9-460: [REDACTED] Look up Callow or callow in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Callow may refer to: Places [ edit ] County Carlow , Republic of Ireland Callow, Derbyshire Callow, Herefordshire Callow, Shropshire Callow Hill, Worcestershire Callow End, Worcestershire Callow, County Fermanagh ,
18-756: A townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland Shannon Callows , an area of flood-prone land along the River Shannon in Ireland Other uses [ edit ] Callow (surname) Callow, Irish term for flood-meadow Callow, in biology, an arthropod that has just undergone ecdysis Callow (band) , a duo based in the San Francisco Bay Area Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
27-818: A classified as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC). The Irish Wildlife Trust has a "callow reserve" on Bullock Island in County Offaly . The SAC covers an area of 59 square kilometres (23 sq mi). Protection of the Callows is particularly important due to the many species of birds occurring on the Callows. Recorded are, amongst others, black-tailed godwit , corncrake , curlew , golden plover , lapwing , mute swan , redshank , common sandpiper , whooper swan and wigeon . Mammals recorded include American mink , fox and otter . Grazing of cattle keeps alder and willow from spreading. Sections of Callow at higher elevation and therefore less prone to flooding have
36-509: A greater diversity of plants, in particular clover, creeping buttercup, cuckoo flower, marsh bedstraw, marsh marigold, meadow grass, meadowsweet, sedge and water mint. The area was one of the most important breeding areas for corncrakes in Ireland and the local farmers supported a project to mow the callows later in the summer to give the birds the chance to rear a second brood. However, the early summer flooding which became predominant stopped
45-455: The River Shannon in Ireland Other uses [ edit ] Callow (surname) Callow, Irish term for flood-meadow Callow, in biology, an arthropod that has just undergone ecdysis Callow (band) , a duo based in the San Francisco Bay Area Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Callow . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
54-492: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up Callow or callow in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Callow may refer to: Places [ edit ] County Carlow , Republic of Ireland Callow, Derbyshire Callow, Herefordshire Callow, Shropshire Callow Hill, Worcestershire Callow End, Worcestershire Callow, County Fermanagh , a townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland Shannon Callows , an area of flood-prone land along
63-486: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Callow&oldid=1234370429 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Shannon Callows The Shannon Callows ( Irish : Caladh na Sionainne ) are areas of flat land along
72-686: The shores of the River Shannon . These areas lie between Athlone in County Westmeath , where the river flows out of Lough Ree , and Portumna in County Galway , where it enters Lough Derg , in central Ireland . The shallow grade of the river here results in occasional flooding of the Callows. The Hiberno-English word "callow" is an anglicisation of the Irish word caladh , which means " flood-meadow ". The Callows are
81-491: The title Callow . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Callow&oldid=1234370429 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Callow From Misplaced Pages,
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