
Credit: Michael Copper Photography / WTML
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.
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.
Credit: Michael Copper Photography / WTML
Find out how 'Woods on Your Doorstep' has benefitted local communities for decades to come. Watch the film here.
Credit: WTML
We're celebrating twenty years of community woodland creation. Watch this animation to find out more.
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.
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
Belvoir Belfast
5.72 ha (14.13 acres)
A Woodland Trust Wood
Killymoon
6.56 ha (16.21 acres)
A Woodland Trust Wood
Poyntz Pass
6.11 ha (15.10 acres)
A Woodland Trust Wood
Carnmoney Hill Newtownabbey
21.23 ha (52.46 acres)
A Woodland Trust Wood
Portaferry
5.49 ha (13.57 acres)
A Woodland Trust Wood
Maghera County Londonderry
17.24 ha (42.60 acres)
A Woodland Trust Wood
Crossgar
5.79 ha (14.31 acres)
A Woodland Trust Wood
Bangor
4.72 ha (11.66 acres)
A Woodland Trust Wood
Carrickfergus
8.86 ha (21.89 acres)
A Woodland Trust Wood
Ness Burn Londonderry
5.22 ha (12.90 acres)
Woods provide homes for more wildlife than any other terrestrial landscape. Here are some of the species to look out for in Northern Ireland.
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Got a question about our work or want to learn more about something?
By post:
The Woodland Trust Northern Ireland
The Courtyard
Clandeboye Estate
Bangor
County Down
BT19 1RN
Email: NorthernIreland@woodlandtrust.org.uk