Cuilcagh Mountain

Cuilcagh Mountain

Country:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Site number:
968
Area:
2,744.0 ha
Designation date:
31-12-1998
Coordinates:
54°13'33"N 07°48'05"W

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Cuilcagh Mountain. 31/12/98; Northern Ireland; 2,744 ha; 54°13'N 007°48'W. The site is a large and relatively intact example of a blanket bog comprising an nutrient-poor lake and exhibiting a wide range of characteristic vegetation and structural features, with well-developed pool, acid flushes, and bog bursts. The bog vegetation is locally characterized by Sphagnum mosses but over most of the site dwarf-shrubs and graminoid species dominate. It supports Pluvialis apricaria and Falco columbarious. Human activities include grazing and nature conservation. Ramsar site no. 968. 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
Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)