Which sites will we be working on?
We have started surveying and planning work on a Wild Western Peatlands pilot site at Derryclare in Co. Galway and we expect to select several other large sites across the western seaboard as the project progresses.
The Coillte property at Derryclare lies to the west of Lough Inagh and Derryclare Lough in Connemara, north of the Galway to Clifden road (N59). This area is a key tourist and angling destination and is close to the Wild Atlantic Way and the Western Way. This iconic site is surrounded by the Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex Special Area of Conservation and contains areas of high biodiversity value, therefore offering great potential for resdesign and restoration. To the south-east of the property lies the Derryclare Nature Reserve, managed by the NPWS and one of the finest examples of semi-natural Atlantic oak woodlands in Ireland.
Get involved
We have started intital stakeholder engagement for this project and will continue with this throughout the various stages of the project. You can download a copy of our first Stakeholder Information Document. We aim to work in close collaboration with local communities, environmental NGOs, specialists and state agencies, so if you’re interested in working with us on this project or would like to learn more, contact our Outreach Manager Hedda Dick on hedda.dick@coillte.ie.
You can follow updates about this project in our Coillte Nature News section of the website.
