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 | IE0000527 |
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| SITENAME | Moore Hall (Lough Carra) SAC |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. SITE IDENTIFICATION
Back to top1.1 Type
1.2 Site code
1.3 Site name
| Moore Hall (Lough Carra) SAC |
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: | 1998-05 |
| Date site confirmed as SCI: |
No information provided
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| Date site designated as SAC: | 2016-05 |
| National legal reference of SAC designation: | 261/2016 |
2. SITE LOCATION
Back to top2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:
| Longitude: | -9.226345 |
| Latitude: | 53.713451 |
2.2 Area [ha]
2.3 Marine area [%]
2.4 Sitelength [km] (optional):
No information provided
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
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
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Species
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Population in the site
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Site assessment
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G
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Code
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Scientific Name
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S
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NP
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T
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Size
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Unit
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Cat.
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D.qual.
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A|B|C|D
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A|B|C
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| | | | | | | Min | Max | | | | Pop. | Con. | Iso. | Glo. |
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- 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)
No information provided
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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| N23 | 100.00 |
Total Habitat Cover | 100 |
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Other Site Characteristics
| This site consists of three locations in a wood in Co. Mayo close to Lough Carra which are used throughout the year, at various times, by >200 Lesser Horseshoe Bats. One location, a series of cellars and an underground passage in the ruins of Moore Hall House, is used by >100 bats in winter; a second winter site -close to the ruins- consists of a drainage passage and is used by >50 bats; a third location -a two storey former dwelling in the grounds of the house- is used by >200 bats as a summer breeding site. The surrounding mixed woodland and lake shore provide ideal foraging habitat. |
4.2 Quality and importance
| As >200 Lesser Horseshoe Bats (Rhinolophus hipposideros) use this site throughout the year as both a winter and summer site, it is a site of international importance. This is the largest known site for this species at its northern distribution limit in Europe. |
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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| L | A10.01 | | o |
| Positive Impacts |
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| Rank | Activities, management [code] | Pollution (optional) [code] | inside/outside [i|o|b] |
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| L | A10.01 | | o |
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
4.4 Ownership (optional)
No information provided
4.5 Documentation (optional)
| McAney, C.M. (1994). The Lesser Horseshoe Bat in Ireland - Past, Present and Future. Folia Zoologica 43(4): 384-392.
O'Sullivan, P. (1994). Bats in Ireland. The Irish Naturalists' Journal. Special zoolocial supplement. 21pp. |
5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS
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No information provided
6. SITE MANAGEMENT
Back to top6.1 Body(ies) responsible for the site management:
No information provided
6.2 Management Plan(s):
An actual management plan does exist:
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Yes
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| No, but in preparation |
X | No |
6.3 Conservation measures (optional)
No information provided
7. MAP OF THE SITE
Back to top| Map delivered as PDF in electronic format (optional) |
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