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 Policy No accommodation services are provided within the National Park itself but visitors are welcome to camp under the following conditions. For visitors who
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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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“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.
As a Status Orange Wind warning has been issued for Sunday 16th February the National Park including all trails will be CLOSED to the public. The forecast predicts southwest winds with mean speeds of 60 to 80 km/h with severe gusts
Due to the Orange Weather Warning issued by Met Éireann, we wish to advise the public that the National Park including all trails will be closed to the public this Monday 10th of February and for the duration of the
***UPDATE*** The National Park will remain closed on Sunday February 9th. *** *** *** Due to the Oranage Weather Warning issued by Met Éireann, we wish to advise the public that the National Park including all trails will be closed
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