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Woodland Trust NI branches out into Belfast Hills.
The Woodland Trust Northern Ireland has acquired new land in the Belfast Hills, thanks to funding from Biffa Award and NIEA. Find out more here.
Northern Ireland
We are the Woodland Trust in Northern Ireland and we stand up for woods and trees. We look after 50 woods across the country, all just waiting for you to explore.
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Celebrating 20 years of 'Woods on Your Doorstep'
We're celebrating twenty years of community woodland creation. Watch this animation to find out more.
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Community project plants a quarter of a million trees since 2000.
Find out how 'Woods on Your Doorstep' has benefitted local communities for decades to come. Watch the film here.
Did you know?
Historically, woods have had a poor deal in Ireland, with woodland clearance beginning as far back as the Neolithic period, around 6,000 years ago.
Find a wood
Northern Ireland ranks badly as one of the least-wooded regions in Europe, with just 8% woodland cover compared with the European average of 37%. In addition, almost 60% of our woodland is in the form of recent conifer plantations.
Our woods are free to visit. To find one near you use our wood search page.
A Woodland Trust Wood
Friends of Belvoir Wood
Belvoir Belfast
5.72 ha (14.13 acres)
A Woodland Trust Wood
Cabin Wood
Killymoon
6.56 ha (16.21 acres)
A Woodland Trust Wood
Canal Wood
Poyntz Pass
6.11 ha (15.10 acres)
A Woodland Trust Wood
Carnmoney Hill
Carnmoney Hill Newtownabbey
21.23 ha (52.46 acres)
A Woodland Trust Wood
Corrog Wood
Portaferry
5.49 ha (13.57 acres)
A Woodland Trust Wood
Drumnaph Wood
Maghera County Londonderry
17.24 ha (42.60 acres)
A Woodland Trust Wood
Glasswater Wood
Crossgar
5.79 ha (14.31 acres)
A Woodland Trust Wood
Kilcooley Wood
Bangor
4.72 ha (11.66 acres)
A Woodland Trust Wood
Oakfield Glen
Carrickfergus
8.86 ha (21.89 acres)
A Woodland Trust Wood
Oaks Wood
Ness Burn Londonderry
5.22 ha (12.90 acres)
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Faughan Valley: from fragments to thriving forests
We're working to reconnect pockets of ancient woodland in the Faughan Valley, allowing them to become more resilient and thrive in the future.
Woodland wildlife
Woods provide homes for more wildlife than any other terrestrial landscape. Here are some of the species to look out for in Northern Ireland.
News and blogs from Northern Ireland
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Woodland Trust welcomes DAERA Minister to 'Forests of the Future'
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BBC Community Life Appeal supports Woodland Trust Northern Ireland
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Woodland Trust woodlands to celebrate 20th anniversary in 2020
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Hughes Insurance partners Woodland Trust Northern Ireland to plant thousands of trees
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Woodland Trust’s wet woods project sees nature friendly farming in action
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Woodland Trust creates largest native wood in Northern Ireland
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Contact us
By post:
The Woodland Trust Northern Ireland
The Courtyard
Clandeboye Estate
Bangor
County Down
BT19 1RN
Email: NorthernIreland@woodlandtrust.org.uk