Jenkinstown Park

Jenkinstown Park is in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is about convert|10|km|mi north of the city of Kilkenny and convert|11|km|mi south of Castlecomer off the N78 road.

Facilities include a picnic site, forest walks, deer park and a craft centre. A small garden to commemorate Thomas Moore's association with the house has been laid down on the site of the old house. Walks of convert|1|to|3|km|mi are available through a mixed broadleaf and conifer plantation.Geolinks-cityscale|52.731159|-7.288849.

History

It was previously part of the old Bryan-Bellew Estate.

Flora and fauna

The main tree species in the park are beech, ash, oak and Norway spruce. Some original park trees from the 1870s survive and include a number of rare species such as the Chinese necklace poplar, "Populus lasiocarpa".

Other flora in this park is a carpet of bluebells among a wood of beech during mid to late April.

Fox, badger, stoat, red and grey squirrel and deer are in an enclosure. There are bats in the old church. Many species of birds inhabit this wood including the pheasant, raven and long-eared owl.

Geology

Limestone - adjacent to Dunmore Caves.

Notes

External links

* [http://www.discoverireland.ie/DI/resultsengine/IndividualResultTCS.aspx?touristItemID=8510&type=Attraction&LocationID=879&SearchString=&FromDate=&ToDate=&SearchByDate=0&CategoryID=984&LocationName=All+towns&CountyID=879&Radius=1000&rbSelect=&SortBy=1&SubCategoryID=984 Jenkinstown Wood - Descover Ireland]
* [http://www.coillte.ie/recreation/recreation_sites/kilkenny/jenkinstown_park/ Jenkinstown Park - Coilte]