Ireland has long been known as a country with many fields but very few trees. For years, most forests were filled with just one type of tree, often planted only for cutting and selling wood. These ...

In the heart of County Kerry lies a land of contrasts, where rare ferns and moss blanket lush valleys of ancient forests, which meet freshwater lakes backed by sandstone peaks. Mysterious medieval ...

For example, Ireland’s last surviving herd of wild red deer roam here, and visitors can wander through the Reenadinna Yew Woodland, western Europe’s largest forest of yews—some trees are more than 200 ...