Killydonnelly ASSI

Topics:

Biodiversity,
Protected areas

Protected area type: Areas of Special Scientific Interest

Feature type: Habitat

County: Antrim

Council: Mid and East Antrim

Guidance and literature: Killydonnelly ASSI

The area is of special scientific interest because of its species-rich calcareous grassland. Species-rich grassland tends to occur only where land management is not intensive, in particular where traditional farming practices have been maintained.

As a result, it is not a widespread habitat in Northern Ireland and is often fragmented, consisting of individual fields, parts of fields or banks. Species-rich dry grasslands like those found at Killydonnelly, have declined significantly across Northern Ireland and are now a particularly scarce resource.

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