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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.

Restoring Hazelwood

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

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

Coillte Reaches Major Biodiversity Milestone – 30% of Estate Now Managed Primarily for Nature

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

Ireland’s native woodlands today

Watch our end of year video Read our End of Year 2020 Report Director, Dr Ciarán Fallon, looks back on Coillte Nature’s first year of operations and presents a short video on the key highlights. When the Coillte Nature team gathered for the first time back in January in Coillte’s headquarters in Co. Wicklow, we &hellip

Coillte Nature’s first year: video, report and a message from our Director