Urban wildlife sanctuary at Beaumont Quarry threatened by BusConnects plans — Cork Nature Network

The area's ecological balance and ongoing conservations efforts could be harmed by bus infrastructure plans
Urban wildlife sanctuary at Beaumont Quarry threatened by BusConnects plans — Cork Nature Network

A selection of the biodiversity at Beaumont Quarry — the area is also home to foxes, two bat species and wood mice. Pictures: Isobel Abbott / Cork Nature Network

A sanctuary for urban wildlife in Cork could be irreversibly harmed by BusConnects' proposed land use changes. 

Beaumont Quarry is an abandoned limestone quarry situated near Cork Constitution and Páirc Uí Rinn on the southside of Cork city — it serves as a recreational space and holds significant value for local biodiversity. 

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