Stopping by Woods: A Guide to the Heritage and Recreational Forests of Ireland

A book that for the first time details all 315 Irish forests and woodlands north and south open to the Irish public – visited, photographed and researched by the author over the course of five years. All woodlands are photographed and described in detail with information given on directions, parking, walking distances and terrain. Major woodwalks are mapped and featured on a county-by-county basis, with the co-operation of the Ordnance Survey and assistance from the Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Coillte, the Society of Irish Foresters, the Forestry Service of Northern Ireland and the Irish Tree Society. Complete with glossary, index and species guide, this handsome large-format fully illustrated book will be an invaluable guide to visitor, conservator, forester and dendrophile, or for those who simply want to avail of the resources of Ireland’s countryside.