ogs , ▁ot ters , ▁bad gers , ▁fo xes , ▁and ▁b ats ▁such ▁as ▁Le is ler ' s ▁b ats , ▁Da ub ent on ' s ▁bat , ▁the ▁brown ▁long - eared ▁bat ▁and ▁the ▁common ▁pip ist rel le . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁s ika ▁de er , ▁fall ow ▁de er , ▁sto at , ▁red ▁squ ir rel ▁and ▁pyg my ▁sh rew . ▁The ▁bird ▁nest ing ▁period ▁is ▁from ▁ 1 ▁March ▁until ▁ 1 ▁September . ▁Wood lands , ▁trees ▁and ▁h ed ger ows ▁form ▁a ▁network ▁of ▁habit ats , ▁e colog ical ▁‘ cor rid ors ’ ▁essential ▁for ▁wild life ▁to ▁fl our ish ▁and ▁move ▁between ▁habit ats . ▁ ▁Flora ▁of ▁County ▁Kil ken ny ▁includes ▁the ▁end anger ed ▁aut umn ▁cro cus , ▁also ▁rare ▁species ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁bog ▁orch id , ▁the ▁Kill ar ney ▁f ern ▁and ▁the ▁tu ft ed ▁salt - mar sh ▁grass . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁vulner able ▁species ▁like ▁less er ▁snap drag on , ▁me adow ▁bar ley , ▁small - white ▁orch id , ▁opposite - le aved ▁p ond we ed , ▁bet ony , ▁red ▁h emp ▁n ett le , ▁narrow - le aved ▁hel le bor ine , ▁lance olate ▁s ple en wort , ▁annual ▁kn aw el ▁ ▁and ▁bas il ▁th yme . ▁ ▁Wood lands ▁ ▁Sur ve ys ▁of ▁wood lands ▁of ▁County ▁Kil ken