Parks, Reserves and other protected areas in

The most important legislation underpinning biodiversity and nature conservation in Ireland is the Wildlife Act (1976), together with the Wildlife Amendment Act (2000) and the European Union (Natural Habitats) Regulations. The Wildlife Act provided a good legislative base for nature conservation. The species protection provisions, including those regulating hunting, were quite comprehensive, to the extent, for example, that they largely foresaw similar aspects of the EU Birds and Habitats Directives. Read more

 

National parks

		Ballycroy national park	11.779 ha
		Connemara national park	2.957 ha

The photo next to the name of the protected area means that you will find information directly updated by the respective Park Authorities.