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Kilcolman Bog

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Kilcolman Bog was legally protected as a national nature reserve by the Irish government in 1993. Most of the reserve, 52 acres (0.21 km), is privately owned, with a small part in state ownership 22 acres (0.089 km). It is also a
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and thousands of duck overwinter in the reserve. There is also an abundance of flora which are unique or rare to County Cork.
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took ownership of the private parts of the reserve from the previous owners, Richard and Margaret Ridgway.
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is a national nature reserve of approximately 74 acres (0.30 km) in
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County Cork
52°14′53″N 8°36′47″W / 52.248°N 8.613°W / 52.248; -8.613
Birdwatch Ireland
National Parks and Wildlife Service
County Cork
Special Protection Area
Ballyhoura Mountains
Greenland white fronted geese
bird hides
Birdwatch Ireland
"S.I. No. 314/1993 - Nature Reserve (Kilcolman Bog) Establishment Order, 1993"


"Kilcolman Bog Nature Reserve"
"Kilcolman Bog SPA"


"Republic of Ireland peatland sites list. Source: IPCC's peatland sites database 2009"
"Kilcolman Walk: Rare plants and old stories spring up at Kilcolman"
"Birdwatch Ireland Annual Report 2017"
Categories
Bogs of the Republic of Ireland
Landforms of County Cork
Protected areas of County Cork
Tourist attractions in County Cork
Nature reserves in the Republic of Ireland
Protected areas established in 1993
1993 establishments in Ireland

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