Exploring the banks of the Laune

As part of the Our Biodiversity – Killorglin 2013 project, ecologist Billy Flynn led field trips around Killorglin with students from our local schools. These field trips were to look at different habitats around the town. On 2nd October, Billy led 2 separate groups of students from Killorglin Community College down to the banks of our lovely Laune. Here, with guidance from Billy, students investigated a series of questions regarding the riverbank –

• The river bank is a leisure amenity – does this damage the bank?
• What trees grow alongside the river?
• How does the vegetation change as you move from the water’s edge up the bank?

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