Ballykeeffe Wood
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Ballykeeffe Wood | |
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Coill Bhaile Uí Chaoimh | |
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Type | National |
Location | County Kilkenny |
Coordinates | 52°36′43″N 7°23′38″W / 52.612°N 7.394°W |
Area | 137 acres (55.44 ha) |
Operated by | National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland) |
Status | Open all year |
Ballykeeffe Wood is a national nature reserve of approximately 137 acres (0.55 km2) located in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is managed by the Irish National Parks and Wildlife Service, part of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
Features
Ballykeeffe Wood or Ballykeefe Wood was legally protected as a national nature reserve by the government in 1980.[1]
The woodland features an abundance of bluebells and brambles amongst pedunculate oak and young ash.[2] The wood is adjacent to the old Ballykeeffe limestone mine, which was refurbished in the 1980s and now features rock climbing and an amphitheatre.[3]
References
- ^ Nature Reserve (Ballykeefe) Establishment Order 1980 (S.I. No. 386 of 1980). Signed on 18 December 1980 by Patrick Power, Minister for Fisheries and Forestry. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Ballykeeffe Wood Nature Reserve". National Parks & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ O'Dwyer, John G. (25 July 2009). "Cultural community beside a cliff". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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