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Descrizione
Glendowns Pond is a small man-made lake next to Glendowns estate in Portlaoise with a surprising amount of birdlife and a great place for wildlife photography. Martin pescatore, Germano reale and Gallinella d'acqua are all resident and breed here. Airone cenerino and Garzetta breed in the mature trees surrounding the pond. These mature trees also play host to many smaller birds, including breeding Regolo and Pigliamosche. Other species that can be seen include Capinera, Luì piccolo, Luì grosso, Codibugnolo, Ciuffolotto and occasionally, Rampichino alpestre.
Spring and early summer is the best time to see the most amount of species. Winter is also of interest as there is a huge corvid roost in the trees surrounding the pond, with thousands of Taccola and Corvo comune coming in from the countryside and the rest of town to sleep together which makes for a quite a spectacle on cold calm evenings!
Poiana and Sparviere occasionally pass through, as do Falco pellegrino, who can often be seen on the nearby St. Peter and Pauls' Church. Barbagianni has also been seen and heard here at night and may even breed close by.
A Fiorrancino was seen here for a number of weeks in 2025 and may have even bred, typifying the importance of the mature trees around the pond and the surprises that can be unearthed here!
Dettagli
Accesso
Glendowns Pond is located in Portlaoise. Its possible to park right next to the pond in Glendowns estate. The local bus (PL2) stops opposite the estate and the pond is also less than a kilometre from the main street of Portlaoise.
Terreno e habitat
Stagno , Città/paese , Alberi e cespugli sparsiCaratteristiche dell’area
Terreno pianoPercorso ad anello
NoÈ utile un cannocchiale?
NoBuona stagione per il BW
Estate , Inverno , PrimaveraMiglior periodo per visitare
PrimaveraPercorso
Strada asfaltata , Strada sterrataGrado di difficoltà del percorso a piedi
FacileModalità di accesso
A piedi , Bicicletta , Macchina , Sedia a rotelleCapanno/torretta di osservazione
NoInformazioni aggiuntive
Works in recent years have taken place to improve the water quality and habitats in the pond and there are further plans in place that could potentially attract further waterbirds to the pond in the near future.