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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A site comprising a range of habitats including turloughs, Lough Coole, grassland and mixed deciduous woodland, situated north-west of Gort in County Galway. It is a popular public amenity area.
The site was designated a Special Protection Area on the basis of its migratory waterfowl, particularly
Cygnus cygnus which is an Annex I species under the EC Birds Directive.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Shooting on adjacent lands causes disturbance to birds. A large part of the site is owned by NPW. A proposed candidate Special Area for Conservation (Coole Park and Garryland Complex; 363 ha) lies within the IBA.
National High
International High363 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Coole-Garryland, 363 ha). Part of IBA covered by Wildfowl Sanctuary (Coole Lough, 363 ha). 364 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Coole Lough and Garryland Complex, 364 ha). 389 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Coole Park and Garryland Complex, 389 ha). 363 ha of IBA covered by Biogenetic Reserve (Coole Park and Garryland Complex, 363 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Coole Park and Garryland complex (Ireland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/coole-park-and-garryland-complex-iba-ireland on 22/12/2024.
