L'Derry CAT takes to the slopes
4 November 2008
Our L’Derry Conservation Action Team has taken to the slopes of Glenveagh National Park in Donegal to assist in an oak woodland restoration project and reintroduce native species to areas previously cleared of rhododendron.
Glenveagh National Park lies in the Derryveagh Mountains in the north-west of Co. Donegal. It is a wild, remote and beautiful expanse of rugged mountains and crystal clear lakes, covering over 14,000 acres in all.
Home to a wealth of rare and interesting flora and fauna, the Park contains the peaks of the two highest mountains in Co. Donegal, Errigal (752m) and Slieve Snaght (683m). The steep sided valley of Glenveagh holds the 5.5km-long Lough Veagh.
In the worst week of weather this year at the end of October, work commenced on the project to systematically search the main glen for oak acorns and seedlings growing under the canopy, collect rowan, holly and yew berries to plant out in the cleared areas and collect birch seed to broadcast in other target areas.
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