Grantsown Wood and Granston Lough Nature Reserve
Site Details
County
Laois
Area
48.6 ha
Established
1982
Coordinates
Latitude: 52.87
Longitude: -7.502
Longitude: -7.502
Ownership
State-owned
These reserves are examples of wet woodland on base-rich soils. They are dominated by alder, ash and birch with hawthorn in the shrub layer. The herb layer is dominated by bramble, nettle and meadowsweet. Granstown Lough is a classic example of a lake which has gradually infilled through fen to alder carr.
Animals and plants of interest
Fish in the lake provide Kingfishers, Cormorants and Otter with food. Otter tracks may be found in muddy places by the lake.