List of Ramsar sites in Northern Ireland
Ramsar sites in Northern Ireland are wetlands of international importance designated under the Ramsar Convention. In the United Kingdom, the first Ramsar sites were designated in 1976. Designated and proposed sites in Northern Ireland are listed below:[1][2][3]
Ramsar sites in Northern Ireland
| Name[1] | Location | Area (km2) | Designated | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballynahone Bog | County Londonderry 54°49′N 6°40′W / 54.817°N 6.667°W |
2.43 | 31 December 1998 | One of the two largest intact active bogs in Northern Ireland with hummock and hollow pool complexes. | |
| Belfast Lough | County Antrim and County Down 54°38′N 5°54′W / 54.633°N 5.900°W |
4.32 | 5 August 1998 |  | |
| Black Bog | County Tyrone | 1.83 | 28 July 2000 | ||
| Carlingford Lough | County Down | 8.31 | 9 March 1998 |  | |
| Cuilcagh Mountain | County Fermanagh | 27.44 | 31 December 1998 |  | |
| Derryleckagh (proposed)[2] | County Down | ||||
| Dundrum Bay (proposed)[2] | County Down | ||||
| Fairy Water Bogs | County Tyrone | 2.24 | 28 July 2000 | ||
| Fardrum and Roosky Turloughs | County Fermanagh | 0.43 | 10 June 2002 | ||
| Garron Plateau | County Antrim | 46.50 | 31 December 1998 | ||
| Garry Bog | County Antrim | 1.55 | 8 November 2000 | ||
| Killough Bay[2] | County Down | ||||
| Larne Lough | County Antrim | 3.96 | 4 March 1997 | ||
| Lough Foyle | County Londonderry | 22.04 | 2 February 1999 |  | |
| Lough Neagh and Lough Beg | 501.66 | 5 January 1976 |  | ||
| Magheraveely Marl Loughs (proposed)[2] | 0.59 | 7 February 2007 | |||
| Outer Ards[2] | County Down | ||||
| Pettigoe Plateau | County Fermanagh | 9.0 | 31 July 1986 | ||
| Slieve Beagh | County Fermanagh and County Tyrone | 18.85 | 28 July 2000 | ||
| Strangford Lough | County Down | 155.81 | 9 March 1998 |  | |
| Teal Lough (proposed)[2] | |||||
| Turmennan Lough | County Down | 0.15 | 10 June 2002 | ||
| Upper Lough Erne | County Fermanagh | 58.18 | 4 March 1997 |  |
See also
References
- 1 2 "Ramsar List" (PDF). Ramsar.org. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Designated and Proposed Ramsar sites in Northern Ireland". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
- ↑ "Ramsar sites". NI Environment Agency. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
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