IRELAND · DESIGNATIONS · STATUTORY
Natural Heritage Area
What this layer shows
Natural Heritage Area: Ireland's national designation under the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000, the nearest equivalent of a British SSSI. Nearly all NHAs designated so far are raised and blanket bogs; the wider network is still Proposed NHAs. Certain activities on NHA land need NPWS consent.
Publisher and licence
NPWS / Government of Ireland · CC BY 4.0
© NPWS / Government of Ireland, CC BY 4.0
Where the data comes from
ARCGIS · services-eu1.arcgis.com
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Facts shown for each feature
Site code · County · Area (ha)
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Desk study
The designations an Irish ecologist checks first: SACs and SPAs (the sites behind Appropriate Assessment screening), Natural Heritage Areas and proposed NHAs, Ramsar sites, statutory Nature Reserves and Refuges for Fauna, National Parks, and ancient & long-established woodland. The opening move of an EcIA or AA screening: what is protected on or near the site.