Uragh Wood Explained

Uragh Wood
Location:	County Kerry, Ireland
Area:	87 ha
Established:	1982
Governing Body:	National Parks and Wildlife Service
Url:	https://www.npws.ie/nature-reserves/kerry/uragh-wood-nature-reserve

Uragh Wood (Irish: Tearmann Dúlra Choill na hIúraí) is wood in Tuosist, County Kerry, Ireland, which was designated a nature reserve in 1982. The wood is largely sessile oak and covers 87 ha.^[1] It is owned by the state.

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" (Inchiquin^[2] being the lake next to the wood).^[3]

Flora and fauna

Fauna includes:

• The Kerry Slug (listed in annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive)
• The Lesser horseshoe bat (listed in annex II of the Habitats Directive)

The wood is internationally important for its suite ofhyper-oceanic woodland bryophytes.^[4]

Access

There is no public access.

See also

• Uragh Stone Circle

References

51.8044°N -9.6886°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Uragh Wood nature reserve.
2. There are several variants of the name of the lake including an Irish version, Loch Inse Choinn. (See Cloonee and Inchiquin Loughs)
3. https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/001342/ Cloonee and Inchiquin Loughs, Uragh Wood SAC
4. Web site: Site synopsis; Cloonee and Inchiquin Loughs, Uragh Wood SAC.