NATIONAL PARKS TOURS WORLDWIDE

HIGHLIGHTS, WHERE THEY ARE AND HOW TO VISIT THEM: EUROPE

NATIONAL PARKS OF IRELAND

 

Welcome to NATIONAL PARKS WORLDWIDE with the national parks, nature reserves and other protected areas of all countries of the world. National parks are the prime locations of wild and untamed nature; in many countries they are the most exiting places to visit, if you can find them. This website is your first help for getting to the national parks of Ireland. In many developing countries, the protected areas are still difficult to get to. That is the reason why local travel agencies are often reluctant to take you there, while others have their own agenda, favoring a lodge in a private reserve with insignificant forest or nature. And yet, with the proper knowledge, transportation and gear, visiting national parks is usually relatively affordable, provided that you don't expect 5 star accommodations.

 

On this pages you find a list of Ireland's protected areas. Criteria for the selection of National Parks of Ireland include natural beauty, unique geological features, unusual ecosystems, and recreational opportunities. Enjoy planning your vacation in Ireland.

 

National Parks of Ireland

For their lasting conservation, protected areas need a lot of visitation, something that is lacking in developing countries. In order to promote visitation to national parks, we created this website. The accuracy of our list varies considerably per country and is still incomplete for most countries of the world, but we are continuously working on improving them. As the lack of visitation continues to be one of the prime drawbacks for their conservation, we decided - after long hesitation - to organize national parks tours that are guaranteed to take you to the best national parks of each country, one country at the time. Currently we offer fantastic National Park tours to Ecuador , Peru, Ethiopia and Uganda.

Protected Area

Management type

Size in hectares

Marine area

IUCN Category

Latitude

Longitude

Creation date

Connemara

National Park

2957

V

-46.40109000000

169.47592900000

Killarney

National Park

10289

V

-46.38829900000

169.54487200000

Glenveagh

National Park

16548

UA

52.28000000000

-0.51000000000

1/1/1988

Kyleadohir

National Nature Reserve

59

V

-42.80364300000

172.04749600000

1/1/1974

Ballynastaig Wood

National Nature Reserve

10

IV

49.70740100000

-1.94487300000

1/1/1985

Knockmoyle/Sheskin

National Nature Reserve

1198

IV

49.69558900000

-1.43964100000

1/1/1987

Coole-Garryland

National Nature Reserve

364

III

-44.74396600000

170.46199000000

Capel Island and Knockadoon Head

National Nature Reserve

143

IV

49.69321200000

-1.46376500000

1/1/1987

Lough Yganavan

National Nature Reserve

25

IV

0.00000000000

0.00000000000

Dromore

National Nature Reserve

370

III

-39.61212600000

174.69959100000

Garryricken

National Nature Reserve

28

IV

49.69191300000

-1.44923100000

1/1/1987

Grantstown Wood and Granston Lough

National Nature Reserve

49

IV

49.69200000000

-1.47082900000

1/1/1987

Eirk Bog

National Nature Reserve

16

V

-46.33658400000

169.13577400000

Slieve Bloom Mountains

National Nature Reserve

2230

V

-46.62442800000

169.03292200000

Ballgilgan (Lisadell)

National Nature Reserve

29

V

-46.47410200000

169.29831400000

Pollnaknockaun Wood

National Nature Reserve

39

V

-46.48452500000

169.46873900000

Rosturra Wood

National Nature Reserve

18

III

-38.25152600000

177.58191000000

Lough Nambrackdarrig

National Nature Reserve

4

V

-46.48881100000

169.41248000000

Deputy's Pass

National Nature Reserve

47

V

-46.47990800000

169.38617400000

Coolacurragh Wood

National Nature Reserve

8

V

-46.44156600000

169.47504600000

Cather (Murphy)

National Nature Reserve

9

III

-39.78121400000

175.81231200000

Little Skellig

National Nature Reserve

8

IV

49.69135300000

-1.93384800000

1/1/1985

Drumcliffe Bay

National Nature Reserve

1545

IV

49.69111200000

-1.46236700000

1/1/1987

Keelhilla, Slieve Carron

National Nature Reserve

145

UA

51.51000000000

-1.20000000000

1/1/1988

Raven

National Nature Reserve

589

IV

49.68939400000

-1.93471200000

1/1/1989

Glenealo Valley

National Nature Reserve

1958

V

-46.43534600000

169.23339900000

Derrycrag Wood

National Nature Reserve

110

V

-46.44648000000

169.47577700000

Owenboy

National Nature Reserve

397

III

-39.57895600000

174.60914300000

Rogerstown Estuary

National Nature Reserve

195

III

-40.44515400000

175.29600900000

Mongan Bog

National Nature Reserve

119

III

19.60000000000

109.84000000000

1/1/1992

Gearagh

National Nature Reserve

300

III

-39.76071300000

175.16939200000

Great Skellig

National Nature Reserve

23

V

-46.50092200000

169.42642700000

Thank you for visiting Nature Worldwide on Ireland. National parks, Nature reserves and Protected areas of Ireland provides you with list of all the national parks and other protected areas of Ireland. In this linked net of country pages you can find lists of birds, nature, mammals and national parks. National Parks of Ireland provides a list of all the the national parks, nature reserves and other protected areas of Ireland. In Nature of Ireland you can find links to nature related websites, like on birding, birdwatching, general ornithology, nature, nature conservation, national parks, protected areas, nature reserves, etc. Birds of Ireland provides a checklist of the birds of Ireland. It is a complete birdlist or bird list listing all the birds of Ireland in ornithological taxonomic order, and on Mammals of Ireland you can find the list of the mammals in taxonomic order.  Click on the following links for our web pages on Ireland.

https://www.birdlist.org/ireland.htm  http://www.nature-worldwide.info/ireland.htm  http://www.mammals-worldwide.info/ireland.htm 

 

 

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Parks Man Dr. Daan Vreugdenhil is author of this website. He dedicated his life to the conservation of nature. https://www.facebook.com/DrDaanVreugdenhil, https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdaanvreugdenhil/. He was part of the team that selected the first 39 protected areas of Ecuador in the 1970s and he initiated the Cuyabeno Lodge in Ecuador's Amazon in 1985, making him one of the world's eco tourism pioneers. A speaker of 8 languages and having traveled to 80+ countries, Dr. Daan Vreugdenhil has is one of the world's greatest connoisseurs of nature and national parks in the world.