Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation [8220] This site comprises most of the freshwater element of the River Boyne and River Blackwater Alkaline fens [7230] SAC 002299 Boyne from upriver of the Boyne Aqueduct at Drogheda, Alluvial forests with alder Alnus glutinosa and ash Fraxinus excelsior [91E0] the Blackwater River as far as Lough Ramor and the principal River lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) Boyne tributaries, notably the Deel, Stoneyford and Salmon (Salmo salar) Tremblestown Rivers. This system drains a considerable (Lutra [1355] lutra) area of Counties Meath and Westmeath and smaller areas of Cavan and Louth. 2 A Summary of the SACs within County – Cavan
Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation [8220] River Boyne and River Blackwater SAC 002299 This site comprises most of the freshwater element of the Boyne from upriver of the Boyne Aqueduct at Drogheda, the Blackwater River as far as Lough Ramor and the principal Boyne tributaries, notably the Deel, Stoneyford and Tremblestown Rivers. This system drains a considerable area of Counties Meath and Westmeath and smaller areas of Cavan and Louth. Alkaline fens [7230] Alluvial forests with alder Alnus glutinosa and ash Fraxinus excelsior [91E0] River lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) Salmon (Salmo salar) (Lutra lutra) [1355] 2 – A Summary of the SACs within County Cavan
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