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 Whether taking a closer look at the parkland’s flora and fauna, or simply taking a quiet walk, there are 50 km of paths in Lough Boora Parklands ranging in length from a short stroll to 5 km.
Select an area of the parklands to walk through. You will find a number of walking routes within each of the four areas.
A Walk Through the Seasons
Lough Boora Parklands offers approximately 50km of gravel walkways ranging from a short stroll around Finnamores to a 5 km trek. Throughout the seasons the parklands are in a continuous state of flux, birds depart or arrive, breed and rear their young, plants flower and fingi appear and disappear, while the parklands animals go about their lives. The sounds and smells also change with the seasons, ensuring that a walk through the parklands has always something new, exciting and interesting to offer. |
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In spring the Parklands come alive as the breeding season starts and plants and hibernating animals begin to emerge. Winter visitors such as the Whooper swan and Greylag goose are beginning to depart whilst on the lakes and wetlands the breeding season commences for Parklands residents such as Coots and Mallard.
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Summer is a glorious time in the Parklands, the transformation from the browns and golds of winter and early spring to the mass of summer colour is truly amazing. This never ceases to amaze winter visitors who often proclaim that the Parklands and its walks are changed beyond recognition.
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Autumn is a time of movement and change in the Parklands. The summer visitors begin to leave as winter visitors such as Whooper swans, Shovelers, Pintails, and Pochard begin to arrive. Lapwing numbers start to increase with the arrival of birds from northern Britain.
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Life is far from dull in the Parklands during winter – just a little less obvious. Winter provides the perfect opportunity to see things that have been overlooked during the previous seasons. It is also a time when the Parklands are alive with visiting birds.
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Things to do 
