Blacksod Bay and Broadhaven
- Country:Ireland
- Site number:844
- Area:683 ha
- Designation date:07-06-1996
- Coordinates:54°03'N 10°00'W
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Overview
Blacksod Bay and Broadhaven. 11/06/96; Mayo; 683 ha; 54°03'N 010°00'W. A composite of diverse marine and coastal habitats that includes vast dune systems and extensive areas of dune grassland with saltmarshes occurring in sheltered bays and inlets. The grasslands are of considerable botanical importance. The site also includes several brackish lakes important to various species of breeding waders, large numbers of wintering waterbirds of various species, and internationally important numbers of Brent geese. Ramsar site no. 844. Most recent RIS information: 1995.
Administrative region:
Mayo
- Regional (international) legal designations:
- EU Natura 2000
- Last publication date:07-06-1996