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Natural Heritage Datasets Irish National Grid

• Areas of Special Scientific Interest (ASSIs) (.zip 2.13Mb)
• National Nature Reserves (NNRs) (.zip 142Kb)
• Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) (.zip 825Kb)
• Special Protection Areas (SPAs) (.zip 907Kb)
• Ramsar Sites (.zip 486Kb)
• Marine Nature Reserves (.zip 122Kb)
• Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) (.zip 413Kb)
• Landscape Character Areas (.zip 805Kb)

British National Grid

• Areas of Special Scientific Interest (ASSIs) (.zip 4.85Mb)
• National Nature Reserves (NNRs) (.zip 391Kb)
• Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) (.zip 1.84Mb)
• Special Protection Areas (SPAs) (.zip 2.07Mb)
• Ramsar Sites (.zip 1.20Mb)
• Marine Nature Reserves (.zip 130Kb)
• Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) (.zip 856Kb)
• Landscape Character Areas (.zip 2.85Mb)

Built Heritage Datasets

• Scheduled Zones (.zip 1.00Mb)
• Sites and Monuments Record (.zip 1.17Mb)
• Gardens (.zip 295Kb)

Water Datasets GML Format*

• Coastal Waters (.zip 1.84Mb)
• Lakes (.zip 629Kb)
• Rivers (.zip 9.89Mb)
• Groundwaters (.zip 969Kb)
• Transitional Waters (.zip 304Kb)
• Catchment Stakeholder Groups (.zip 803Kb)
• Local Management Areas (.zip 1.72Mb)

SHP Format

• Coastal Waters (.zip 1.28Mb)
• Lakes (.zip 460Kb)
• Rivers (.zip 7.78Mb)
• Groundwaters (.zip 681Kb)
• Transitional Waters (.zip 219Kb)
• Catchment Stakeholder Groups (.zip 590Kb)
• Local Management Areas (.zip 1.24Mb)

*GML format is an open source format for geographical data and is specified by the Open Geospatial Consortium. If you have problems reading these files, please contact WaterInfo@doeni.gov.uk.