NATURA 2000 - STANDARD DATA FORM
For Special Protection Areas (SPA),
Proposed Sites for Community Importance (pSCI),
Sites of Community Importance (SCI) and
for Special Areas of Conservation (SAC)
| SITE | IE0000322 |
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| SITENAME | Rahasane Turlough SAC |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. SITE IDENTIFICATION
Back to top1.1 Type
1.2 Site code
1.3 Site name
1.4 First Compilation date
1.5 Update date
1.6 Respondent:
| Name/Organisation: | National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht |
| Address: |
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| Email: | datadelivery@chg.gov.ie |
1.7 Site indication and designation / classification dates
| Date site proposed as SCI: | 1997-11 |
| Date site confirmed as SCI: |
No data
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| Date site designated as SAC: | 2017-11 |
| National legal reference of SAC designation: | 503/2017 |
2. SITE LOCATION
Back to top2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:
| Longitude: | -8.786383 |
| Latitude: | 53.220630 |
2.2 Area [ha]
2.3 Marine area [%]
2.4 Sitelength [km]:
2.5 Administrative region code and name
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NUTS level 2 code
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Region Name
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| IE01 | Border, Midland and Western |
2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)
3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Back to top3.1 Habitat types present on the site and assessment for them
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Annex I Habitat types
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Site assessment
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Code
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PF
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NP
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Cover [ha]
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Cave [number]
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Data quality
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A|B|C|D
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A|B|C
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| | | | | | | Representativity | Relative Surface | Conservation | Global |
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3180
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| 326.96
| 0.00
| M
| A
| B
| B
| A
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- PF: for the habitat types that can have a non-priority as well as a priority form (6210, 7130, 9430) enter "X" in the column PF to indicate the priority form.
- NP: in case that a habitat type no longer exists in the site enter: x (optional)
- Cover: decimal values can be entered
- Caves: for habitat types 8310, 8330 (caves) enter the number of caves if estimated surface is not available.
- Data quality: G = 'Good' (e.g. based on surveys); M = 'Moderate' (e.g. based on partial data with some extrapolation); P = 'Poor' (e.g. rough estimation)
3.2 Species referred to in Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC and listed in Annex II of Directive 92/43/EEC and site evaluation for them
- Group: A = Amphibians, B = Birds, F = Fish, I = Invertebrates, M = Mammals, P = Plants, R = Reptiles
- S: in case that the data on species are sensitive and therefore have to be blocked for any public access enter: yes
- NP: in case that a species is no longer present in the site enter: x (optional)
- Type: p = permanent, r = reproducing, c = concentration, w = wintering (for plant and non-migratory species use permanent)
- Unit: i = individuals, p = pairs or other units according to the Standard list of population units and codes in accordance with Article 12 and 17 reporting (see reference portal)
- Abundance categories (Cat.): C = common, R = rare, V = very rare, P = present - to fill if data are deficient (DD) or in addition to population size information
- Data quality: G = 'Good' (e.g. based on surveys); M = 'Moderate' (e.g. based on partial data with some extrapolation); P = 'Poor' (e.g. rough estimation); VP = 'Very poor' (use this category only, if not even a rough estimation of the population size can be made, in this case the fields for population size can remain empty, but the field "Abundance categories" has to be filled in)
3.3 Other important species of flora and fauna (optional)
- Group: A = Amphibians, B = Birds, F = Fish, Fu = Fungi, I = Invertebrates, L = Lichens, M = Mammals, P = Plants, R = Reptiles
- CODE: for Birds, Annex IV and V species the code as provided in the reference portal should be used in addition to the scientific name
- S: in case that the data on species are sensitive and therefore have to be blocked for any public access enter: yes
- NP: in case that a species is no longer present in the site enter: x (optional)
- Unit: i = individuals, p = pairs or other units according to the standard list of population units and codes in accordance with Article 12 and 17 reporting, (see reference portal)
- Cat.: Abundance categories: C = common, R = rare, V = very rare, P = present
- Motivation categories: IV, V: Annex Species (Habitats Directive), A: National Red List data; B: Endemics; C: International Conventions; D: other reasons
4. SITE DESCRIPTION
Back to top4.1 General site character
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Habitat class
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% Cover
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| N06 | 93.00 |
| N09 | 3.00 |
| N16 | 4.00 |
Total Habitat Cover | 100 |
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Other Site Characteristics
| Rahasane is a very large turlough consisting of grassland and marshes sunk in an area of outcropping limestone. It is fed by a large catchment (Dunkellin River) and so is naturally eutrophic and productive with a large number of wintering birds. There is a little marl but no peat in the basin. The river flows through most of the area and its natural course is the centre of a significant aquatic community. |
4.2 Quality and importance
| This site has an excellent variety of vegetation, several rare plant species and huge bird populations in winter. It supports internationally important numbers of Cygnus cygnus, Anas penelope, Anas clypeata and Pluvialis apricaria. It is the largest site inland for Calidris alpina in Ireland and Britain. It was also the first place that Tanymastix stagnalis was found in these islands. |
4.3 Threats, pressures and activities with impacts on the site
The most important impacts and activities with high effect on the site
| Negative Impacts |
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| Rank | Threats and pressures [code] | Pollution (optional) [code] | inside/outside [i|o|b] |
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| M | A02.01 | | b |
| H | A04.01.05 | | i |
| H | A08 | | b |
| M | A10.01 | | i |
| L | E03.01 | | i |
| L | E03.03 | | i |
| M | F03.01 | | i |
| M | H01.08 | | b |
| M | H02.06 | | b |
| M | J02.01 | | i |
| H | J02.05 | | b |
| M | J02.10 | | b |
| Positive Impacts |
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| Rank | Activities, management [code] | Pollution (optional) [code] | inside/outside [i|o|b] |
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| L | X | | i |
Rank: H = high, M = medium, L = low
Pollution: N = Nitrogen input, P = Phosphor/Phosphate input, A = Acid input/acidification,
T = toxic inorganic chemicals, O = toxic organic chemicals, X = Mixed pollutions
i = inside, o = outside, b = both
4.5 Documentation
| Hutchinson, C. (1979). Ireland's Wetlands and Their Birds. Irish Wildbird Conservancy, Dublin.
Lockhart, N. (1984). Report on the Wetland Vegetation of the Dunkellin and Lavally River Catchments. Unpublished report to the Forest & Wildlife Service, Dublin.
Buckley, P. & McCarthy, T.K. (1987). Bird Communities in the Dunkellin/Lavally Catchment. Unpublished report to Wildlife Service, Dublin.
Goodwillie, R.N. (1992). Turloughs Over 10ha - Vegetation Survey and Evaluation. Unpublished report to National Parks and Wildlife Service, Dublin.
Grimmett, R.F.A. & Jones, T.A. (1989). Important Bird Areas in Europe. ICBP Technical Publication No. 9. ICBP, Cambridge.
Sheppard, R. (1993). Ireland's Wetland Wealth. Irish Wildbird Conservancy, Dublin.
Young, R. (1975). Tanymastix stagnalis (L.) new to Britain and Ireland. Irish Naturalists' Journal 18:203. |
5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS
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No data
6. SITE MANAGEMENT
Back to top6.2 Management Plan(s):
An actual management plan does exist:
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Yes
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| No, but in preparation |
X | No |
7. MAP OF THE SITE
Back to top| INSPIRE ID: | IE.NPWS.PS.NATURA2000.SAC.IE0000322 |
| Map delivered as PDF in electronic format (optional) |
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