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°W[1] |
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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
[edit]- ^ National Parks and Wildlife Services Map Viewer Archived 20 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine Site Code Number 001741
- ^ "Site Synopsis" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ NPWS enforcement file, Site code 1741, available at NPWS, Ely Place, Dublin 2 for photocopying
- ^ McDonald, Frank (30 July 2010). "Intensive cattle farming causing severe damage to protected Wexford dunes]". The Irish Times. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ Fintan Lambe, article Archived 1 August 2012 at archive.today, Gorey Guardian
- ^ section 19.1 of the EC (NATURAL HABITATS) Regulations, 1997 (see S.I. No. 94/1997 EC (NATURAL HABITATS) Regulations)