Английская Википедия:Erris Head
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Irish English Шаблон:Infobox Protected area Erris Head (Irish: Ceann Iorrais[1]) is a promontory at the northernmost tip of the Mullet Peninsula, located in the barony of Erris in northwest County Mayo, Ireland. It is a well known and recognised landmark used by mariners and weather forecasters, and is also a scenic viewpoint, with an unobstructed view of the Atlantic Ocean and steep rocky cliffs.[2] It is not served by any road and can only be reached by crossing a number of fields.
Special Area of Conservation
Erris Head has been designated a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) under the European Union's Habitats Directive.[3]
This dry heath supports juniper, bearberry, crowberry and heather. There are wet flushes and areas of wet heath, and here grow blunt-flowered rush, three species of sundew and the rare marsh heleborine orchid.[3]
Seabirds nest on the cliffs, with fulmars and great black-backed gulls being most numerous, and peregrine falcons and choughs also breed here. In winter, barnacle geese feed on the grasslands above the cliff. Irish hares and common frogs occur on the headland, and grey seals can often be seen at the foot of the cliffs.[3]
Marine reserve
See also
References
- Английская Википедия
- Special Areas of Conservation in the Republic of Ireland
- Headlands of County Mayo
- Marine reserves of the Republic of Ireland
- Protected areas of County Mayo
- Gaeltacht places in County Mayo
- Erris
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