Cork Harbour Special Protection Area
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Cork Harbour Special Protection Area is a protected coastal and estuarine site in County Cork, Ireland, designated primarily for the conservation of important bird populations and their habitats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cork Harbour Special Protection Area canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Natura 2000 site
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Special Protection Area ⓘ protected area ⓘ |
| conservationObjective |
maintain bird populations at favourable conservation status
ⓘ
maintain extent and quality of key habitats ⓘ |
| containsFeature |
agricultural hinterland
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industrial shoreline sections ⓘ mudflats exposed at low tide ⓘ port infrastructure areas ⓘ tidal channels ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| designation | Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive ⓘ |
| governedBy |
EU Birds Directive
ⓘ
Irish conservation legislation ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
coastal
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estuarine ⓘ |
| hasHabitatType |
intertidal mudflats
ⓘ
reedbeds ⓘ rocky shore ⓘ saltmarsh ⓘ sandflats ⓘ shallow coastal waters ⓘ wet grassland ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | statutory nature conservation site ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Irish coastal wetland network ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cork Harbour
ⓘ
County Cork ⓘ |
| locatedOn | south coast of Ireland ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Parks and Wildlife Service of Ireland ⓘ |
| notableFor |
diverse estuarine habitats
ⓘ
large wintering waterbird assemblages ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork |
Natura 2000 network
ⓘ
surface form:
Natura 2000
|
| primaryConservationTarget |
wetland habitats
ⓘ
wild birds ⓘ |
| protectsSpecies |
gulls
ⓘ
terns ⓘ waders ⓘ wildfowl ⓘ wintering waterbirds ⓘ |
| supportsPopulationType |
internationally important bird populations
ⓘ
nationally important bird populations ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
disturbance to birds
ⓘ
industrial development pressure ⓘ pollution ⓘ port and shipping activities ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.