WaxcapIreland 2025 Site Rankings

Following the scoring system described on the Site Ranking page, this is a ranking of the sites surveyed in 2025. The records come from a variety of sources – the official survey days and courses, records sent to the NIFG directly and records entered onto iRecord and iNaturalist and verified as part of the CEDaR recording system.

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.

Site	Vice County	C	H	E	G	D
The Curragh	Kildare	9	24	2	5	2
Cushleake Mountain	Antrim	4	19	3	4	0
Giant’s Causeway	Antrim	3	18	4	1	1
Rathlin Island: Kebble ASSI	Antrim	5	18	3	2	1
Tievebulliagh Mountain	Antrim	5	18	1	1	0
Gortnagory	Antrim	3	17	0	2	1
Glendun Hill Farm UWT Reserve	Antrim	3	16	1	1	0
Binevenagh ASSI	Londonderry	2	15	3	1	0
Scawt Hill	Antrim	1	15	0	2	0
Agnew’s Hill	Antrim	1	14	1	3	0
Ballycoos Hill	Antrim	6	14	3	3	1
Dungiven: Church of Ireland	Antrim	3	14	4	1	1
Linford Barrows Earth Rings	Antrim	7	14	1	5	0
Lurigethan	Antrim	1	13	3	1	0
Rathlin Island: Roonivoolin RSPB reserve	Antrim	1	12	2	1	0
Slemish Mountain	Antrim	0	12	0	0	0
Rathlin Island: Rue Point	Antrim	4	11	1	1	0
Ballyclare: Five Corners: Rashee Cemetery	Antrim	4	10	1	1	0
Rathlin Island: Kinramer South (non ASSI)	Antrim	1	10	1	0	0
Altnahinch Dam	Antrim	2	9	0	1	1
Bangor: Baylands	Down	0	9	0	0	0
Mount Stewart Estate (NT)	Down	2	9	0	0	0
Antrim: Holywell Hospital	Antrim	2	8	0	1	1
Rathlin Island: Ballyconagan	Antrim	0	8	2	0	0
Bangor: Ward Park	Down	3	7	0	1	0
Hilltown: Church of St John the Baptist	Down	0	7	0	0	0
Hilltown: Church of St John the Evangelist	Down	0	7	2	0	0
Murlough NNR	Down	0	7	0	0	0
Castlewellan: Leitrim	Down	0	6	0	0	0
Cushendall: Layde Parish Church	Antrim	3	6	1	1	1
Killaney: St Andrew’s Church of Ireland	Down	1	6	0	0	0
Killard ASSI	Down	0	6	0	0	0
Rathlin Island: Carravindoon	Antrim	0	6	0	0	0
Annaclone: St Colman’s Church	Down	0	5	0	0	0
Ballyquintin Point ASSI	Down	0	5	0	0	0
Bessbrook Presbyterian Church	Armagh	0	5	0	0	0
Coolranny: St Mary’s Star of the Sea Church	Antrim	0	5	1	1	0
Magilligan ASSI	Londonderry	0	5	0	0	0
Slievenaboley Mountain: Windy Gap	Down	0	5	0	0	0
Ballynahinch: Creevytennant	Down	0	4	0	0	0
Bangor: Rathmore	Down	0	4	0	0	0
Barnett’s Park	Antrim	0	4	1	0	0
Cabragh: St. Mary’s Church	Down	1	4	0	0	0
Castlewellan: St Paul’s Church of Ireland	Down	0	4	0	0	0
Cushendun Warren	Antrim	0	4	0	0	0
Drumena Cashel	Down	0	4	0	0	0
Loughinisland	Down	0	4	0	0	0
Moneydig Presbyterian Church	Londonderry	1	4	0	0	0
Rowallane Gardens	Down	3	4	0	0	1
Slidderyford: Twelve Arches car park	Down	1	4	0	0	0
Altnadua Lough	Down	0	3	0	0	0
Ballynahinch: St. Patrick’s RC Church	Down	0	3	0	0	0
Ballynure: Christ Church (C of I) and cemetery	Antrim	2	3	0	2	0
Bessbrook: Christ Church Cemetery	Armagh	0	3	0	0	0
Castlewellan Forest Park	Down	0	3	0	0	0
Conlig Presbyterian Church	Down	1	3	0	0	0
Divis and Black Mountain	Antrim	0	3	0	0	0
Fedian Fields Nature Reserve	Fermanagh	0	3	2	0	0
Jonesborough	Armagh	0	3	0	0	0
Kilcoo: St. Malachy’s Church	Down	0	3	0	0	0
Knock Dhu and Sallagh Braes ASSI	Antrim	0	3	0	0	0
Rathlin Island: Church Quarter RSPB Reserve	Antrim	0	3	0	0	0
Rostrevor: Kilbroney Park	Down	1	3	0	0	0
Aghadowey: St Guaire’s Church (CoI)	Londonderry	0	2	0	0	0
Bangor Parish Church	Down	1	2	0	0	0
Beaghmore Stone Circles	Tyrone	0	2	0	0	0
Belfast Harbour Estate	Down	0	2	0	0	0
Boveedy Presbyterian Church	Londonderry	0	2	0	1	0
Cushendall: Old Layde Church	Antrim	0	2	0	0	0
Kilrea: St. Patrick’s Church (C of I)	Londonderry	0	2	0	0	0
Lisburn Cemetery	Antrim	0	2	0	0	0
Loughinisland Churches	Down	0	2	0	0	0
Movanagher Forest	Londonderry	0	2	0	0	0
Oxford Island NNR	Armagh	0	2	0	0	0
Belfast: Cave Hill Country Park	Antrim	0	1	0	0	0
Belfast: Colin Glen	Antrim	0	1	0	0	0
Belfast: Falls Park	Antrim	0	1	0	0	0
Belfast: Forster Green Hospital	Down	1	1	0	0	0
Belfast: Riverview Ridge	Antrim	0	1	0	0	0
Carricknaveagh	Down	0	1	0	0	0
Cleggan Forest: Slievebane	Antrim	0	1	0	0	0
Cloughey Dunes	Down	0	1	0	0	0
Comber	Down	0	1	0	0	0
Comber: Joseph’s Bridge	Down	0	1	0	0	0
Corradovar	Fermanagh	0	1	0	0	0
Derriaghy Linear Glen Park	Antrim	0	1	0	0	0
Downpatrick Cathedral	Down	0	1	0	0	0
Dundonald: Millmount	Down	0	1	0	0	0
Dunmurry	Antrim	0	1	0	0	0
Finvoy: Shanaghy Upper	Antrim	0	1	0	0	0
Glenanne	Armagh	0	1	0	0	0
Glenavy: Ballymote	Antrim	0	1	0	0	0
Killygullib	Londonderry	0	1	0	0	0
Kilmegan Parish Church	Down	0	1	0	0	0
Little Deer Park ASSI	Antrim	2	1	3	1	0
Londonderry: Altnagelvin Hospital	Londonderry	0	1	0	0	0
Lurgan: Shankill Cemetery	Armagh	0	1	0	0	0
Mallusk	Antrim	0	1	0	0	0
Mound of Down	Down	0	1	0	0	1
Newtownabbey: Mossley	Antrim	0	1	0	0	0
Rathfriland	Down	0	1	0	0	0
Rathlin Island: Carravinally	Antrim	0	1	0	0	0
Rathlin Island: Cleggan Td.	Antrim	0	1	0	0	0
Rathlin Island: Mullindress RSPB Reserve	Antrim	1	1	0	0	0
Silent Valley	Down	0	1	2	0	0
Stormont Estate	Down	0	1	0	0	0
Torr Head	Antrim	0	1	0	0	0
Waterfoot	Antrim	0	1	0	1	0
Ahoghill	Antrim	1	0	0	0	0
Antrim: Springfarm Industrial Estate	Antrim	0	0	0	1	0
Bangor – Carnalea coastline	Down	0	0	0	0	0
Bangor: Castle Park	Down	0	0	0	0	1
Giant’s Causeway: Runkerry Point	Antrim	3	0	0	1	0
Maynooth	Kildare	0	0	0	0	0
Outer Ards ASSI: Orlock Point	Down	1	0	0	0	0
Rathlin Island: Ballycarry Td.	Antrim	1	0	0	0	0
Rathlin Island: Doon Bay	Antrim	0	0	0	0	0