Acknowledgments
We would like to acknowledge the Coillte who have made an area of their land available for this Miyawaki mini forest. We also acknowledge Liam Stafford of Wexford County Manager of Coillte for organising the preparation of the site for planting. For the tree planters we thank Catriona Taylor, Laura Finn, Peter O’Sullivan, Sean O’Sullivan, Lisa Mulcahy, Anne Berney, Dave Pearson, Molly O’Dwyer, Martin Hempenstall, Barbara Mulcahy, Andrew Rankin and Maisie the German Shephard.
Site Details
The Ballyfad Walk is set in over 200 acres of mature woodland near Coolgreany, Co. Wexford which is an example of an old woodland site that is shown in the original 1835 Ordnance Survey map. Such old woodland sites are relicts of the original vast forests that covered most of the country prior to the 16th century and are rich in biodiversity as they have never been fully clear-felled.
The woods at Ballyfad were acquired by the government from the Brooke Estate in 1904 at a cost of over £3,000.
The trailhead sign shows details of 4 trails of varying length and many fine examples of mature oak (1820), beech (1912), Norway spruce, Western hemlock, Douglas fir and Scots pine can be seen along the way. A special section of the Bluebell trail has been developed as a fairy walk especially for younger walkers.
The following is a list of the 1,000 trees planted at this site.
Glimpses of Location where trees are planted
