Pettigoe Plateau

Pettigoe Plateau

Country:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Site number:
872
Area:
1,264.0 ha
Designation date:
19-11-1996
Coordinates:
54°31'34"N 07°59'19"W

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Pettigoe Plateau. 19/11/96; Northern Ireland; 1,264 ha; 54°32'N 007°59'W. Area of Special Scientific Interest, Special Protection Area. Abutting the border with the Irish Republic, the site is one of the largest expanses of blanket bog in Northern Ireland. Features include numerous pool complexes, acid flushes, basin mires and ladder fens supporting characteristic bog vegetation. The site supports an important assemblage of nationally vulnerable and endangered bird species. Nationally important numbers of golden plovers Pluvialis apricaria breed at the site. Human activities include livestock grazing. Ramsar site no. 872. Most recent RIS information: 2005.
Administrative region: Northern Ireland
National legal designation:
  • assi
  • esa
Regional (international) legal designations:
  • EU Natura 2000
Last publication date: 01-01-2005
Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)