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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.
Tomnafinnoge Woods (Irish: Coillte Tom na Feannóige [1]) is the last surviving fragment of the great Oak Woods of Tinahely, which once clothed the hills and valleys of south Wicklow, Ireland. As early as 1444 these woods supplied timber for the construction of King's College, Cambridge , and later for Westminster Abbey , St Patrick's Cathedral ...
Pages in category "Forests and woodlands of the Republic of Ireland" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Forests and woodlands of the Republic of Ireland (1 C, 48 P) Pages in category "Forests and woodlands of Ireland" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Hazelwood (Irish: Coill an Eanaigh) is an ancient area of woodland located just over 2 miles (3.2 km) outside the town of Sligo in northwest Ireland, in the parish of Calry. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is the setting for W.B.Yeats's The Song of Wandering Aengus .
These woodlands are also variously referred to as Atlantic rainforest, Upland Oakwoods, Atlantic Oakwoods or Western Oakwoods. Today, the Celtic Rainforest exists as small fragments of the temperate rainforest that once covered much of Ireland and the west coast of Great Britain. The majority of these fragments occur on steep-sided slopes above ...
1.1.1 Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests. 2 ... View history; Tools. Tools. move ... The following is a list of ecoregions in Ireland as identified by the ...
Crone Woods, also Crone Forest, is located in the northeastern section of the Wicklow Mountains, just below the summit of Maulin 570 metres (1,870 ft), in County Wicklow, Ireland. [1] Crone Woods have an extensive network of forest trails and hikes which can be accessed from the village of Enniskerry .