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 | IE0002117 |
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| SITENAME | Lough Coy 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: |
No data
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| National legal reference of SAC designation: |
No data
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2. SITE LOCATION
Back to top2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:
| Longitude: | -8.764451 |
| Latitude: | 53.110756 |
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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| 58.07
| 0.00
| M
| A
| C
| A
| 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 | 74.00 |
| N08 | 10.00 |
| N14 | 15.00 |
| N23 | 1.00 |
Total Habitat Cover | 100 |
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Other Site Characteristics
| Lough Coy occupies an oval basin in the limestone just west of the Gort-Loughrea road. It is a turlough with a permanent central lake which reduces in area during the summer. The immediate catchment of Lough Coy is very small and the turlough would seem to be fed almost solely by water from Peterswell turlough to the north and its feeding river. A main swallowhole occurs in the north-western corner of the basin. At times of low water, extensive mudflats are exposed at Lough Coy on which a distinctive annual vegetation develops. The sides of the basin are closely grazed though there are numerous rocks and a little scrub. At high water levels some water escapes southwards where it joins a small permanent flow from Ballynabucky. The southern sector has further swallow holes and the area is characterised by small stands of wetland vegetation often on peat over marl. Areas of improved grassland are included in the site for hydrological reasons. |
4.2 Quality and importance
| The site is an excellent example of a eutrophic turlough exposed to a large volume of water over the winter season and a considerable fluctuation in level. Vegetation zonation is well developed and a number of rare plants occur. The site is in a natural condition and there is little outside influence on the habitat apart from grazing and a little gravel removal. The site is one of several turloughs in the area used by wintering waterfowl, including Cygnus cygnus and an inland flock of Calidris alpina. Usage varies according to water levels. |
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 | A08 | | i |
| M | A10.01 | | i |
| L | E03.03 | | o |
| H | H01.08 | | b |
| H | H02.06 | | b |
| M | H04.01 | | i |
| M | J02.01.03 | | b |
| H | J02.05 | | 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
| Good, J.A. and Butler, F.T. (2001). Turlough pastures as a habitat for staphylinidae and carabidae (Coleoptera) in south-east Galway and north Clare, Ireland. Bulletin of the Irish Biogeographical Society 25:74-94.
Jennings O'Donovan & Partners and Southern Water Global (1997). An Investigation of the Flooding Problems in the Gort-Ardrahan Area of South Galway. Volumes 1 & 2. Unpublished report prepared for the Office of Public works, Dublin.
Madden, B. and Heery, S. (1999). Census of Wintering Wetland Birds in South Galway (Gort-Ardrahan Catchment) Winter (1998/1999). Unpublished report prepared for Dúchas the Heritage Service, Dublin.
MacGowran, B. (1985). Phytosociological and Ecological Studies on Turloughs in the West of Ireland. Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis, University College, Galway.
An Investigation of the Flooding Problems in the Gort-Ardrahan Area of South Galway. Final Report to the OPW, Dublin, 1997. |
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.IE0002117 |
| Map delivered as PDF in electronic format (optional) |
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SITE DISPLAY