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Wexford Wildfowl Reserve is located on flat farmland on the North Slob which was walled off from Wexford Harbour and reclaimed from the sea in the 1840s partly as a famine relief project. The main habitat types are farmland and a brackish channel.
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Wexford Wildfowl Reserve is situated just outside Wexford...
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Wexford Wildfowl Reserve is situated just outside Wexford town. From Wexford Town: Cross the bridge and travel 2.9km (1.8 miles); Turn right at a sign marked “Wexford Wildfowl Reserve” (the sign is on the right hand side just after Bates Oil) and; Drive 2.5 km (1.6 miles) to the car park and visitor centre. From Dublin:
Wexford Wildfowl Reserve is located on flat farmland on the North Slob which was walled off from Wexford Harbour and reclaimed from the sea in the 1840s partly as a famine relief project. The main habitat types are farmland and a brackish channel.
Situated on the coast, and in sight of the south east corner of Ireland, it is the closest point to Britain and the continent for birds that are migrating into or out of Ireland from a southerly direction. Wexford Wildfowl Reserve Information Leaflet.
3 days ago · Wexford Wildfowl Reserve is a designated Ramsar Site, part of a Special Protection Area (SPA), a proposed National Heritage Area (pNHA), and a National Nature Reserve.
Wexford Wildfowl Reserve is located on flat farmland on the North Slob which was walled off from Wexford Harbour and reclaimed from the sea in the 1840s partly as a famine relief project. The main habitat types are farmland and a brackish channel.
Wexford Wildfowl Reserve on the North Slob is a conservation site of major international importance, visited by over 250 species of birds. Located on reclaimed land, it is the winter home for nearly half the total population of Greenland White-fronted Geese, over 7000, from October to April.
