L o a d i n g
Overviewbiodiversitybiotabirdbird speciesbirds habitat protectionecologyenvironmenthabitatheritageirelandnational biodiversity action plannational parks and wildlife serviceprotected sitesprotection of birdsspaspecial protection areawildlife protection
Special Protection Areas (SPAs) are part of the Natura 2000 network of European sites, designated in accordance with the EU Birds Directive (79/409/EEC), to protect various threatened and migratory bird species. SPA boundaries are mapped using the Irish Grid or Irish Transverse Mercator (epsg 2157) co-ordinate systems. Details of the co-ordinate system for each SPA site can be found in the attribute table. This is a national dataset.
Additional Information
KeyValue
Conforms To["The INSPIRE Directive or INSPIRE lays down a general framework for a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) for the purposes of European Community environmental policies and policies or activities which may have an impact on the environment.", "http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/2157"]
Contact Emaildatadelivery@housing.gov.ie
Contact NameDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
FrequencyOther
Guidhttps://data.gov.ie/dataset/4f18e170-6227-4761-b10d-7ada1cef9cdf
Harvest Object Id4a916ef3-1c24-4c89-b1e5-a38f1a700459
Harvest Source Id01350574-268d-4abb-b9b4-8108224932c4
Harvest Source Titledata.gov.ie - Environment
Identifier4f18e170-6227-4761-b10d-7ada1cef9cdf
Issued2026-02-13
Language["http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/ENG"]
Modified2026-09-02T16:56:16
ProvenanceN30def1605d0f4cd8ab1677a127010a28
Publisher NameDepartment of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Publisher Urihttps://data.gov.ie/organization/department-of-housing-planning-community-and-local-government
Spatial{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-10.56, 51.39], [-10.56, 55.43], [-5.34, 55.43], [-5.34, 51.39], [-10.56, 51.39]]]}
Theme["http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/data-theme/ENVI", "Environment"]
Urihttps://data.gov.ie/dataset/4f18e170-6227-4761-b10d-7ada1cef9cdf