Belfast Lough
- Country:United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Site number:958
- Area:432 ha
- Designation date:05-08-1998
- Coordinates:54°39'N 05°51'W
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Overview
Belfast Lough. 05/08/98; Northern Ireland; 432 ha; 54°38'N 005°54'W. Special Protection Area EC Directive; SSSI. The inner part of the lough comprises areas of intertidal foreshore composed of mudflats and lagoons, and land, both reclaimed and being reclaimed, which form important feeding/roosting sites for significant numbers of wintering waders and wildfowl. The outer lough is restricted to mainly rocky shores with some small sandy bays and beach-head saltmarsh. It regularly supports internationally important numbers of Redshank (Tringa totanus) in winter. Human activities include tourism, recreation, and fishing. Ramsar site no. 958. Most recent RIS information: 2005.
Administrative region:
Northern Ireland
- National legal designation:
- assi
- Regional (international) legal designations:
- EU Natura 2000
- Last publication date:01-01-2005