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SACs in Northern Ireland

There are 57 SACs, SCIs or cSACs in Northern Ireland. Sites are sorted alphabetically.


EU Code	Name	Country	Local Authority	Centroid	Area (ha)	Status
UK0030318	Aughnadarragh Lough	NI	Down	J442593	12.8	SAC
UK0030319	Ballykilbeg	NI	Down	J447406	37.59	SAC
UK0016599	Ballynahone Bog	NI	Londonderry	H860981	243.24	SAC
UK0030083	Banagher Glen	NI	Londonderry	C672045	87.77	SAC
UK0030084	Bann Estuary	NI	Londonderry	C797363	347.94	SAC
UK0030089	Binevenagh	NI	Londonderry	C686309	90.79	SAC
UK0016609	Black Bog	NI	Tyrone	H635810	183.42	SAC
UK0030097	Breen Wood	NI	Antrim	D123336	36.01	SAC
UK0030110	Carn – Glenshane Pass	NI	Londonderry	C788075	1938.78	SAC
UK0030116	Cladagh (Swanlinbar) River	NI	Fermanagh	H241301	28.3	SAC
UK0030321	Cranny Bogs	NI	Tyrone	H424640	78.9	SAC
UK0016603	Cuilcagh Mountain	NI	Fermanagh	H127305	2744.45	SAC
UK0030322	Curran Bog	NI	Londonderry	H872954	183.31	SAC
UK0030323	Dead Island Bog	NI	Londonderry	C931053	54.56	SAC
UK0030324	Deroran Bog	NI	Tyrone	H524713	75.46	SAC
UK0016620	Derryleckagh	NI	Down	J119254	48.69	SAC
UK0016615	Eastern Mournes	NI	Down	J328270	7507.03	SAC
UK0016611	Fairy Water Bogs	NI	Tyrone	H340772	223.7	SAC
UK0030068	Fardrum and Roosky Turloughs	NI	Fermanagh	H180502	43.1	SAC
UK0016606	Garron Plateau	NI	Antrim	D240190	4650.07	SAC
UK0016610	Garry Bog	NI	Antrim	C940305	154.76	SAC
UK0030169	Hollymount	NI	Down	J464438	49.95	SAC
UK0030045	Largalinny	NI	Fermanagh	H074537	244.87	SAC
UK0030180	Lecale Fens	NI	Down	J451387	40.87	SAC
UK0030047	Lough Melvin	NI	Fermanagh	G921532	516.43	SAC
UK0016621	Magheraveely Marl Loughs	NI	Fermanagh	H478269	58.78	SAC
UK0016613	Magilligan	NI	Londonderry	C686371	1058.22	SAC
UK0030199	Main Valley Bogs	NI	Antrim	D034195	186.2	SAC
UK0016619	Monawilkin	NI	Fermanagh	H090533	174.78	SAC
UK0030211	Moneygal Bog	NI	Tyrone	H238883	155.79	SAC
UK0030212	Moninea Bog	NI	Fermanagh	H299215	44.74	SAC
UK0030214	Montiaghs Moss	NI	Antrim	J091654	151.28	SAC
UK0016612	Murlough	NI	Down	J445313	11902.03	SAC
UK0030224	North Antrim Coast	NI	Antrim	D022440	314.59	SAC
UK0030233	Owenkillew River	NI	Tyrone	H559870	213.46	SAC
UK0030236	Peatlands Park	NI	Armagh	H907608	207.3	SAC
UK0016607	Pettigoe Plateau	NI	Fermanagh	G988634	1264.32	SAC
UK0030055	Rathlin Island	NI	Antrim	D133518	3344.62	SAC
UK0030244	Rea`s Wood and Farr`s Bay	NI	Antrim	J141857	41.81	SAC
UK0030365	Red Bay	NI		lat 55.114 ° N long 6.024 ° W	965.54	SCI
UK0030361	River Faughan and Tributaries	NI		C513087	293.27	SCI
UK0030320	River Foyle and Tributaries	NI	Tyrone	H353876	770.12	SAC
UK0030360	River Roe and Tributaries	NI	Londonderry	C687159	407.6	SAC
UK0030268	Rostrevor Wood	NI	Down	J186173	16.63	SAC
UK0030383	Skerries and Causeway	NI		lat 55.243 deg; N long 6.597 deg; W	10862	Candidate
UK0016622	Slieve Beagh	NI	Fermanagh; Tyrone	H524447	1884.68	SAC
UK0030277	Slieve Gullion	NI	Armagh	J023210	612.13	SAC
UK0016618	Strangford Lough	NI	Down	J559577	15398.54	SAC
UK0016608	Teal Lough	NI	Londonderry; Tyrone	H737879	198.22	SAC
UK0030384	The Maidens	NI		lat 54.944 deg; N long 5.752 deg; W	7461.36	Candidate
UK0030325	Tonnagh Beg Bog	NI	Tyrone	H412599	55.6	SAC
UK0030326	Tully Bog	NI	Tyrone	H419754	35.99	SAC
UK0030291	Turmennan	NI	Down	J485503	14.83	SAC
UK0030296	Upper Ballinderry River	NI	Tyrone	H734792	58.8	SAC
UK0016614	Upper Lough Erne	NI	Fermanagh	H329279	5738.38	SAC
UK0030300	West Fermanagh Scarplands	NI	Fermanagh	H085491	2270.35	SAC
UK0030303	Wolf Island Bog	NI	Londonderry	C922080	118.02	SAC

Many designated sites are on private land: the listing of a site in these pages does not imply any right of public access.

Key to site status abbreviations

SAC = Special Area of Conservation
SCI = Site of Community Importance
cSAC = candidate Special Area of Conservation
pSAC = possible Special Area of Conservation

Site area and location information for pSACs, where available, is provisional. Descriptive site details are not available for pSACs.

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