Irish Overall Site Rankings

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 Mein	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)