Lough Kinale

Lough Kinale (Irish: Loch Cinnéile)[1] is a freshwater lake in the north midlands of Ireland.

The margins of the lake have several reed beds, interspersed with calcium-rich marsh dominated by small sedges.

The water quality is variable, sometimes suffering from run-off of nutrients from agricultural land.

This is an important site for overwintering wildfowl, especially mute swan, pochard and tufted duck.

The birds fly back and forth between this lake and the much larger Lough Sheelin.