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Nature & Wildlife in inishowen
Inishowen Sharks and Basking sharks
Contact: Emmett Johnston
Location: Inishowen
Tel: + 353 (0)74 93 22628
Mob: + 353 (0)87 2867055
In recent years Inishowen has become synominous with sharks of all shapes and tooth size, so much so that many fishermen and boaters have nick named the dramatic stretch of coastline 'shark country'. Blue, Porbeagle and Tope 'catch, tag and…
The Northern Lights
Contact: Inishowen Tourism
Location: Inishowen
Tel: 00353 74 9362600
One of the world's most famous and stunning solar phenomena is eagerly expected over Irish skies in the coming weeks, stargazers have said.
The Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, has its best chance of being seen…
Inishowen Whale and Dolphin Watching
Contact: Emmett Johnston
Location: Inishowen
Tel: + 353 (0)74 93 22628
Mob: + 353 (0)87 2867055
Whale and dolphin watching is a relatively new development on the coastline of Inishowen and North Donegal. Things have changed in recent years throughout these coastal waters, with a rapid decline in fishing activity and a significant rise…
Inishowen Raptors
Contact: Paddy McCrossan
Location: Inishowen
Tel: +353 (0)74 9374218
The Inishowen Raptor Study Group is a voluntary organisation made up of people from all walks of life with the common interest of studying birds of prey. It is affiliated to the Irish raptor Study Group . Members are also involved with the…
Inishowen Inch Wild Fowl Reserve
Contact: Paddy McCrossan
Location: Inishowen
Tel: +353 (0)74 9374218
Inch Lake is a man made freshwater lake formed when dykes and embankments were constructed to drain the flat marshland between Inch Island and Bridgend. Blanket Nook is another area of freshwater formed in the same way to the southwest of Inch…
Inishowen Moths
Contact: Karl King
Location: Inishowen
Tel: +353 (0)74 9361790
Since 2004, the Inishowen peninsula in the north-east has two enthusiasts, George McDermott and Karl King, who have transformed the picture around Buncrana, and are now branching out to other sites in the peninsula. This has started to deliver…
Inishowen Sea Coast
Contact: Paddy McCrossan
Location: Inishowen
Tel: +353 (0)74 9374218
The Sea Coast of Inishowen is long and varied. The Atlantic Coastline around Malin Head in the north has a different community of wildlife to the more sheltered coastline in Lough Foyle and Lough Swilly
Malin Head is the most northerly…
Inishowen Inch Lake
Contact: Paddy McCrossan
Location: Inishowen
Tel: +353 (0)74 9374218
Inch Lake is a Man made freshwater lake formed when dykes and embankments were constructed to drain the flat marshland between Inch Island and Bridgend. Blanket Nook is another area of freshwater formed in the same way to the southwest of Inch…
Inishowen Wildlife Habitats
Contact: Paddy McCrossan
Location: Inishowen
Tel: +353 (0)74 9374218
The Inishowen Peninsula is located in the North East of County Donegal and includes Ireland's most northerly point, Malin Head. There is a good variety of habitats in this relatively small area which means many different species of Animals…
Bird watching
Contact: Inishowen Tourism
Location: Inishowen
Tel: 00353 74 9362600
The Inishowen peninsula is renowned the world over for this activity, especially places such as Burt, Inch, Trawbreaga Bay, Loughs Swilly and Foyle and Banba’s Crown. Birds that nest on the cliffs of North Inishowen include the Shag,…
Other Species
Contact: Inishowen Tourism
Location: Inishowen
Tel: 00353 74 9362600
Malin Head is the most northerly point of the Irish mainland but to the North East lies the small island of Inishtrahull. This island has the oldest rocks in Ireland and is closer in rock type to Greenland. A small community of fishermen and…
Malin Head Ireland's most Northernly Point
Contact: Inishowen Tourism
Location: Inishowen
Tel: 00353 74 9362600
The circuit of Malin will take you past the Radio Station; built in 1910, and round the coast to Banba’s crown, the most northerly tip of Ireland. (Banba was one of the mythical queens of Ireland). “The Tower” was built in…


















