Pond Extension In accordance with the Landscape Plan that was commissioned with the latest Town & Village Grant awarded to the Clogheenmilcon Fen, this week work began on the pond extension at the Blarney end of the Fen. This will enlarge the area of water. The special long-reach equipment allows access to the edge of…
The Clogheenmilcon Fen & A Dash of Pure Blarney The Clogheenmilcon Fen is an alkaline wetland system on the outskirts of Cork city in the beautiful surroundings of Blarney. Ireland has approximately 512 fens, mostly in limestone rich areas such as the midlands & west of Ireland. Cork county has only 18 fens, and with the…
Brand Blarney was selected as the winner of the Digital Media award at the Blarney Business Awards 2023 for our website including interactive heritage map! Brand Blarney member Tom O’Byrne was also awarded the Ambassador Award by Blarney Business Awards.
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Cork City’s Local Economic & Community Plan – Let’s Plan Together – features Deborah Maguire from Brand Blarney talking about the Clogheenmilcon Fen.
Brand Blarney is honoured to have been recently recognised and Highly Commended in the Best Project in Urban Area category in the Muintir na Tire Pride in our Community 2022 competition. Congratulations to the winners of all the categories in the competition. Our Chairperson, Sue Pamment, received the award on Brand Blarney’s behalf. Our thanks…
The Brand Blarney weeding team was out cleaning up the flower beds in the main carpark at the Fen yesterday evening. In keeping with best biodiversity practices, the car park grassy area will be left uncut until September.
Wild flowers at the middle carpark..25 species of wild flowering herb..these plants support up to 71 species of caterpillar..many bees, hoverflies and butterflies were enjoying this carpet of wild flowers in the sun this morning…such a place should only be cut over in autumn. The wild flowering herbs are White clover, Red clover, Shamrock (lesser…
Species visiting the Fen in February: Mallard Teal Shovler Widgeon Tufted Gadwall
