Mourne Coast & Carlingford Lough

The Mourne Coast

The Mourne Coast includes a mixture of hard and soft cliffs and intertidal and sub-tidal sediments. The area is notable for the development of shingle vegetation and reefs formed by the polychaete worm. A particularly notable location on this piece of coastline is Kilkeel harbour which is home to the majority of Northern Ireland's fishing fleet. For more information on the Lecale and Mourne coastal areas visit Mourne Heritage Trust.

Carlingford Lough

This large and generally shallow sea lough has an exceptional range of intertidal and sub-tidal habitats found on rock and a range of soft muddy sediments. With such a range of habitats it is not suprising that the lough supports a diverse range of wildlife, sandwich terns, oystercatchers, redshanks and common seals are all found on the lough.