Ballylanders
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Ballylanders ( ) is a village in south County Limerick, Ireland. It is south of Limerick and north of Mitchelstown, on the R513 road. The 2022 census recorded a population of 337 people1. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.
Ballylanders ( ) is a village in south County Limerick, Ireland. It is south of Limerick and north of Mitchelstown, on the R513 road. The 2022 census recorded a population of 337 people. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.
Ecology
Griston Bog, on the west side of the village, is a nature reserve and bird sanctuary which is home to birds, insects and plants. The 2023-2028 conservation plan for the site notes that this is a lowland raised bog. The habitats on this nature reserve include cutover bog regenerated as marsh, raised bog, wet grassland, artificial pond, reed and large sedge swamps, drainage ditches, wet pedunculate oak-ash woodland and conifer plantation. The site does not have any protected site status. The raised bog reserve and education centre at the site is managed by Ballyhoura Heritage and Environment. Rare and/or indicator plant and animal species occurring at the site include the Common frog (Rana temporaria), Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis), Bog moss (Sphagnum spp), lichen (Cladonia spp.), Sundew (Drosera anglica) and Common lizard (Lacerta vivipara). Griston Bog is of ornithological significance for a range of bird species, such as the Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) and Merlin (Falco columbarius).
See also
List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
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