The Bug Hotel

The bug hotel is a home for many bugs and insects 

It is really cool because you get to see lots of bugs there.

We made the bug hotel out of logs for the green schools committee.

We went on the 3/2/14  in 2nd class.

By Katelyn.

When we went to the bug hotel we saw lots of bugs. There were worms, snails, slugs, centipedes and flies. They were in the bug hotel.It is made of wood. It keeps the bugs warm and the bugs love it. It is a great place for the bugs and they are warm.

By Aoibhe.

Monday the 3rd of February, we went to the bug hotel which is a load of logs. Our class went out to see it. We saw bugs, spiders, worms and earth worms. It was the greatest trip ever!

By Tiernan

We went to the bug hotel. We had great fun.We saw worms,spiders,slugs and centipedes.We got to look at them all.

By Caleb.

2nd class went on a trip to the bug hotel. Although it was damaged from the rain, we still saw lots of insects.A giant earthworm about 11cm long was hiding between the logs. We saw a centipede was in the bark. We also saw the tiniest spider with a tiny web. There was even a slug sliding down a rock. Ms. Cooney took lots of pictures of them.

By Lara.

Our  school  has a bug hotel .There is a lot of fascinating creepy crawlies like earthworms ,woodlouse 

and  spiders. Our  bug  hotel  is made out of  old logs and  pieces 

of  bark  piled  together  so  there is loads of tunnels  for  them  to hide in.

by Ella.

The bug hotel is like a hotel little hotel for loads of bugs. It is made of  loads of big logs.There are loads of cool bugs like worms ,spiders and all sorts of cool bugs.

By Isabelle Birkett.

Some Pictures from Our Trip to the Bug Hotel!

Our Local Turlough

Rahasane Turlough is the name given to the largest surviving Turlough in Ireland. It is down the road from K.N.S. It is situated on the Dunkelin river, west of Craughwell. It consists of two basins which are connected  at times of flood but separate as the waters drain away. In summer the lake empties and the basins are grazed by cattle, horses and sheep.

What is the Turlough?

• A turlough is a disappearing lake. 
• It is mostly found in limestone places in Ireland west of the river Shannon. 
• The name comes from the Irish words 'Tuar' meaning dry and 'Lough' meaning lake.
•  They are almost unique to Ireland. 
• The turloughs usually flood in autumn and they usually dry out between April and July when the weather is dry. 

Rahasane Turlough:

•  Is a karst (exposed limestone) lake. 
• There is no surface outlet and it is surrounded on all sides by rising land.
• Most of the Turlough is open, flat and grassy land with large rocks scattered around the floor. 
• It has an active swallow hole system. Some swallow holes can reach 5 meters in diameter and are 2-3 meters deep. 
• Rahasane Turlough covers 257 hectares.

Wildlife in the Turlough:
Is famous for the wintering wildlife populations. Which include....

• Whooper and Bewicks swans.
• Greenland, white fronted geese.
• Mallard ducks.
• Black terns.
• Lapwing .
• Redshank.
• Snipe.
• Dunlin.

Rahasane is important to Europe:

• Rahasane Turlough is a special area of conservation under the habitats directive which is an important European Law that protects vulnerable wildlife which includes animals and plant species.
• The Irish government is obliged to protect and maintain the environment in and around the Turlough.
• It implements laws and enforces regulations to ensure the ecological integrity of the site. 

By Tiernan.