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Kilmuckridge-Tinnaberna Sandhills

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and bulldozing. Human-induced damage was first reported to the authorities in 2002. Damage continued for a further eight years before the area was made subject to a Ministerial Direction to restore it to its prior condition, issued under relevant Irish legislation.
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are a system of clay cliffs, sand dunes, wet woodland, and gently undulating
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is attempting to reverse degradation of a large portion of the site (11
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section 19.1 of the EC (NATURAL HABITATS) Regulations, 1997 (see
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Damaged area March 2011, some restoration progress evident.
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Special Areas of Conservation in the Republic of Ireland
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Map showing the location of Kilmuckridge-Tinnaberna Sandhills
County Wexford
Ireland
Kilmuckridge
52°29′34″N 6°15′39″W / 52.4927°N 6.2607°W / 52.4927; -6.2607
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fixed dunes
County Wexford
Ireland
Special Area of Conservation

National Parks and Wildlife Service
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overgrazing
National Parks and Wildlife Services Map Viewer
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Wayback Machine
"Site Synopsis"
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"Intensive cattle farming causing severe damage to protected Wexford dunes]"
The Irish Times
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Archived
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Gorey Guardian
S.I. No. 94/1997 EC (NATURAL HABITATS) Regulations
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damaged
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Dunes of the Republic of Ireland

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