Trail · County Offaly

Lough Boora - Finnamore Lakes Route

10.5 km3 hrEasyLoopDogs on a lead
Route shape, north at the top · start (filled) and finish (ring) · Sport Ireland

This trail consists of Finnamore Lakes Upper and Lower and features a wide variety of birdlife. Depending on the season, swallows, house and sand martins swoop over the lakes, wheatear and common sandpiper frequent the shore and surrounding grasslands, large numbers of golden plover and lapwing gather in the wetlands and both mute and bewick's swans visit the lakes, while dragonflies and damselflies are seen near the lakeshore.

Car parking fee of €4

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Outdoors in County Offaly this week

Best day outdoors: Sun, 11 Oct — dry by day, breezy, up to 14°C

  1. Fri, 9 Oct13° / 8°DrizzleGood day outdoors
  2. Sat, 10 Oct13° / 7°Sun with light cloudGreat day outdoors
  3. Sun, 11 Oct14° / 13°Sun with light cloudGreat day outdoors

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