Ballyteigue or Ballyteige is a national nature reserve of approximately 15.8 acres (0.064 km2) in County Clare, Ireland. It is 1.5 km east of Lisdoonvarna. Ballyteigue is managed by the Irish National Parks & Wildlife Service.
| Ballyteigue | |
|---|---|
 Hay meadow at Ballyteige | |
  Ballyteigue Location of Ballyteigue in Ireland | |
| Type | National |
| Location | County Clare |
| Coordinates | 53°01′34″N 9°15′58″W / 53.026°N 9.266°W |
| Area | 15.8 acres (6.39 ha) |
| Operated by | National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland) |
| Status | Open all year |
Features
editBallyteigue, also known as Ballyteige, was legally protected as a national nature reserve by the Irish government in 1986.[1] It has also been designated a Special Area of Conservation.[2]
Ballyteigue is composed of five parcels of wet meadow heath or molinia meadows. The land is managed using traditional hay-making techniques which maintain the wet meadows as examples of a habitat that is typical of the region. There is a large number of marsh orchids. Irish hare, snipe, common frogs, and orange tip butterflies are endemic to the reserve.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "S.I. No. 418/1986 - Nature Reserve (Ballyteige) Establishment Order, 1986". electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB). Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Ballyteige (Clare) SAC". National Parks & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Ballyteigue Nature Reserve". National Parks & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "The Banner Wetlands" (PDF). Clare Library. Retrieved 10 September 2020.