Killykeen Forest Park straddling Lough Oughter is situated in County Cavan, Ireland approximately five miles from Cavan town. Responsibility for the upkeep of Killykeen is through the state's commercial forestry service Coillte together with the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) where Lough Oughter and its associated loughs are protected under the EU Habitats Directive as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and a Special Protection Area (SPA) for wildlife and particularly wintering birds. The forest consists of mainly mixed woodland including Norway and Sitka spruce, Ash, Oak and Beech.[1] The area is popular with anglers because of its location along Lough Oughter which is connected to thousands of hectares of lakeland complexes.[2] Canoeing, biking and windsurfing are also popular activities at the park. Other Attractions include Cloughoughter Castle and Gartnanoul Court Tomb.[3]
killykeen, forest, park, straddling, lough, oughter, situated, county, cavan, ireland, approximately, five, miles, from, cavan, town, responsibility, upkeep, killykeen, through, state, commercial, forestry, service, coillte, together, with, national, parks, wi. Killykeen Forest Park straddling Lough Oughter is situated in County Cavan Ireland approximately five miles from Cavan town Responsibility for the upkeep of Killykeen is through the state s commercial forestry service Coillte together with the National Parks and Wildlife Service NPWS where Lough Oughter and its associated loughs are protected under the EU Habitats Directive as a Special Area of Conservation SAC and a Special Protection Area SPA for wildlife and particularly wintering birds The forest consists of mainly mixed woodland including Norway and Sitka spruce Ash Oak and Beech 1 The area is popular with anglers because of its location along Lough Oughter which is connected to thousands of hectares of lakeland complexes 2 Canoeing biking and windsurfing are also popular activities at the park Other Attractions include Cloughoughter Castle and Gartnanoul Court Tomb 3 Killykeen Forest ParkSummertime bathers at KillykeenLocationKilleshandra Cavan IrelandCoordinates54 00 31 N 7 28 22 W 54 00861 N 7 47278 W 54 00861 7 47278Area600 acres 2 4 km2 Governing bodyCoillteGallery Edit Gartnanoul Court Tomb Cloughoughter Castle Lough OughterReferences Edit www coillteoutdoors ie www fishingireland info 1 permanent dead link This article related to the geography of County Cavan Ireland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Killykeen Forest Park amp oldid 1016193060, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
