Clare Glens
The Clare Glens are a wooded area with a path up the red sandstone gorge separated by the banks of the Clare river, which separates Counties Tipperary and Limerick, Ireland. It is located approximately 4 km from Newport, County Tipperary, approximately 5 km from Murroe on the R506 road.
There are two carparks located near to the entrance for walkers. There is also a small children's play area and picnic area and toilet facilities at the smaller carpark.[citation needed]
There is a signposted trail consisting of a walkway on both banks of the river with views and swimming locations.[1] This includes an opening below a waterfall known as The Big Eas.[citation needed]
The river is used as a kayaking venue, and canoeists usually enter the Clare river at the top carpark by Ashroe and kayak down the waterfalls and rapids.[citation needed]
In the late 1990s the Limerick path of the Clare Glens was widened and levelled to allow emergency vehicles access to the two mile long walk.[citation needed]
The Clare Glens were hit during storm Darwin on 12 February 2014, and suffered severe damage.[2]
The site is a listed European Special Area of Conservation (SAC), designated for its areas of oak woodland habitat and a species of rare fern known as the Killarney Fern Trichomanes speciosum.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Clare Glens Loop Walk | Visit Ballyhoura". Archived from the original on 17 October 2012.
- ^ "'Rocky' outlines council repairs to scenic areas following storm damage". Tipperary Live. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "Clare Glen SAC | National Parks & Wildlife Service".
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