IE017
Lough Barra bog


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2000) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1987 Lough Barra Bog Nature Reserve 24
1987 Lough Barra Bog Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance 24
1996 Lough Barra Bog SPA - IE0004106 Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) 95
1997 Cloghernagore Bog and Glenveagh National Park SAC Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive) 100

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Wetlands (inland) Blanket bogs 100
1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 50
agriculture 25
other 25


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lough Barra bog (Ireland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lough-barra-bog-iba-ireland on 24/11/2024.