Nature reserves in Ireland
85 nature reserves in Ireland. Data from Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Ardgraigue Bog The Ardgraigue Bog (Irish: Portach na hArdghráige) Special Area of Conservation or SAC is … Ardrahan Grassland The Ardrahan Grassland (Irish: Féarach Árd Raithín) Special Area of Conservation or SAC is… Athlone to Mullingar Cycleway The Old Rail Trail (also known as Athlone to Mullingar Cycleway) is a long-distance cyclin… Baldoyle Bay Baldoyle Bay is a sea inlet on the east coast of Fingal in Ireland, in the traditional Cou… Ballyallia Lake Ballyalla Lake, also known as Ballyallia Lough, is a small lake on the River Fergus, north… Ballyarr Wood Ballyarr Wood is a national nature reserve of approximately 74 acres (0.30 km2) located ne… Ballyhoura Mountains The Ballyhoura Mountains (Irish: An Sliabh Riabhach) are in south-east County Limerick and… Ballymaglancy Cave The Ballymaglancy cave (Irish: Uaimh Bhaile Mhic Fhlannchaidh) Special Area of Conservatio… Ballynastaig Wood Ballynastaig Wood is a nature reserve of approximately 25 acres (0.10 km2) in County Galwa… Ballyteigue Ballyteigue or Ballyteige is a national nature reserve of approximately 15.8 acres (0.064 … Ballyteigue Burrow Ballyteigue Burrow is a series of coastal habitats of international importance, and nation… Bandon The River Bandon (Irish: Abhainn na Bandan, from ban-dea, meaning "goddess") is a river in… Black Head-Poulsallagh The Black Head-Poulsallagh Complex (Irish: Coimpléacs Cheann Boirne-Pholl Salach) is a Nat… Boyne Valley to Lakelands Greenway The Boyne Valley to Lakelands Greenway is a greenway and rail trail, in Ireland. The 30 ki… Brú na Bóinne national park Brú na Bóinne (Irish: [ˈbˠɾˠuː n̪ˠə ˈbˠoːn̠ʲə], "mansion or palace of the Boyne"), also ca… Burren National Park Burren National Park (Irish: Páirc Náisiúnta Bhoirne) is one of eight national parks in Ir… Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark The Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark (formally The Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Glo… Carlingford Lough greenway Carlingford Lough (Irish: Loch Cairlinn, Ulster Scots: Carlinford Loch) is a glacial fjord… Carrownagappul Bog The Carrownagappul Bog (Irish: Portach Ceathrú na gCapall) Special Area of Conservation or… Clara Bog Clara Bog is one of the largest relatively intact raised bogs remaining in Ireland. It lie… Clochar na gCon/Bealacooan Bog Nature Reserve Clochar na gCon is an intact Atlantic or oceanic blanket bog and national nature reserve o… Cloonee and Inchiquin Loughs, Uragh Wood Cloonee and Inchiquin Loughs, Uragh Wood is the name of a Natura 2000 site in a valley in … Connemara National Park Connemara National Park (Irish: Páirc Naisiúnta Chonamara) is one of eight national parks … Coole Park Coole Park is a nature reserve of approximately 1,000 acres (4 km2) located a few miles we… Copper Coast Geopark The Copper Coast Geopark is a designated area comprising a stretch of the southern coast o… Cork Greenways County Cork has a number of rail-trails and greenways and, as of 2022, there are plans and… Curraghchase Forest Park Curraghchase is a 774-acre (3 km2) forest park located in County Limerick. It is 20 km fro… Deputy's Pass Deputy's Pass (Irish: Céim an Ghiúistís) is a national nature reserve of approximately 116… Derrycrag Wood Derrycrag Wood Nature Reserve is a national nature reserve and Special Area of Conservatio… Derrycunnihy Wood Derrycunnihy Wood is a national nature reserve of approximately 336 acres (1.36 km2) locat… Dublin Bay Biosphere Reserve The Dublin Bay Biosphere Reserve (based on what was, pre-2015, the North Bull Island reser… Dundalk Bay Dundalk Bay (Irish: Cuan Dhún Dealgan) is a large (33 km2), exposed estuary on the east co… Duntally Wood Duntally Wood is a national nature reserve of approximately 37 acres (0.15 km2) located in… Dún na Rí Forest Park Dún na Rí Forest Park is a forest park situated on the County Cavan–County Monaghan border… Easkey Bog Easkey Bog is a blanket bog, national nature reserve, and Ramsar site of approximately 1,5… Eirk Bog Erris Head Erris Head (Irish: Ceann Iorrais) is a promontory at the northernmost tip of the Mullet Pe… Fenor Bog Fenor Bog is a regenerated alkaline fen and national nature reserve of approximately 32 ac… Fiddown Island Fiddown Island is a national nature reserve of approximately 52 acres (0.21 km2) located i… Glen of the Downs The Glen of the Downs (Irish: Gleann dá Ghrua, meaning 'The Valley of the Two Brows') is a… Glengarriff Forest Glengarriff Forest is an area of woodland near Glengarriff, West Cork, Ireland. Most of th… Glenveagh National Park Glenveagh (glen-VAY, Irish: Gleann Bheatha, meaning 'glen of the birches') is the second-l… Great Southern Trail The Great Southern Trail, comprising the Limerick Greenway and North Kerry Greenway, is a … Kerry International Dark-Sky Reserve The Kerry International Dark-Sky Reserve (KIDSR, Irish: Tearmann Chiarraí na Spéire Dorcha… Kilbeggan to Mullingar Greenway The Old Rail Trail (also known as Athlone to Mullingar Cycleway) is a long-distance cyclin… Kilcolman Bog Killarney National Park Killarney National Park (Irish: Páirc Náisiúnta Chill Airne), near the town of Killarney, … Killykeen Forest Park Killykeen Forest Park straddling Lough Oughter is situated in County Cavan, Ireland approx… Kilmuckridge-Tinnaberna Sandhills The Kilmuckridge-Tinnaberna Sandhills are a system of clay cliffs, sand dunes, wet woodlan… Knockmoyle Sheskin Knockmoyle Sheskin (Irish: An Cnoc Maol agus An Seisceann) also known as Knockmoyle/Sheski… Knocksink Wood Knocksink Wood (Irish: Coill Chnoc Sinche, meaning 'Sinneach's Hill Wood') is a national n… Kylecorragh Wood Kylecorragh Wood is an old oak woodland along the freshwater stretches of the River Nore i… Larchill Larchill is a ferme ornée (ornamental farm-style garden), and the site of multiple follies… Leam West Bog Leam West Bog is a national nature reserve of approximately 923 acres (3.74 km2) in County… Little Skellig Little Skellig (Irish: Sceilig Bheag) is a small, steep rocky island in the Atlantic Ocean… Lough Barra Bog Lough Barra Bog is a blanket bog, Ramsar site and national nature reserve of approximately… Lough Corrib Lough Corrib (lokh KORR-ib, Irish: Loch Coirib) is a lake in the west of Ireland. The Rive… Lough Gara Lough Gara (Irish: Loch Uí Ghadhra) is a lake in counties Sligo and Roscommon, Ireland. It… Lough Ree Greenway The Dublin–Galway Greenway is a partially completed 'coast-to-coast' greenway and partial … Meenachullion Bog Meenachullion is a blanket bog, Ramsar site and national nature reserve of approximately 4… Midleton Youghal Greenway County Cork has a number of rail-trails and greenways and, as of 2022, there are plans and… Munster Blackwater The Blackwater or Munster Blackwater (Irish: An Abhainn Mhór, The Great River) is a river … North Slob The North Slob is an area of mud-flats at the estuary of the River Slaney at Wexford Harbo… Oldhead Wood Oldhead Wood Nature Reserve (Irish: Anaclann-Dúlra Choill an tSéanchinn) is a national nat… Owenboy Owenboy is a national nature reserve and Ramsar site of approximately 981 acres (3.97 km2)… Pettigo Plateau Pettigo Plateau is a blanket bog and wet heath, Ramsar site, protected area and national n… Pollardstown Fen Pollardstown Fen (Irish: Eanach Bhaile Pholaird) is Ireland's largest extant calcareous sp… Pollnaknockaun Wood Pollnaknockaun Wood Nature Reserve (Irish: Anaclann Dúlra Choill Pholl na gCnocán) is a na… Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí, also called the Kerry Seas National Park, is a national … Rathmullen Wood Rathmullen Wood is a national nature reserve of approximately 82 acres (0.33 km2) located … Redwood Bog Redwood Bog is a raised bog and national nature reserve of approximately 326 acres (1.32 k… Rogerstown Estuary Rogerstown Estuary (Irish: Inbhear Bhaile Roiséir) is a sea inlet and estuary in Ireland. … Royal Canal Greenway The Royal Canal Greenway is a greenway, in Ireland, which will become part of the western … Scragh Bog Scragh Bog is a national nature reserve of approximately 56 acres (0.23 km2) in County Wes… Sheheree Bog Sheheree Bog is a raised bog and national nature reserve of approximately 22 acres (0.089 … South Kerry greenway The South Kerry Greenway is a proposed greenway rail trail in County Kerry, Ireland. It is… St. Gobnet's Wood St Gobnet's Wood (alternative spelling: St. Gobnait's Wood) is a protected area of oak woo… The Burren The Burren (BURR-ən, Irish: Boirinn, meaning 'rocky district') is a karst/glaciokarst land… The Gearagh The Gearagh (Irish: An Gaorthadh) is a submerged glacial woodland and nature reserve two k… The Raven Nature Reserve The Raven Nature Reserve is a Ramsar site and national nature reserve of approximately 1,4… Tralee-Fenit Greenway The Tralee–Fenit Greenway is a greenway and rail trail in Ireland, some of which is due to… Uragh Wood Uragh Wood (Irish: Tearmann Dúlra Choill na hIúraí) is a wood in Tuosist, County Kerry, Ir… Vale of Clara Vale of Clara (Irish: Gleann an Chláraigh) is a national nature reserve of approximately 5… Wicklow Mountains National Park Wicklow Mountains National Park (Irish: Páirc Náisiúnta Sléibhte Chill Mhantáin) is a 205-… Wild Nephin National Park Wild Nephin (Irish: Néifinn Fhiáin, NAY-FINN) is a national park in northwest County Mayo,…