INDEX TO AREAS OF SCIENTIFIC INTEREST 1:126,720 O.S.MAPS. i D l a a e D WILDLIFE SERVICE 1,969 , D INDEX TO AREAS OF SCIENTIFIC INTEREST PLOTTED ON 1:126,720 (HALF INCH) ORDNANCE SURVEY MAPS INTRODUCTION In 1983 the WildlifeService, then partof the Forest and Wildlife Service, produced an index and maps, at the 1:126,720 (half inch) scale, of sites of scientific interest in the Republic of Ireland. These maps were widely circulated amongst planning and development agencies to help ensure that the value of these siteswould be taken intoaccount indevelopment activities. In the intervening period extensive surveys by the FWS and otherorganisationshas revealed manynew sites of scientific interest,especially peatlands, while onthe other hand some sites have been destroyed or damaged. To maintain their usefulness for site protection it was decided to extensively revise the index and maps to make them asup to date as possible. The original 1983 listing waslargely based onthe National Heritage Inventory of Areas of Scientific Interest inIreland (AFF July 1981), which listed 1059 areas of scientific interest. All of theAFF sites, with the exception of 82 sites of geological/geomorphological interest, whose locations or boundaries were unknown,wereincluded in the 1983 Wildlife Service index and maps. To these were added another 101 areas of ecological (mostly ornithological) interest drawn mainly from FWS files or-the scientific literature. In all a total of 1078 sites were listed.With the 418 sites now added to this edition the number of sites of scientific interest stands at 1496. EXPLANATION OF INDEX HEADINGS: Site No. Within each county, the site number identifies the site onthe map. The numbering systemis the same asthatused in the "National Heritage Inventory of Areas of Scientific Interest in Ireland" (AFF July 1981),with the additional sites following consecutively. 0 .z. Name The site name is that given in the National Heritageinventory, or on file in the Wildlife Service. a National Grid The grid reference is given for the centre of thearea and it is expressed as a 6-figure reference if the site is smallerthan 10 ha. Interest This indicates the main scientific interest of the site listedby AFFor WS, i.e. whether it is rock (Geological), landform (Geomorphological), or biota. For sites of biological I importance, where there are no specific features of interest, a they are labelled simply ECOLOGICAL, but where there is additional information, ecological sites are further divided into botanical (B), zoological (Z), or ornithological (O) sites. Rating The rating gives an idea of the scale of importanceof the site: I = International N = National A R = Regional L = Local NR = not rated: sites which are known to be ofscientific interest, but which have received no rating because the relevant data was not available at the time the index was being compiled. N.B. The original list had sites ordered into I, N, Rand L. Becauseofproblemsinvolved in numbering it wasnot possible to maintain this order. a a . 3 . Status Most sites are unprotectedbut a feware incorporated into National Parks or are Statutory Nature Reserves established under Wildlife Act 1976. The followingsymbols prefixingthe numbers indicate the status of the site: Index Maps * Nature reserve *P Partly nature reserve - NP National Park - AT An Taisce - X Destroyed V Severely damaged D :ies Tht: boundaries are not definitive and are subject to revision. On the maps a broken line indicates a large area or region with a concentration of sites of scientific interest. The Burren, Co. Clare, Sheet 14, is outlined thus_o_o Report_ o_ and follows the boundary outlined in the 1985 Burren Report. 'B' .Itter the site number indicates a change in the boundaryfrom the original report. The location of geological sites smaller than 0.5haand other sites whose boundaries werenot accurately known, are delimited by a dotted line. References AFF An Foras Forbartha. Direct consultation with personnel in AFF was necessary in order toplot thelocation of several sites for which no map was available. AFF Co. Report Reports, listing and describing areas of scientific interest within each county, produced by AFF (unpublished). 4 . The majority of sites were plotted with theaid of the maps produced in these reports. FWS Forest and Wildlife Service (unpublished data). Additionalareas ofecologicalinterest were included onthe maps,on thebasis of data drawn from FWS files. The suffixes e.g. Bogland, Coastal, Wood, refer to specific surveys, most of which are recorded in unpublished reports housed in the Wildlife Service library. FWS (1974) "Report on Wetlands of International and National Importance in Ireland" (unpublished). IWC Irish Wildbird Conservancy (unpublished data). Lloyd C. An Inventory of Breeding Seabird Colonies in the Republic of Ireland". FWS 1982 (unpublished). Ratings done only on birds, not comparable to AFF, FWS. Ruttledge R.F. The Past and Current Status of the Greenland & Ogilvie M.A. White-fronted Goose in Ireland and Britain". Irish Birds, Vol.1 No. 3 1974 (Reprint). c O.S. SHEET NUMBER (1) OOQd1Y - Dow= SITE NAME NAT. GRID INTEREST RATING REFERENCE NO. 1 Aranmore Island B 62 16 Ecological (B,0) I AFF Co. Report *P 2 Lough Barra Bog B 92 10 Ecological I AFF Co. Report I n FWS Bog Y NP3 Glenveagh Woods C 01 19 Ecological I AFF Co. Report 4 Horn Head Cliffs C 00 42 Ecological(O,B)/ I AFF Co. Report Geological 5 Inch Lough + Islet C 35 22 Ecological (0,B) I AFF Co. Report 6 Malin Head C 40 59 Ecological (B,0)/ I AFF Co. Report Geological/ Geomorphological 7 Mullaghderg B 755 205 Geological I 1 11 Barnes Gap (C 094 242 Geological N (C 085 265 l 13 Bulbin Mt. C 35 42 Ecological N AFF a 16 Lough Nacung B 89 20 Ecological (B) N AFF Co. Report 1 17 Lough Nagreany Dunes C 13 41 Ecological (B) N AFF 18 Meenagoppoge Bog B 96 22 Ecological N AFF Co. Report NP 19 Owenbeagh Bog C 00 18 Ecological N AFF Co. Report 1 20 River Foyle C 35 10 Ecological (0,B) N AFF * 21 Ballyar Wood C 18 20 Ecological N AFF Co. Report I FWS 23 Blanket Nook C 30 19 Ecological (B,0) R AFF Co. Report 1 26 Carndonagh Wood C 45 45 Ecological R AFF Co. Report 27 Carradoan C 28 30 Ecological R AFF Co. Report 1 * 28 Duntally Wood C 06 30 Ecological(B) N AFF Co. Report a FWS Wood I 29 Dunfanaghy Lake(s) C 00 36 (Ecological(B,O)/ R AFF Co. Report Geological/Geomorphological 30 Dunlewy B 932 191 Geological ) R Grid Ref. 1 Y 33 Gartan L. & L. Akibbon C 00 10 Ecological (B) R AFF Co. Report 34 Gannivegil Bog B 82 06 Ecological R AFF Co. Report b I O G IN o.. « NUMBER (1) COUNTY - DCNEGA SITE NAME NAT. GRID INTEREST NO. 35 Inishtrahull C 48 65 R Co. Report 0 Geological 40 Mu1--<_: Ray C 13 38 Ecological (O,B) R Co. Report Q 42 Poi< ned Glen B 94 16 R Co. Report Geomorphological 43 Pot. L ugh C 34 15 Ecological (O) R Ref. 46 1 Sessiagh Lough C 04 36 Ecological (Z) R Co. Report p 48 Tory Island (parts) B 08 04 Ecological (O) R Co. Report I 49 B Tranarossan C 12 42 Ecological (B) N Coastal 50 Trawbreaga Bay C 44 49 (O,B) R 52 Ballyness Bay B 90 30 (O,B)/ L Co. Report 53 Woods C 08 28 Ecological L 54 B Dc%-.r Isle Dunes C 40 50 Ecological (B,O) N Coastal 57 Fox flail Woods C 09 10 L 58 Glenalla Woods C 24 27 L Co. Report RQ 59 Kindrum Lough 18 42 (Z) L Co. Report 60 Kirutey Lough C 20 44 (B,O) L ? 63 Inish1:. ragh B 68 12 (O) L Co. Report Tern 64 Leenan Valley Woods C 10 10 L AFF Co. Report 65 Letterkenny Woods C 10 20 L Co. Report 68 Yf Lough Fad West 39 42 (Z) L Co. Report I 69 Lough Fern 18 23 (O) L Q 71 lo,- -h ,ore 65 17 (Z) L Co. Report 1 72 Lough 12 43 (B) L Co. Report Q 73 Muckish Mt. C 00 28 (Ecological (B) L AFF Co. Report k1 75 Lough 76 20 Ecological(B) L Co. Report I Q 0 in o.s. SHEETNUMBER(1) COUNTY - SITE NAME NAT. GRID INTEREST RATING REFERENCE NO. I * 76 Rathmullan Wood C 27 27 Ecological (B) N AFF Co. Report FM Wood 77 Rosapenna bough C 11 38 Ecological L AFF Co. Report 78 Slieve Snaght Boy B 92 15 Ecological (B) L AFF Co. Report I 80Tullagh Point C 35 50 Ecological (B) L AFF 81 Swilly Estuary C 245 160 Ecological (O) N.R. IWC/FWS 82 Leannan Estuary C 25 23 Ecological (O) NR IWC/FWS 1 84 Gweedore Bay B 76 26 Ecological (O) N Lloyd 85Stookaruddan C 455 582 Ecological (0) N Lloyd 88 Dunaff Head (C 30 48 to Ecological (0) N Lloyd 0 (C 33 49 t 89 Naran/Magheradrumnan C 21 45 Ecological (O,B) N Lloyd Machair a FWS coastal 90 Inishillintry B 736 218 Ecological (0) N Lloyd t 93 Inishdooey B 89 39 Ecological (O) N.R. Lloyd 94 Inishbeg B 890 395 Ecological (0) N.R. Lloyd 95 Inishmeana B 785 285 Ecological (O) N.R. FM 96 Glashedy Island C 380 527 Ecological (0) N.R. FWS 98Sheephaven C 07 35 Ecological (O) N.R. IWC/FWS 99Carnboy B 78 23 Brackish N.R.FM 100 The Point, Mulroy C 18 36 Brackish N.R.