Connemara National Park (Galway, Ireland)is over 29 km² of pristine nature, where you have a unique chance to escape from the hustle and bustle of noisy metropolitan areas and find peace of mind.
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| Connemara National Park Galway Ireland |
In the distant past, this land was used as pasture, then it became the property of Kylemore Abbey. The southern part was owned by the Irish politician Richard Martin, who helped shape the society against cruelty to animals. In the second half of the 20th century, these lands became state possessions.
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| Connemara National Park Galway Ireland |
The park was opened in 1980. At the same time, a field laboratory was built behind him, where students to this day are engaged in researching the local nature.
Mostly landscapes of Connemara National Park are represented by marshland and wasteland. Lilac heather grows on numerous mountain slopes, and in most of the park there is a bright blue moth, which is responsible for the rich color of the local landscapes throughout the year.
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| Connemara National Park Galway Ireland |
An integral part of the flora of Connemara are the carnivorous sundew and fatworm. There are also rare plant species from colder regions of Europe - Rhodiola rosea, opposite-leaved saxifrage, two-columnar sorrel. Also here are the common in Spain and Portugal, St. Patrick's cabbage and dabecia from the heather family.
The animal world is also very diverse in the park. This place was chosen by rabbits, foxes, ermines, shrews, martens, minks.
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| Connemara National Park Galway Ireland |
Well, the largest animals living here are the Connemara ponies, the herd of which was donated to the park by the fourth President of Ireland, Erskine Hamilton Childers. Over your heads every now and then will be flying meadow horses, chisels, larks, finches, blackbirds, wrens. In winter, here you can find woodcocks, snipes, starlings, and mischief-makers.