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Special Protection Area (SPA) Ireland
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
General | |
Data holding centre | National Parks and Wildlife Service |
Country | Ireland |
Time period | From 1985 onwards |
Ongoing | Yes |
Geographical area | Republic of Ireland and Irish Internal Waters |
Observations | |
Parameters | Date and time |
Description | |
Summary | A Special Protection Area (SPA) is a designated protected site under the EU Birds Directive. This dataset cover the statutory list of SPA's surveyed and designated. Geographic coverage of SPA's include the Republic of Ireland and coastal areas. Data on SPA designation has been ongoing since 1985. The necessary SPA survey work on birds has been undertaken by the National Parks and Wildlife (NPWS). SPA designation supports the designation of protected sites for rare and vulnerable bird species. Data completed as per release by NPWS June 2017. |
Originators | National Parks and Wildlife Service |
Data web site | https://data.gov.ie/dataset/special-protection-areas |
Availability | |
Organisation | National Parks and Wildlife Service |
Availability | Licence |
Contact | Gareth John (GIS Manager) |
Address | National Parks and Wildlife Service |
Telephone | +353-1-8882000 |
Facsimile | +353-1-8883272 |
info@chg.gov.ie | |
Administration | |
Collating centre | Marine Institute |
Local identifier | PS.IE.DAHG.NPWS.SpecialProtectionArea |
Global identifier | 6479 |
Last revised | 2017-12-04 |