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This is an incomplete list of forests in Ireland. Upon the first arrival of humans in Ireland around 9,000 years ago, the entire island was predominantly covered in a blanket of thick woodland. These woodlands consisted largely of Oak and Pine forests. However, centuries of heavy deforestation meant that by the end of the 19th century the area of woodland and forest cover in Ireland was estimated to be approximately 69,000 hectares, or 1% of the national land area. During the first 75 years of the 20th century forestry in Ireland was almost exclusively carried out by the State and by 1985 forest and woodland cover had increased to approximately 420,000 hectares. The mid 1980s saw a significant increase in private forest development, with the introduction of EU funded grant schemes aimed at encouraging private land owners, mainly farmers, to become involved in forestry. As a result, the area of national forest estate in Ireland has now increased to approximately 700,000 hectares. Of this, approximately 45% is in private ownership and 55% is in the ownership of Coillte. ==Ulster== County Antrim * Ballypatrick Forest * Belvoir Forest * Breen Oakwood *Carnfunnock Country Park *Glenariff Forest Park *Lagan Valley * Rea's Wood Nature Reserve *Slieveanorra Forest County Armagh *Gosford Forest Park *Maghery Country Park County Cavan *Dún na Rí Forest Park *Killykeen Forest Park County Donegal *Ards Forest Park County Down * Belvoir Forest * Castlewellan Forest Park *Lagan Valley * Rostrevor Forest *Tollymore Forest Park County Fermanagh *Crom Estate * Ely Lodge Forest *Florence Court Forest Park * Lough Navar Forest Drive * Marble Arch Forest County Londonderry *Roe Valley Country Park County Monaghan *Dartrey Forest *Dún na Rí Forest Park * Rossmore Forest County Tyrone *Drum Manor Forest Park * Gortin Glen Forest Park 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of forests in Ireland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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