Uragh Wood
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Uragh Wood is an oak wood in Tuosist
, County Kerry
, southwestern Ireland
, which was designated a nature reserve in 1982. The wood covers about 80 ha
and is next to Gleninchaquin Lake
. It is owned by the state and there is no public access.
Since Ireland's adoption of the European Union's Habitats Directive, the wood has been included within a Special Area of Conservation
of 1,154 ha called "Cloonee and Inchiquin Loughs, Uragh Wood". Several species living in the wood, including the Kerry Slug
, are listed in the Habitats Directive (annexes II and IV).
Tuosist
Tuosist is a parish in the far south of County Kerry, Ireland. It shares the Béara Peninsula with the neighbouring parishes of County Cork, and the Caha Mountains form the county border. The nearest town is Kenmare...
, County Kerry
County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...
, southwestern Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, which was designated a nature reserve in 1982. The wood covers about 80 ha
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
and is next to Gleninchaquin Lake
Cloonee and Inchiquin Loughs
Cloonee and Inchiquin Loughs, Uragh Wood is the name of a Natura 2000 lake and woodland site in Tuosist, County Kerry, Ireland. Habitats incude lowland oligotrophic lakes and oceanic oak woodland....
. It is owned by the state and there is no public access.
Since Ireland's adoption of the European Union's Habitats Directive, the wood has been included within a Special Area of Conservation
Special Area of Conservation
A Special Area of Conservation is defined in the European Union's Habitats Directive , also known as the Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora...
of 1,154 ha called "Cloonee and Inchiquin Loughs, Uragh Wood". Several species living in the wood, including the Kerry Slug
Kerry Slug
The Kerry slug or Kerry spotted slug, scientific name Geomalacus maculosus, is a rare species of medium-sized to large air-breathing land slug...
, are listed in the Habitats Directive (annexes II and IV).