List of forests in Ireland
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The area of national forest estate in Ireland has increased to approximately 700,000 hectares as a result of a significant increase in private forest development in the mid-1980s, with the introduction of grant schemes funded by the EU aimed at encouraging private land owners, mainly farmers, to become involved in forestry. Of this, approximately 45% is in private ownership and 55% is in the ownership of Coillte.
During the first 75 years of the 20th century, forestry in Ireland was almost exclusively carried out by the state. By 1985, forest and woodland cover was approximately 420,000 hectares.
Upon the first arrival of humans in Ireland around 12,500 years ago, the entire island was predominantly covered in a blanket of thick woodland. These woodlands consisted largely of oak and pine forests. However, centuries of heavy deforestation meant that by the end of the 19th century, the area of woodland and forest cover in Ireland was estimated to be approximately 69,000 hectares, or 1% of the national land area.
The vast majority of forestry plantings in Ireland are non-native species, chiefly Sitka spruce, with the consequent damage to biodiversity and the environment.
By province and county
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Ulster
- County Antrim
- Ballypatrick Forest
- Belvoir Forest
- Breen Oakwood
- Carnfunnock Country Park
- Glenariff Forest Park
- Lagan Valley
- Rea's Wood Nature Reserve
- Slieveanorra Forest
- County Armagh
- County Cavan
- County Donegal
- County Down
- County Fermanagh
- Crom Estate
- Ely Lodge Forest
- Florence Court Forest Park
- Lough Navar Forest Drive
- Marble Arch Forest
- County Londonderry
- County Monaghan
- Dartrey Forest
- Dún na Rí Forest Park
- Rossmore Forest
- County Tyrone
- Drum Manor Forest Park
- Gortin Glen Forest Park
Munster
- County Clare
- Cahermurphy Forest
- Dromore Woods Nature Reserve
- County Cork
- Ballyannan Wood
- Marlogue Wood
- The Gearagh
- Glengarriff Forest
- County Kerry
- Killarney National Forest
- Glenbeigh Forest
- County Limerick
- Curragh Chase
- County Tipperary
- Ballyruane
- County Waterford
Leinster
- County Carlow
- Oak Park Forest Park
- Rathwood Forest Walks
- County Dublin
- County Kildare
- Donadea Forest Park
- County Kilkenny
- County Laois
- County Longford
- County Louth
- County Meath
- Mullaghmeen Forest
- Littlewood
- Drewstown Woods
- Balrath Wood
- County Offaly
- Camcor Woods
- County Westmeath
- Ardan Woods
- County Wexford
- Camolin Wood
- County Wicklow
- Avondale Forest
- Crone Woods
- Djouce Woods
- Ballyganon Wood
- Shelton
Connacht
- County Galway
- Barna Woods
- Cong Wood
- Derreen Woods
- Merlin Woods
- Coole Park and Garryland Nature Reserve
- County Leitrim
- Glenfarne Demesne
- Milltown Wood
- County Mayo
- County Roscommon
- St. Johns Forest
- Lough Key Forest Park
- County Sligo
- Cairns Hill Forest Park
- Carrownaskeagh
- Gortarowey Forest Recreation Area
- Hazelwood
- Slish Wood
- Union Wood