Uragh Wood

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.

Uragh Wood
Irish: Tearmann Dúlra Choill na hIúraí
Uragh Wood seen from the lake
Location	County Kerry, Ireland
Area	87 ha
Established	1982
Governing body	National Parks and Wildlife Service
www.npws.ie/nature-reserves/kerry/uragh-wood-nature-reserve

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 of hyper-oceanic woodland bryophytes.[4]

Access

There is no public access.

See also

• Uragh Stone Circle

References

1. "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. Cloonee and Inchiquin Loughs, Uragh Wood SAC, National Parks and Wildlife Service.
4. "Site synopsis; Cloonee and Inchiquin Loughs, Uragh Wood SAC" (PDF).