For Special Protection Areas (SPA),
Proposed Sites for Community Importance (pSCI),
Sites of Community Importance (SCI) and
for Special Areas of Conservation (SAC)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• 1. SITE IDENTIFICATION
• 2. SITE LOCATION
• 3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
• 4. SITE DESCRIPTION
• 5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS
• 6. SITE MANAGEMENT
• 7. MAP OF THE SITE

1. SITE IDENTIFICATION

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1.1 Type

B

1.2 Site code

IE0000466

1.3 Site name

Bellacorick Iron Flush SAC

1.4 First Compilation date

1995-11

1.5 Update date

2019-09

1.6 Respondent:

Name/Organisation:	National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Address:
Email:	datadelivery@chg.gov.ie

1.7 Site indication and designation / classification dates

Date site proposed as SCI:	1998-05
Date site confirmed as SCI:	No information provided
Date site designated as SAC:	2019-03
National legal reference of SAC designation:	96/2019

2. SITE LOCATION

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2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:

Longitude:	-9.523057
Latitude:	54.160948

2.2 Area [ha]

22.8623

2.3 Marine area [%]

0.0000

2.4 Sitelength [km] (optional):

No information provided

2.5 Administrative region code and name

NUTS level 2 code	Region Name
IE01	Border, Midland and Western

2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)

Atlantic

(0.00 %)

3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

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3.1 Habitat types present on the site and assessment for them

No habitat types are reported for the site

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

Species					Population in the site						Site assessment
G	Code	Scientific Name	S	NP	T	Size		Unit	Cat.	D.qual.	A|B|C|D	A|B|C
						Min	Max				Pop.	Con.	Iso.	Glo.
P	1528	Saxifraga hirculus			p	700	700	i		G	C	B	A	B

• 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)

Species					Population in the site				Motivation
Group	CODE	Scientific Name	S	NP	Size		Unit	Cat.	Species Annex		Other categories
					Min	Max		C|R|V|P	IV	V	A	B	C	D
P		Hammarbya paludosa						P			X
P		Homalothecium nitens						P						X

• 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

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4.1 General site character

Habitat class	% Cover
N07	88.00
N08	2.00
N10	10.00
Total Habitat Cover	100

Other Site Characteristics

A small minerotrophic flush developed on glacial till overlying calcareous sandstone, with some lowland blanket bog and some Molinia/Angelica sylvestris vegetation showing incipient scrub development. Site is entirely surrounded by extensive peat extraction works.

4.2 Quality and importance

An historically important site as the only recorded station for the moss Meesia triquetra in Britain or Ireland, now thought to be extinct here. Site is still valuable for one of only six populations of Saxifraga hirculus in the Republic Ireland, and for the presence of several more species, including Hammarbya paludosa and Homalothecium nitens.

4.3 Threats, pressures and activities with impacts on the site

The most important impacts and activities with high effect on the site

4.4 Ownership (optional)

No information provided

4.5 Documentation (optional)

Scannell, M.J.P. (1958). Saxifraga hirculus in Co. Mayo (Dooleeg). Irish Naturalists' Journal 12:248.King, A.L.K. and Scannell, M.J.P. (1960). Notes on the vegetation of a mineral flush in Co. Mayo. Irish Naturalists' Journal 13:137-140.Synnott, D. (1970). Thelypteris palustris and Malaxis paludosa in N-W Mayo. Irish Naturalists' Journal 16:282.Lockhart, N.D. (1987). The occurrence of Homalothecium nitens (Hedw.) Robins in Ireland. Journal of Bryology 14:511-517.Lockhart, N.D. (1989). Three new localities for Saxifraga hirculus L. in Ireland. Irish Naturalists' Journal 23:65-69.Lockhart, N.D. (1991). Phytosociological and Ecological Studies of Lowland Blanket Bog Flushes in West Galway and North Mayo. Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis, National University of Ireland.

5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS

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5.1 Designation types at national and regional level (optional):

Code	Cover [%]
IE21	100.00

5.2 Relation of the described site with other sites (optional):

Designated at national or regional level:

Type code	Site name	Type	Cover [%]
IE21	Bellacorick Iron Flush	=	100.00

5.3 Site designation (optional)

No information provided

6. SITE MANAGEMENT

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6.1 Body(ies) responsible for the site management:

No information provided

6.2 Management Plan(s):

An actual management plan does exist:

	Yes
	No, but in preparation
X	No

6.3 Conservation measures (optional)

No information provided

 

7. MAP OF THE SITE

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INSPIRE ID:	IE.NPWS.PS.NATURA2000.SAC.IE0000466
Map delivered as PDF in electronic format (optional)
Yes X No

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