Coolacurragh Wood Explained

Coolacurragh Wood
Photo Width:	200
Map:	Ireland
Map Width:	200
Label:	Coolacurragh Wood
Coords:	52.816°N -7.666°W
Type:	National
Location:	County Laois
Area:	21acres
Operator:	National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland)
Status:	Open all year

Coolacurragh Wood is a national nature reserve of approximately 21acres located in County Laois, Ireland. It is managed by the Irish National Parks & Wildlife Service.

Features

Coolacurragh Wood was legally protected as a national nature reserve by the Irish government in 1982.^[1] It is very close to another nature reserve, Grantstown Wood and Grantstown Lough.^[2]

Coolacurragh Wood is a wet woodland, with rich base soils. The woodland is predominantly ash, alder and birch, with an under planting of hawthorn, meadowsweet, nettle and brambles. The reserve also has a lake which provides fish for otters, kingfishers and cormorants.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: S.I. No. 379/1982 - Nature Reserve (Coolacurragh Wood) Establishment Order, 1982 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171103065343/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1982/si/379/made/en/print . 3 November 2017 . 5 September 2020. electronic Irish Statute Book. en.
2. Web site: Midlands Ireland.ie Guide . Midlands Ireland . 5 September 2020.
3. Web site: Coolacurragh Wood Nature Reserve . National Parks & Wildlife Service . 5 September 2020.