Clonbur Wood is about 1.5 km north of Clonbur village towards Cong on the R345 road, on the south shore of Lough Mask. There is an entrance at Burkes Garage of Clonbur.
These lands were formerly part of the Ashford or Ardilaun Estate. The trail skirts the local cemetery, Teampall Brendan, which also has an ogham stone standing nearby.
There are approximately 5.6 km of walks along the banks of Lough Mask. These walks pass some limestone pavements similar to what you will find at the Burren in County Clare.
Habitat: Final resting place of the scree from Mount Gable and Partry mountains. Walk leads to White Island Isthmus and Big Island Isthmus into Lough Mask. The site is beside the Clonbur River and on Lough Mask itself.
Flora and fauna:
The main tree species are coniferous plantations of Norway spruce, Sitka spruce and Scots pine interspersed with beech, red oak and Western hemlock.
Fauna include deer, pine martin, otter, hare, rabbit, badger, wild goats, stoat, red squirrel, widgeon and mallard. Clonbur is famous for its annual woodcock shoot in December/January.
Car parking available at the church. There is also fishing, orienteering and walking available at Clonbur.
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