Shapefile of habitat polygons within the Garron Plateau SAC (UK0016606) boundary. Habitats were surveyed between May and October 2018 as part of the CABB project by ECUS (using Gavia as subcontractor).

Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland are made up of a range of special habitats resulting from the wet and mild climate, such as internationally significant areas of blanket bog, large inland and coastal waterbodies, and a myriad of lakes, fens and raised bogs. A new project, Co-operation Across Borders for Biodiversity (CABB) aims to address some of the recent declines in the features of key internationally important wetland sites. CABB has six delivery partners and will be delivered across three countries, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and Scotland. RSPB Northern Ireland is the lead partner. The other partners are BirdWatch Ireland, RSPB Scotland, Northern Ireland Water, Butterfly Conservation and Moors for the Future. CABB is funded by the European Regional Development Fund’s Interreg VA Programme (ERDF) and by the Government in Ireland and the Northern Ireland Executive. Delivery of Interreg is managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). During delivery of CABB eight Conservation Action Plans (CAPs) will be produced for key Natura 2000 sites that are designated as SACs, SPAs, SSSIs and ASSIs. Within these CAP sites, 2228ha of blanket bog habitat will be supported to attain better conservation status through delivery of habitat management works.

It is intended that this map will be reviewed as required. This version was completed on 9 July 2021.

For more information on Annex 1 codes in the UK please see the following website - https://sac.jncc.gov.uk/habitat/