Rosturra Wood

Rosturra Wood (Irish: Coill Ros Dora) is a 44-acre national nature reserve and Special Area of Conservation near Woodford in southeast County Galway, Ireland. Protected since 1983, it preserves an ancient woodland remarkable for containing yew mixed with oak, a combination almost unique in Ireland. Along with Derrycrag and Pollnaknockaun Woods, it represents a precious fragment of the extensive forests that once blanketed the Slieve Aughty Mountains. The name derives from the Irish 'Ros' meaning wood, reflecting the deep historical significance of this landscape to local communities.