Waterstown Park is the largest area of park held by South Dublin County Council along the River Liffey. The park entrance is flanked by a diverse ruderal and waste area and an extensive scrub thicket. Several pathways lead around a highly diverse grassland which are fringed with mature hedgerows and also incorporate woodland plantations. A large area is the site of a now vegetated tip head. Further down towards the river lies a wet grassland which is being invaded by willow species. An old woodland borders a disused millrace which runs parallel to the river. This millrace supports a diverse aquatic community with colonies of the rare flowering rush, Butomus umbellatus. The park is secluded and is not visited extensively by the locals and there is also evidence of antisocial behaviour.
This cache is located on the banks of the old millrace so please be careful near the water.
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