Moors west and north-west of Lough Derg, Brownhall bogs around Loughs Golagh and Dunragh (includes Pettigo Plateau) (Ireland)

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Moors west and north-west of Lough Derg, Brownhall bogs around Loughs Golagh and Dunragh (includes Pettigo Plateau)

Current view: Data table and detailed info

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
1984	Pettigo Plateau	Nature Reserve	100
1986	Pettigo Plateau	Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance	100
1995	Dunragh Loughs/Pettigo Plateau SAC	Site of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)	100
1996	Pettigo Plateau Nature Reserve SPA	Special Protection Area (Birds Directive)	100

Habitats

Habitat¹	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Wetlands (inland)	Standing freshwater, Blanket bogs, Water fringe vegetation	80
Grassland	Humid grasslands	10
Shrubland	Scrub	10

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
agriculture	60
nature conservation and research	25
other	20

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Moors west and north-west of Lough Derg, Brownhall bogs around Loughs Golagh and Dunragh (includes Pettigo Plateau) (Ireland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/moors-west-and-north-west-of-lough-derg-brownhall-bogs-around-loughs-golagh-and-dunragh-(includes-pettigo-plateau)-iba-ireland on 24/11/2024.