Skip to main content
  • Home
  • About NPWS
  • Work with the NPWS
  • Contact Us
  • Accessibility
Home
National Parks & Wildlife Service
  • National Parks
  • Protected Sites
  • Nature Reserves
  • Publications
  • Licences
  • Maps and Data
  • Planning
Strategic Action Plan
Strategic Action Plan

for the Renewal of the National Parks and Wildlife Service

>
Restrictions on cutting or destruction of vegetation and hedgerows
Restrictions on cutting or destruction of vegetation and hedgerows

1 March to 31 August 2021

>
White-tailed eagle in flight
White-tailed Sea Eagle Reintroduction Programme

NPWS project to bolster the white-tailed sea eagle population in Ireland

>
Curlew at sunrise © Janice Mulligan
Curlew Conservation Programme seasonal contracts

NPWS invites tenders for several positions on locally based Curlew Action Teams to assist curlew breeding efforts.

>
Farmland image
Farming for Nature: The Role of Results-Based Payments

New book published jointly by NPWS and Teagasc available now

>
Update to the EU Regulation on Invasive Alien Species
Update to the EU Regulation on Invasive Alien Species

The European Union (EU) updates its list of invasive alien species of Union concern

>
Ireland Red List No. 9: Macro-moths (Lepidoptera)
Ireland Red List No. 9: Macro-moths (Lepidoptera)

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species publication now available online

>
Ballycroy National Park Story Map
Ballycroy National Park Story Map

A story map for Ballycroy National Park is now online. Click through to view....

>
Ecosystems Services, Mapping and Assessment
Ecosystems Services, Mapping and Assessment

NPWS project for a National Ecosystem and Ecosystem Services map. Click for details.

>
Conservation Grazing on Inis Meáin, Aran Islands
Conservation Grazing on Inis Meáin, Aran Islands

Read about the Aran Life Project at http://www.aranlife.ie/

>
Limestone pavement
Agri-ecology Projects

A range of agri-ecology research projects managed by NPWS

>
Rare bryophytes
Rare bryophyte research

Read about research into the ecology of rare mosses and liverworts.

>
Image of jellyfish
Marine Conservation

Find out more about our work in the marine area.

Hide

News and Events

  • Strategic Action Plan for the Renewal of the National Parks and Wildlife Service
    04 May 2022
  • Irish Wetland Bird Survey (I-WeBS) Trend Report 1994-2020
    01 April 2022
  • Statement from Minister for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan TD, on illegal fires in Wicklow Mountains National Park
    31 March 2022
  • Minister Noonan opens applications for the 2022/2023 Deer Hunting Season and launches mandatory certification training for first time hunters
    23 March 2022
  • Wexford Wildfowl Reserve re-opens
    15 March 2022
  • NPWS Grants for Small Recording Projects 2022
    10 March 2022
  • Wild Birds Declarations 2022-2023
    21 February 2022
  • NPWS to take in new Farm Plan Scheme participants to benefit nature
    16 February 2022
  • Applications invited for 2022 Nature Animation Course
    31 January 2022
  • NPWS Notice: Limited access to Dinis Peninsula for next two weeks
    26 January 2022
 
 
More News | More Events

Get Into Nature

Places to Visit
Places to Visit
Notice nature image
Notice Nature
Picture of child in classroom
Education

Protecting our Natural Heritage

Protected sites photo
Protected sites
Find a protected site
Photo of dolphins swimming
Marine
Species, habitats and licencing
Photo of farmland
Farmers & Landowners
Agri-ecology
Picture of turf in bog
Peatlands and Turf-cutting
Conservation and compensation
Photo depicting scales of justice
Legislation & Conventions
Legal basis for nature conservation
Photo of researcher doing field work
Research
Current projects and recent reports

Back to Top

  • Maps & Data
    • National Biodiversity Data Centre
  • FAQs
    • Natura 2000
    • Maps and Data
    • Site Designation
  • Useful Links
    • Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
    • 3rd National Biodiversity Action Plan
    • National Biodiversity Data Centre
    • Heritage Council
    • National Botanic Gardens
    • Marine Institute
    • World Heritage Ireland
  • Top Licence Links
    • Scientific Research
    • Deer Hunting
    • Foreshore Hunting

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage logo

  • Sitemap
  • Accessibility
  • Copyright
  • Disclaimer
  • Cookie Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Customer Service
  • Development Consultations
  • Useful Links
  • Research