Ballynafagh Lake

Ballynafagh Lake is a Special Area of Conservation covering approximately 45.5 hectares located about 2km north of Prosperous in County Kildare, Ireland. This unique wetland sanctuary originated as a man-made reservoir created in the 1780s as a crucial water source for the Grand Canal. Since the mid-1940s, nature has progressively reclaimed the area, transforming the former reservoir and its associated Blackwood Feeder canal into a thriving wildlife refuge. Today it stands as the only national wildfowl sanctuary in County Kildare and an important site for rare species.