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Biodiversity in Mourne

What is Biodiversity and why is it important?

Biodiversity is literally the diversity of life on earth. It embraces all living plants and animals and the ecosystems on which they depend. It is found all around us, in gardens, parks, r...
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Biodiversity in Mourne

What is Biodiversity and why is it important?
Biodiversity is literally the diversity of life on earth. It embraces all living plants and animals and the ecosystems on which they depend. It is found all around us, in g...

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Childrens Corner

Young Wildlife Watcher

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Hay Meadows

Hay meadows are now a rare and threatened habitat. This has a knock-on effect upon the Irish hare, various butterflies and ground nesting birds such as the corncrake.

Many farmland species are vulnerable to intensification of agriculture; appl...
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Heathlands

Lowland heaths have declined as a result of agriculture reclamation, while in the upland grazing, especially by sheep, has become intensification, replacing heather with grasses such as the unpalatable mat grass.

On upland margins agricultural...
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Key Habitats and Species in Mourne A.O.N.B.

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Mourne Biodiversity Action Plan

The threats to world biodiversity resulted in 178 counties, including the UK and Ireland, signing the biodiversity convention in 1992 committing them to develop national strategies for its conservation.

To begin fulfilling this commitment, the...
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Mourne Biodiversity Action Plan

 

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Mournes Coast

The coastline of Mourne contains many different habitats, including a mixture of hand and soft cliffs and inter-tidal and sub-tidal sediments.

The salt marsh at Mill Bay in Carling ford Lough is the largest example of this habitat in NI. ...
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Practical Action for Conservation in Mourne

The future role of the community

Every person and organisation within Mourne and Slieve Croob Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty has a role to play in developing and implementing the Mourne Biodiversity Action Plan. That means you. Th...
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Practical Action for Conservation in Mourne

The future role of the community
Every person and organisation within Mourne and Slieve Croob Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty has a role to play in develo...

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Recording Form for Wildlife Sightings in Mourne and Slieve Croob

By recording the distribution of animals in your area you can actively support the work of the Mourne Heritage Trust and the development and implementation of the Mourne Biodiversity Action Plan.

To submit your sightings of a species

Rhododendron Ponticum Fact Sheet

Rivers and Waters

The Mournes provide the source for a number of important rivers.

The River Lagan, which rises near the summit of Slieve Croob and the River Bann, which rises below the summit of Slieve Muck are perhaps the best known but many others also desce...

Shore Footed

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Some Key Habitats in Mourne A.O.N.B.

Montane heath
Upland heath
Lowland heath

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Some Key Species in Mourne A.O.N.B.

Birds

  • Skylark  
  • Pale-bellied brent goose
  • Linnet
  • Yellowhammer
  • Red Grouse
  • Common scoter
  • Curlew
  • Roseate tern
  • Redshank
  • Song Thrush
  • Ring Ouzel
  • L...

The Importance of Mourne Habitats

The UK Biodiversity Action Plan aim is to conserve and enhance biodiversity within the UK and to contribute to the conservation of global diversity.

This plan has been interpreted locally through the NI Biodiversity Strategy, which applies to ...

Threats to fish populations

In previous years, large skate were found in carling ford Lough and Mourne fisherman had an annual harvest of herring.

This is not the case any more, as fish populations have changed dramatically in rivers and lakes, caused by problems such as...

Woodland

Before the Neolithic farmers, most of Ireland would have been covered by forest.

Since then, woodlands have declined in extent as agriculture has spread with only 6% remaining in Ireland.

NI remains one of the least wooded areas of Euro...

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