: Marble Hill beach consists of a sandy beach with two rock outcrops at the east of Water: the beach. These are exposed at times during the tidal phase during the day. The beach is contained to the west by high lying land and to the north-west by the small stream that flows onto the beach. Flora/Fauna, Riparian Zone: Sheephaven SAC (Special Area of Conservation Code: 001190) is a north- facing bay and also a proposed NHA (National Heritage Area). It is situated north of the town of Creeslough on the north-west coast of Co. Donegal. Extensive areas of intertidal sands and muds occur at some strands surrounding the catchment area itself. Marble Hill Strand is a north-east facing beach on the west side of the bay. There sediment here is fine well-sorted sand, and the communities present are representative of the shores moderately exposed to wave action to sheltered from wave action. The rare hermit crab Diogenes pugilator is present in this area. Large areas of sand dune occur at Marble Hill bathing area. The fore-dunes are dominated by Marram (Ammophila arenaria), with abundant Red Fescue (Festuca rubra) and herbs such as Dove’s-foot Crane’s-bill (Geranium molle) and Clovers (Trifolium spp.) occurring on the fixed dunes behind. The woodland area at Creeslough Wood consists of a range of deciduous trees, such as Oak (Querces sp.), Holly (Ilex aquifolium) and Hazel (Corylus avellana), but mostly comprise Downy Birch (Betula pubescens). Ards Forset Park includes areas of deciduous woodland and conifer plantation. Rhodedendron (Rhododendron ponticum) is widespread in parts of the wood. Two rare species of Myxomycete fungus have been recorded from Ards, namely Cribraria rufa and Stemonitopsis hyperopta. The SAC is often inhabited with a population of Barnacle Geese and this flock numbers up to 300. Barnacle Goose is listed on Annex I of the EU Birds Directive. Other Annex I species associated with the site includes the Chough, Peregrine and the Common Tern. This site is of particular conservation significance for the presence of good examples of several habitats listed on Annex I of the EU Habitats Directive and for the important bird populations it supports. Water Depth: The depth of the water on the shoreline increases within 10 meters off the shore to a depth of 1 meter and gradually increases with the slope of the shore. Adjacent to the rock outcrops there are deeper scoured out areas visible. Tidal Range: The water line within the designated area is approximately 1330 meters. Tidal ranges are in the Mesomareal tidal range (2-4m). Land Use: Land use immediately surrounding the designated bathing area consists of residential housing, forestry and agricultural land. A public road runs adjacent to the beach and houses and a caravan park are Main features of the Bathing Water: located alongside this road; a hotel is located at the upper western end of the beach. Local Sites of Interest: This northern site is of high conservation value because of the extensive area of relatively unspoilt coastal habitats and the range of plant and animal species that these habitats support. The catchment area is an idyllic location for bird watching and ecological activities having a wide diversity of both plant and animal species. There are a number of sites of designation within the catchment area that include a lake and the bathing water itself. Ards Forest Park is located to the South of the catchment area with part of the forest located within the catchment boundary. Additional Information: Beach and Maritime Craft Bye Laws were implemented at Marble Hill beach in 2009. These Bye Laws were introduced to regulate and /or prohibit the use of personal watercrafts, recreational crafts, vehicles, horses, dogs, camping, vendors, water sport schools and to protect the beach and dune systems. Activities available at the Facilities: Facilities available at the beach include roadside car parking, toilets (seasonal), information Bathing Water: boards and lifeguards (seasonal). During the lifeguarded periods, extra facilities provided by the lifeguards include: emergency information, telephone access, first aid equipment and rescue equipment. There has been a no bin system (pack it in, pack it out) in place at this beach since 2010. There are two pop up café’s/shops by the beach during the summer. There are shops, restaurants etc available in Portnablagh village approximately 1km and the town of Dunfanaghy (Dún Fionnachaidh) approximately 3km from the beach. Visitor Numbers: Visitor numbers to the beach vary throughout the season. The maximum number of visitors to the beach during a high season day has been estimated at approximately 1,000 people with more than half of this number swimming. Throughout the season approximately 18,000 people have been estimated to visit the beach. Visitor numbers are representative of the visitors recorded by the lifeguards that are on duty during the bathing season. Activities: Activities at Marble Hill beach include swimming, kayaking, boating, windsurfing and other land-based activities such as football, kite flying etc. It is also becoming a popular centre for canoeing, surfing and shore angling and people come from all over just to stroll along the beach itself. There are a number of surfing schools which use the beach during the summer period for lessons. Contributing catchment Marble Hill Beach is located on the north coast of Donegal within Sheephaven Bay transitional waterbody details: (NW_190_0000), approximately 3km to the north east of Dunfanaghy town in North West Donegal. The beach is situated at the mouth of a small stream on the coast of County Donegal in the North Western International River Basin District. Contributing Catchment: The contributing catchment of the designated bathing area for Marble Hill Beach is approximately 5.461km2 in area. Water Bodies draining to Bathing Area: The small stream (NW_38_1572) that flows on to the beach flows in a northerly direction from its headwaters towards the beach and enters the sea in the middle of Marble Hill beach to Sheephaven Bay (NW_190_0000). The stream is not tidal however it has been assigned poor status from the EPA classification. There are no tributaries that join the stream. Sessiagh Lough (NW_38_61) is also within the catchment. Land Cover and Land Use: Topography: The catchment consists of an upland area to the north-east and changes to lower lying land within the main catchment area towards the coast. There are a number of small lakes in the south-west including Sessigh Lough and Lough Clananny. Portnablagh village and Dunfanaghy town are the main population centres with on-off housing scattered throughout the remainder of the catchment. Land Use: Pastures (42%) and transitional woodland-shrub (25%) account for the majority of the catchment area. Soils, Subsoils, Bedrock: The catchment predominantly is comprised of Sessiagh-Clonmass Formation which accounts for 80% of the bedrock within the area. Metadolerite is also found accounting for 9% of the bedrock within the catchment. The main soil types for the catchment area include Surface Water Gleys/Groundwater Gleys/Acidic (26%), Lithsols/Regosols/Acidic( 23%) and Podzols/Peaty soils (18%). Rock (40%) and Metamorphic Till (34%) are the predominant subsoil material within the catchment. Formal Designations: Marble Hill Beach is located within the Sheephaven Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and proposed National Heritage Area (NHA) (Code 001190). Population Centres: There are 286 people living in the catchment area of Marble Hill Beach. In the electoral division of Ards, there are 753 people (CSO, 2011). This population increases significantly during the summer tourist season. Rainfall: The closest weather station to the designated beach is at Malin Head Weather Station (IC 418 Contributing catchment details: 575), which is approximately 45km as the crow flies from the beach. During the bathing water season (2013-2015), the average rainfall (mm) for May, June, July, August and September is 108.7, 63.4, 91.7, 99.6 and 40.8 respectively. Details of the rainfall data can be obtained throughwww.met.ie Monitoring point details: The monitoring point for this bathing water is located at the grid reference point IC 064 366. Reason for selection of the The location of the bathing water monitoring point is the location where most bathers are expected to use monitoring point: the bathing water. The bathing water monitoring point location chosen is always within the area patrolled by the Lifeguards and is usually the area of the beach most heavily used by the public. This area can vary somewhat on this beach depending on tidal and weather influences and is marked by the Lifeguards flags. Water quality assessment: The bathing water quality monitoring carried out at Marble Hill Beach since 2003 has shown consistently good water quality at all times.
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