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Wild Nephin Ballycroy National Park

"The hills themselves are encircled by this vast area of trackless bog" Robert Lloyd Praeger

Wild Nephin Ballycroy National Park

"The hills themselves are encircled by this vast area of trackless bog" Robert Lloyd Praeger

Wild Nephin Ballycroy National Park

Wild Nephin Ballycroy National Park is located on the Western seaboard in northwest Mayo.

Wild Nephin Ballycroy National Park

"The hills themselves are encircled by this vast area of trackless bog" Robert Lloyd Praeger

Wild Nephin Ballycroy National Park

Wild Nephin Ballycroy National Park is located on the Western seaboard in northwest Mayo.

Plan your trip

Visitor Center: Free Exhibition, Café & Tóchar Daithí Bán Trail Enjoy a leisurely walk along a 2km looped trail at Wild Nephin Ballycroy National Park Visitor

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Camping

***Please note camping and campfires are not permitted in the National Park/Dark Sky Park at this time.*** ***This includes staying overnight with camper vans etc.

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Wildlife

This is one of the last intact active blanket bog systems in Ireland and Western Europe and is an important scientific and scenic feature of

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Welcome to Ballycroy National Park

 

“Indeed the Nephinbeg range of mountains is I think the very loneliest place in this country”
– Robert Lloyd Praeger (1937) The Way That I Went

Ballycroy National Park is Ireland’s sixth National Park and located on the Western seaboard in northwest Mayo. It comprises of 11,000 hectares of Atlantic blanket bog and mountainous terrain, covering a vast uninhabited and unspoilt wilderness dominated by the Nephin Beg mountain range.

To the west of the mountains is the Owenduff bog. This is one of the last intact active blanket bog systems in Ireland and Western Europe and is an important scientific and scenic feature of the National Park. Ballycroy National Park is part of the Natura 2000 Network, which protects rare and important habitats and species under the EU Habitats and Birds Directive.

News & Events

Orange Wind Warning – Park Closed 14/02/2021
February 13, 2021

We wish to advise visitors that Wild Nephin Ballycroy National Park will be closed on Sunday February 14th due to Met Éireann's Status Orange Wind Warning. This includes the Visitor Centre, Claggan Mountain Coastal Trail and Letterkeen. Other NPWS sites

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Tóchar Daithí Bán Closed
February 8, 2021

We would like to advise our visitors that the Tóchar Daithí Bán Trail at the Visitor Centre will be undergoing essential maintenance over the next couple days. Therefore the trail will not be accessible. We ask visitors to please heed

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New PhD Opportunity
January 11, 2021

We are delighted to announce a new 4-year PhD opportunity for Wild Nephin Ballycroy National Park. The PhD will explore biodiversity conservation and restoration in the National Park and will be carried out with support of the Marine Institute and

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Plan Ahead and Prepare For Your Visit

From October 7th 2020, the Ballycroy Visitor Centre including the Ginger & Wild Café will be closed.

 

Wild Nephin National Park remains open to the public at this time. There are some changes we would like to inform you of. Please think ahead & be aware of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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