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Glengarriff National Nature Reserve, Co Cork
http://www.glengarriffnaturereserve.ie
Woods & mountains, Glengarriff Nature Reserve
The setting of Glengarriff Woods Nature Reserve is spectacular, with the woods nestled in the sheltered glen opening out into Glengarriff Harbour. Above the woods rise the Caha Mountains, with their dramatic layers of sheer rock.
Glengarriff Woods Nature Reserve covers some 300ha, with the dominant habitats being old oak woodland and young woodland which is regenerating in areas which have been cleared of non-native conifers over the last few years. The woods form one of the best examples of oceanic sessile oak woodland in Ireland, being rated second only in importance to the Killarney oakwoods. The Nature Reserve is part of the much larger Glengarriff Harbour & Woodlands Special Area of Conservation (SAC).
Public events for Glengarriff’s BioBlitz
- Creatures of the night, Fri 18th 9pm
- Dawn chorus, 4am for 4:30am start
- Opening the traps: moth, small mammals and beetles, 9am
- Nature walk with National Parks and Wildlife Service, 11am
- Tracks, Bugs and Fish, 2pm
For more informa
tion or to volunteer please contact:
Colette O’Flynn or Lynda Weekes (National Biodiversity Data Centre)
051 306 240
info@biodiversityireland.ie
or
Clare Heardman (Glengarriff Woods Nature Reserve)
Clare.Heardman@ahg.gov.ie
Glengarriff Bioblitz volunteers:
** Team capacity is now full, registration closed on Wednesday, May 2nd. Please note you are still very welcome to turn-up on the day and take part in the BioBlitz and public events**
| Volunteer | Area of interest/expertise |
| Clare Heardman | Basecamp |
| Colette Oflynn | Basecamp |
| Lynda Weekes | Basecamp |
| Serena Dool | Basecamp |
| Brian Nelson | Invertebrates |
| Calvin Jones | Naturalist |
| Claire McIntyre | Butterflies and base camp |
| Caroline MacDaeid | Plants, bryophytes |
| Caroline Sullivan | Plants |
| Catriona Douglas | Plants |
| Chris Barron | Mammals |
| Conor Kelleher | Bats |
| Darren Reidy | Plants, lichens |
| Declan O’Donnell | District conservation officer |
| Deirdre FitzGerald | Help and support |
| Diarmuid Hayes | Trees, plants |
| Eamonn O’Donnell | Moths |
| Eoghan Daltun | Plants |
| Finbarr Wallace | Plants and bryophytes |
| Fionnuala O’Neill | Plants, bryophytes |
| Ger Morgan, UCC | Freshwater |
| Howard Fox | Fungi and lichens |
| Jenny Seawright | Plants, lichens |
| Jervis Good | Terrestrial invertebrates |
| Jim Larner | Base camp |
| John Cross | Plants, trees |
| John Earley | Plants, moths |
| Ken Bond | Butterflies and moths |
| Lauren Williams | Freshwater invertebrates |
| Maria Cullen | Fungi and lichens |
| Mike Cobley | Birds |
| Mike O’ Sullivan | Birds |
| Neil Lockhart | Bryophytes |
| Paddy Sleeman | Mammals |
| Patrick Goyvaerts | Plants |
| Paul Green | Plants |
| Robin Niechoj | Ants, invertebrates |
| Rob Deady | Diptera |
| Rodney Daunt | Butterflies, invertebrates |
| Rory Hodd | Plants, bryophytes |
| Rosalyn Thompson | Plants |
| Sean Rourke | Birds |
| Sharon Casey | Co. Cork heritage officer |
| Stephanie O’Toole & Mark Boyden (Streamscapes) | Freshwater public activities |
| Steven Darby | Bats, General help and support |
| Sue Cobley | Plants |
| Tara Buckley | Plants, bryophytes |
| Therese Higgins | Plants |
| Tim Lavery & Country Watch Team | Invertebrates |
| Tom Gittings | Diptera |
