Glenasmole restoration plan

https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/001209

Site code: 001209

Designation: Special Area of Conservation (SAC)

County: Dublin

Coordinates: Latitude: 53.2415 Longitude: -6.36331

SAC Area: 148Ha

Qualifying Interests

Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites) [6210]

Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae) [6410]

Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion) [7220]

https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2023/05/22/glenasmole-restoration-plan-will-use-nature-to-boost-water-quality-and-cut-dodder-flood-risk/

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