nature reserves around west offaly

A visit to the Silver River Geological Reserve at Cadamstown will start you on a journey into a remote past and provide you with an insight into a landscape formed by seas and rivers over 400 million years ago. There has been little disturbance to the river valley over the intervening years and the Silver River gorge retains much of its ancient character. It is a special place and one of considerable beauty and interest. The first settlers came to the area about 3,000 B.C., but more recentl...