LOUGHHYNE Revisited Lough Hyne, after a gap of quite a few years, during a recent trip to the Skibbereen area. The lake, south west of the town, is Ireland’s first Marine Nature reserve. It is an essentially a sea lake, fed through a narrow channel from the nearby sea, and they say that makes it unique in Northern Europe. It is a pleasant place to walk around, there are some ruins to view and sea kayaking also takes place on the lake. Essentially though this is a place for the scientists. It is a marine biologist’s paradise and its varied fauna and flora provide ongoing study for university researchers. For the amateur, your best bet is to start with a visit to the Skibbereen heritage centre(in the town) which has a 15 minute explanatory video(very interesting) and an information display on the lake.
