Protected areas
Research 6 protected areas within weekend reach of Ennis, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Ennis. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Ennis. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Ennis, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Burren National Park is National park of limestone pavement, heath and turloughs nearby north of Ennis in County Clare. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Burren National Park, about 18 km (11 mi) from Ennis
Image credit: Image: The Banner / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Ballynastaig Wood is a forest reachable from Ennis as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Ballynastaig Wood, about 29 km (18 mi) from Ennis
Image credit: Image: Megankeane13 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Coole Park is National nature reserve of woodland and turloughs near Gort, County Galway, nearby northeast of Ennis. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Coole Park, about 30 km (18 mi) from Ennis
Image credit: Image: Dr Charles Nelson / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Curraghchase Forest Park is a forest reachable from Ennis as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Curraghchase Forest Park, about 30 km (18 mi) from Ennis
Image credit: Image: Peter Gerken / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
The Burren is Karst limestone landscape region covering much of north County Clare, beginning nearby north of Ennis. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — The Burren, about 35 km (21 mi) from Ennis
Image credit: Image: Bogman / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5
Derrycunnihy Wood is a forest reachable from Ennis as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Derrycunnihy Wood, about 106 km (66 mi) from Ennis
Image credit: Image: Joseph Mischyshyn / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0