Cloonee and Inchiquin Loughs, Uragh Wood

Cloonee and Inchiquin Loughs, Uragh Wood
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)

Uragh Stone Circle with Gleninchaquin Lake and Uragh Wood in the background
Area 1,154 ha
Governing body National Parks and Wildlife Service

Cloonee and Inchiquin Loughs, Uragh Wood is the name of a Natura 2000 lake and woodland site in Tuosist, County Kerry, Ireland. Habitats include lowland oligotrophic lakes (loughs) and oceanic oak woodland.

The four main lakes in the area are the Salt Lake, Lower Cloonee Lake, Upper Cloonee Lake and the Gleninchaquin Lake. Uragh Wood has been protected as a nature reserve since 1982. A Special Area of Conservation has since been designated which protects the wood, lakes and the surrounding area.[1]

This is one of the areas in which the rare Kerry Slug and the Lesser Horseshoe Bat are known to occur.

References

  1. ↑ Cloonee and Inchiquin Loughs, Uragh Wood SAC (Site Synopsis), National Parks and Wildlife Service.

Coordinates: 51°48′59″N 9°42′29″W / 51.81639°N 9.70806°W / 51.81639; -9.70806

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