Kilmuckridge-Tinnaberna Sandhills
Kilmuckridge-Tinnaberna Sandhills | |
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Location | County Wexford, Ireland |
Nearest city | Kilmuckridge |
Coordinates | 52°29′34″N 6°15′39″W / 52.4927°N 6.2607°WCoordinates: 52°29′34″N 6°15′39″W / 52.4927°N 6.2607°W[1] |
http://www.npws.ie/protectedsites/specialareasofconservationsac/kilmuckridge-tinnabernasandhillssac/ |
The Kilmuckridge-Tinnaberna Sandhills are a system of clay cliffs, sand dunes, wet woodland, and gently undulating fixed dunes, known as sand hills, in County Wexford, Ireland. The area was surveyed and described[2] during the 1990s and was designated a Special Area of Conservation. The site was considered to be the best example of grey dunes for lichen diversity in the country.
Damage
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As at 2011 the National Parks and Wildlife Service is attempting to reverse degradation of a large portion of the site (11 ha) that has been damaged by overgrazing and bulldozing.[3] Human-induced damage was first reported to the authorities in 2002.[4] Damage continued for a further eight years before the area was made subject to a Ministerial Direction to restore it to its prior condition,[5] issued under relevant Irish legislation.[6]
References
- ↑ National Parks and Wildlife Services Map Viewer Site Code Number 001741
- ↑ Site Synopsis
- ↑ NPWS enforcement file, Site code 1741, available at NPWS, Ely Place, Dublin 2 for photocopying
- ↑ (2010) Intensive cattle farming causing severe damage to protected Wexford dunes, The Irish Times
- ↑ Fintan Lambe, article, Gorey Guardian
- ↑ section 19.1 of the EC (NATURAL HABITATS) Regulations, 1997 (see S.I. No. 94/1997 EC (NATURAL HABITATS) Regulations)
External links
Photographs of undamaged and damaged areas.