Co. Wicklow
Location: near Glenealy.
Area (ha.): 47
Although coppice in origin this woodland is a good example of its type.
Established 1982. State owned
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Co. Wicklow
Location: A series of oak woods extending from the upper lake to the lower slopes of Derrybawn Mountain.
Area (ha.): 157
Established 1988. State owned.
Animals and Plants of Interest: Includes some conifer plantations.
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Location: Lies above and to the west of Glendalough.
Area (ha.): 1,958
A broad open valley surrounded by mountains and generally consists of a large plateau of mixed heathland and peatland.
Established 1988. State owned.
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Co. Wicklow
Location: About 8km south of Bray.
Area (ha.): 59
This is an area of sessile oak. It is a very good example of the drier type of oak woodland characteristic of acid soils in Wicklow.
Established 1980. State owned.
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Co. Wicklow
Location: Situated in the Glencullen river valley just north of Enniskerry.
Area (ha.): 52.3
Some of the valley slopes are dominated by sessile oak, while other areas are characterised by mixed woodland. Notable features of the slopes are the frequent and extensive springs and seepage areas within the woodland. These petrifying springs are listed as a priority habitat in the EU Habitats Directive. The site has one of the most diverse woodland invertebrate faunas in Irelands incorporating wet woodland organisms threatened internationally within the EU. There is an educational centre within the site. Established in 1994. State owned.
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Access: Entry to Knocksink Wood is from the Dublin Road (also known as the Monastery Road). Knocksink Wood is accessible to small vehicles up to vans but coaches bringing groups have plenty of turning space and a stopping area. Smaller buses may go all the way to the car park of the National Environmental Education Centre, 0.5km from the main gate, (open from dawn to dusk throughout the year with the exception of Bank holiday weekends when it remains closed). The education centre is open office hours throughout the year and at weekends on request.
Co. Wicklow
Location: Mostly on the eastern side of the Avonmore River
Area (ha.): 220.57
A large area of fragmented oak-wood. It contains the largest area of semi-natural woodland in Co. Wicklow and is potentially one of the largest stands of native hardwoods in the country. The area has been at least partially under woodland since the Ice Age. The oak-woods are also of high scenic value. Established 1983. State owned.
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