PURE MILE ROUNDWOOD
Animals
9 year old local Rian Butler is an aspiring wildlife camera man. He made a biodiversity project video in the woods near Old Bridge along our PURE Mile. We were very impressed with his footage and so was RTE 1. They dedicated an item to him on the radio show CountryWide. You can listen to it here:
And you can watch Rian's video here:
Here you see sme footage from one of the yards in Oldbridge of a great spotted woodpecker feeding a chicken and a red squirrel having his lunch.
In 2017 some children living on the Baltynanima PURE Mile found out more about the animals living in the area. They gathered informaion and drew pictures.
This is what they found:
Badger
There are at least two badger setts in the area. They are regularly sighted on the roads at night time
and there is evidence of their digging in areas.
Bats
Bats inhabit the area and were observed on the bat walk as outlined. Their flight paths have been
noted along the tree lines. The erection of bat boxes in the area will encourage continued habitation
by the various species.
Rabbits
These are frequently seen and their burrows are to be found in field boundaries and earthen banks.
Squirrels
Both red and grey squirrels are present in the area but mainly in the adjoining Coillte plantations and
in Kinlan’s Wood en route to Lough Dan.
Pine Marten
The Pine Marten is known to have been present with a road kill spotted in the area. They are hard to spot.
