List of Ramsar sites in Northern Ireland facts for kids

Ramsar sites in Northern Ireland are wetlands of international importance designated under the Ramsar Convention. In the United Kingdom, the first Ramsar sites were designated in 1976. Designated and proposed sites in Northern Ireland are listed below:

Ramsar sites in Northern Ireland

Name	Location	Area (km2)	Designated	Description	Image
Ballynahone Bog	County Londonderry 54°49′N 6°40′W / 54.817°N 6.667°W / 54.817; -6.667 (Ballynahone Bog)	2.43	31 December 1998	One of the two largest intact active bogs in Northern Ireland with hummock and hollow pool complexes.
Belfast Lough	County Antrim and County Down 54°38′N 5°54′W / 54.633°N 5.900°W / 54.633; -5.900 (Belfast Lough)	4.32	5 August 1998
Black Bog	County Tyrone	1.83	28 July 2000
Carlingford Lough	County Down	8.31	9 March 1998
Cuilcagh Mountain	County Fermanagh	27.44	31 December 1998
Derryleckagh (proposed)	County Down
Dundrum Bay (proposed)	County Down
Fairy Water Bogs	County Tyrone	2.24	28 July 2000
Fardrum and Roosky Turloughs	County Fermanagh	0.43	10 June 2002
Garron Plateau	County Antrim	46.50	31 December 1998
Garry Bog	County Antrim	1.55	8 November 2000
Killough Bay	County Down
Larne Lough	County Antrim	3.96	4 March 1997
Lough Foyle	County Londonderry	22.04	2 February 1999
Lough Neagh and Lough Beg		501.66	5 January 1976
Magheraveely Marl Loughs (proposed)		0.59	7 February 2007
Outer Ards	County Down
Pettigoe Plateau	County Fermanagh	9.0	31 July 1986
Slieve Beagh	County Fermanagh and County Tyrone	18.85	28 July 2000
Strangford Lough	County Down	155.81	9 March 1998
Teal Lough (proposed)
Turmennan Lough	County Down	0.15	10 June 2002
Upper Lough Erne	County Fermanagh	58.18	4 March 1997

See also

• Ramsar Convention
• List of Ramsar sites worldwide