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Hazelwood Forest lies at the heart of Yeats country on the shores of Lough Gill in County Sligo, overlooking the Lake Isle of Innisfree. A semi-natural treescape of 130 hectares, it features one of the finest alluvial woodlands in all of Ireland.

A bio diverse and historical lakeside forest recreation site with stunning views of Lough Gill and Islands thereon.

  10% uplift in the number of visits to Coillte’s most popular recreational forests Avondale Forest Park, Co. Wicklow in first place – home of the unique visitor destination, Beyond the Trees Avondale Over 250 Coillte recreational parks offer the perfect family day out this Halloween mid-term   Playground in Coillte’s Rossmore Forest Park   &hellip

Strategic goal delivered ahead of schedule, highlighting Coillte’s commitment to the protection and enhancement of Ireland’s biodiversity 134,000 hectares across Ireland now prioritised for nature management Coillte publishes new ‘Forests for Nature’ booklet detailing its biodiversity strategy and nature restoration works   Thursday, 4th September 2025: Coillte today announced the early delivery of a significant &hellip

Importance of Biodiversity – There is a growing global recognition of the need to protect and enhance biodiversity. The Coillte estate is home to a wide range of native animals and plants. It consists of a varied tapestry of different habitats, ranging from conifer forests, mixed and broadleaved forests to open bogs, heathlands, lakes and &hellip

Richard Nairn, author of a new book Wildwoods, examines the current state of Ireland’s native woodlands and their benefits By the start of the twentieth century, only about one per cent of Ireland had any of the original woodland cover remaining. With steady planting over the last 120 years, the total forest cover has reached &hellip