Glengarriff Woods

Glengarriff Woods Nature Reserve encompasses approximately 300 hectares of old-growth and regenerating woodland in the sheltered glen above Glengarriff Harbour in County Cork. Representing one of the finest examples of oceanic sessile oak woodland in Ireland, the reserve rivals the famous Killarney oakwoods in ecological significance. The setting is spectacular, with ancient gnarled oaks draped in luxuriant mosses and lichens thriving in the mild, humid Atlantic climate. The reserve forms part of the larger Glengarriff Harbour and Woodlands Special Area of Conservation, protecting a unique assemblage of rare species found almost nowhere else in Europe outside Ireland and the Iberian Peninsula.