Kerry Walks - Softcover

Corcoran, Kevin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847177808 ISBN 13: 9781847177803

Publisher: The O'Brien Press, 2016

The perfect walking guide to the wilderness and beauty of Kerry. Discover the landscape and wildlife of Ireland s most beautiful county with walking enthusiast and expert naturalist Kevin Corcoran. These twenty walks explore heathland and bog, Ireland s highest mountains, coastal peninsulas, beaches, islands, forests, rivers, lakes.

• 20 walks, spread throughout the county
• walks from 3 hours to 8 hours, graded from casual to tough
• a special Killarney section
• clear, detailed instructions
• beautiful wildlife illustrations by the author
• location maps, with each walk outlined
• information on flora and fauna

The walks: Lough Acoose, Bray Head, Lough Currane, Derrynane, Rossbeigh, Anascaul, Ballydavid, Great Blasket Island, Mount Eagle, The Magharees, Kenmare Uplands, Barraboy Ridge.

Killarney walks: Muckross, The Paps, Mangerton, Torc Mountain, Knockreer, Old Kenmare Road, Crohane, Tomies Wood.

Review:

'intriguing and useful'

--Books Ireland

'immensely practical for walkers'

--Books Ireland

'excellent ... Straightforward'

--Books Ireland

About the Author:

KEVIN CORCORAN has an intimate knowledge and love of the Irish landscape. An environmental biologist, he has studied the West of Ireland both professionally and as a rambler, and lectures on Ecology and Environmental Studies. Operating a private nature reserve, he is tirelessly involved in the repair and creation of natural habitats, for both educational and preservation purposes.

Conscious of the constant degradation of the natural environment, he is a keen supporter of the Irish Wildlife Federation and their efforts to purchase and preserve diminishing habitats. An ardent advocate of sustainable living with the natural environment, he presently lives as an Eco-dweller and rejects all forms of mass consumerism. Much of his free time is spent hill walking, sketching, writing and recording the demise of our natural environment.

Kevin's books of walks are the result of extensive study of the areas and their natural habitats, flora and fauna, wildlife. As well as giving clear instructions and detailed maps, the books are beautifully illustrated by the author himself.

• Publisher: The O'Brien Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1847177808
• ISBN 13: 9781847177803
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 160