List of nature reserves in the Republic of Ireland

This is a list of nature reserves in Ireland.

The lists below shows the names and locations of nature reserves in Ireland. A nature reserve in Ireland is a designated area of importance to wildlife, protected by a ministerial order. The majority of these reserves are owned by the state, but some are under the ownership of organisations or in private ownership. The first reserves were established under the 1976 Wildlife Act. They are designated and managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. All these designated reserves are Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs), with some of them also listed as Special Areas of Conservation (SACs).

Connacht Nature reservePhotoCountyLand area (hectares)OwnerEstablishedCoordinatesBallynastaig WoodGalway9.758State1983Clochar na gCon/Bealacooan BogGalway1247State1999Coole GarrylandGalway363.583State1983DerryclareGalway19State1980Derrycrag WoodGalway110.477State1983Leam West BogGalway373.48State1991Pollnaknockaun WoodGalway38.85State1983Rosturra WoodGalway17.68State1983Richmond EskerGalway15.7State1985Knockmoyle SheskinMayo1198State1990Oldhead WoodMayo17State1984OwenboyMayo397.1State1986BallygilganSligo29.5State1986Easkey BogSligo607State1990

Leinster Nature reservePhotoCountyLand area (hectares)OwnerEstablishedCoordinatesBaldoyle EstuaryDublin203State1988North Bull IslandDublin118Private1988North Bull IslandDublin1318State1988Rogerstown EstuaryDublin195.5State1988Pollardstown FenKildare130State1986Ballykeeffe WoodKilkenny55.4State1980Fiddown IslandKilkenny62.6State1988GarryrickenKilkenny27.9State1980KyleadohirKilkenny58.7State1980Coolacurragh WoodLaois8.5State1982Grantstown Wood and Grantstown Lough Laois48.6State1982Timahoe EskerLaois13.5State1985Slieve Bloom MountainsLaois/Offaly2300State1985Clara BogOffaly460State1987Mongan BogOffaly119An Taisce1987Raheenmore BogOffaly162State1987Scragh BogWestmeath22.8State1992Ballyteigue BurrowWexford227State1990The RavenWexford589State1983Wexford Wildfowl ReserveWexford194State and BirdWatch Ireland1981Deputy's PassWicklow47State1982Glen of the DownsWicklow59State1980GlendaloughWicklow157State1988Glenealo ValleyWicklow1958State1988Knocksink WoodWicklow52.3State1994Vale of ClaraWicklow220.57State1983

Munster Nature reservePhotoCountyLand area (hectares)OwnerEstablishedCoordinatesBallyteigueClare6.4State1986CahermurphyClare9State1980DromoreClare370State1985Keelhilla, Slieve CarronClare145.5State1986Capel Island and Knockadoon HeadCork16.1Private1985Capel Island and Knockadoon HeadCork126.9State1985Glengarriff WoodCork301State1991Kilcolman BogCork21.398Private1993Kilcolman BogCork29.287State1993Knockomagh WoodCork12.5State1989Lough HyneCork65State1981The GearaghCork300Private1987Castlemaine HarbourKerry923State1990Cummeragh River BogKerry45.55State1994Derrycunnihy WoodKerry136Private1989Derrymore IslandKerry106.07Private1989Eirk BogKerry16State1986Great SkelligKerry22.6State1988Little SkelligKerry7.8Private1988Lough NambrackdarrigKerry3.9State1988Lough YganavanKerry25.3State1988Mount BrandonKerry461.75State1986Puffin IslandKerry53.77Private1987Puffin IslandKerry32.73State1987Sheheree BogKerry8.9Private1990Tearaght IslandKerry27.5Private1989Tearaght IslandKerry19.1State1989Tralee BayKerry754.53State1989Uragh WoodKerry87State1982Redwood BogTipperary132State1991Fenor BogWaterford15.55Private2004

Ulster Nature reservePhotoCountyLand area (hectares)OwnerEstablishedCoordinatesBallyarr WoodDonegal30State1986Derkmore WoodDonegal8.7State1988Duntally WoodDonegal15.3State1986Lough Barra BogDonegal176.4State1987Meenachullion BogDonegal194State1990Pettigo PlateauDonegal900State1984Rathmullen WoodDonegal32.73State1986

See also Conservation in the Republic of Ireland List of national parks of the Republic of Ireland List of Special Areas of Conservation in the Republic of Ireland

Sources Nature Reserves data set from the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

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