The first Irish site rankings for grassland fungi appeared in the paper “The Fungi of Irish Grasslands and their value for nature conservation” by Roland McHugh, David Mitchel, Mark Wright and Roy Anderson in Biology and Environment, Vol 101B, No.3, 225-242 (2001). These webpages will offer the most up to date site rankings and species lists of Irish grassland fungi.
See the Atlas for more details on the distribution of these species in Northern Ireland or the Photo Gallery for images of these species.
This is the most up to date ranking of Irish sites ranked by number of waxcaps – H (last updated 24/03/2026). You can click on the site name to view the record list so if you find new species for these sites, please record them on the CEDaR grassland recording page.
You can also view the sites on a map here.
| Site | County | C | H | E | G | D | NoVisits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Curragh | Kildare | 13 | 37 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 35 |
| Clare Island | West Mayo | 5 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| Slievenacloy ASSI | Antrim | 8 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 23 |
| Knock Dhu and Sallagh Braes ASSI | Antrim | 9 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| Killykeeghan and Crossmurrin NNR | Fermanagh | 5 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| Rathlin Island: Kebble ASSI | Antrim | 8 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 24 |
| Binevenagh ASSI | Londonderry | 11 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| Galboly ASSI | Antrim | 10 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| Divis and Black Mountain | Antrim | 8 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| Monawilkin ASSI | Fermanagh | 4 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Ballyprior Commonage | Laois | 4 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Legland Mountain | Fermanagh | 4 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Barnett’s Park | Antrim | 5 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 43 |
| Fair Head and Murlough Bay ASSI | Antrim | 8 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| Ballygalley Head ASSI | Antrim | 7 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Cushleake Mountain | Antrim | 5 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Gortnagory | Antrim | 4 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Marlbank ASSI: Brookfield | Fermanagh | 6 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Rathlin Island: Roonivoolin RSPB reserve | Antrim | 6 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Stormont Estate | Down | 6 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 62 |
| Achill Island: Keem Bay | West Mayo | 3 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Dursey Island | West Cork | 6 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Glendun Hill Farm UWT Reserve | Antrim | 5 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Inishshark | West Galway | 3 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rathlin Island: Knockans RSPB Reserve | Antrim | 4 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Rowallane Gardens | Down | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| Agnew’s Hill | Antrim | 3 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Arran More | West Donegal | 5 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Clonmantagh Hill | Kilkenny | 3 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Divis: Fraser’s Farm | Antrim | 5 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Linford Barrows Earth Rings | Antrim | 9 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| Marlbank ASSI: Gortmaconnell Rock | Fermanagh | 4 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Aghadachor | West Donegal | 6 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ballycastle Coalfield ASSI | Antrim | 3 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Ballycoos Hill | Antrim | 8 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Giant’s Causeway | Antrim | 3 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Great Heath of Maryborough | Laois | 4 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Hillsborough Parish Church | Down | 5 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Longmore Hill | Antrim | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mount Stewart Estate (NT) | Down | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
| Murlough NNR | Down | 5 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 31 |
| Rathlin Island: Craigmacagan RSPB reserve | Antrim | 4 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Silent Valley | Down | 5 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| Tievebulliagh Mountain | Antrim | 5 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ballyclare: Five Corners: Rashee Cemetery | Antrim | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Ballynacarriga | West Cork | 5 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bantry House | West Cork | 7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Inishbofin | West Galway | 4 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Knockmore Hill | Fermanagh | 1 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Murrevagh Machair | West Mayo | 2 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Tramore Dunes / Marfagh Head | West Donegal | 4 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Bunduff Dunes | Sligo | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Castle Archdale Country Park | Fermanagh | 8 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Cloughey Dunes | Down | 7 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| Crom Castle Estate | Fermanagh | 9 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| Eyeries Coast | West Cork | 2 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Killary Harbour: Foher | West Galway | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Little Deer Park ASSI | Antrim | 6 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| Rathlin Island: Church Quarter RSPB Reserve | Antrim | 4 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Scawt Hill | Antrim | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Slemish Mountain | Antrim | 3 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| The Burren: Black Head | Clare | 1 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Achill Island: Keel: St. Finian’s Well | West Mayo | 2 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Carnlough: Harphall Td | Antrim | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Clandeboye Estate | Down | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Cummer | West Galway | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Drum Manor Forest Park | Tyrone | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| East Torr Td, nr Torr Head | Antrim | 4 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Glenbeg Lough | West Cork | 2 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Glennahoo | South Kerry | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Inis Meáin | Clare | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Inishturk | West Mayo | 3 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Knockninny ASSI | Fermanagh | 2 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Teelin Point | West Donegal | 3 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Tory Island | West Donegal | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Irish Waxcap Map (Number of Species)
