Tomnafinnoge Wood

Tomnafinnoge Woods (Coillte Tom na Feannóige) is a 67-hectare nature reserve in south County Wicklow, representing the last surviving fragment of the great Oak Woods of Tinahely that once covered thousands of acres across the hills and valleys of southeastern Ireland. Located between the villages of Shillelagh and Tinahely, this precious woodland remnant is designated as a Special Area of Conservation and included within the Slaney River Valley candidate SAC. Now owned by the Irish State and managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, Tomnafinnoge provides an irreplaceable living link between the ancient forests that once supplied timber for Westminster Abbey and Cambridge colleges, and the woodland heritage of modern Ireland.