Newcastle Lough, private Nature Reserve.

Scientific Interest: The lake has excellent water quality with a high diversity of aquatic invertebrates and it contains stocks of coarse fish, pike and brown trout. The site has a diverse range of habitats including reedbeds, wet grassland and wet woodland and an associated variety of plan and animal species. Otter, badger, pine marten and six species of bat have been recorded at the site. Other noteworthy species include kingfisher and crayfish.