Forests
Research 5 forests within weekend reach of Sligo, 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 Sligo. 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 Sligo. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Sligo, closest first. Distance bands: day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Killykeen Forest Park is a state forest reachable from Sligo as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Killykeen Forest Park, about 73 km (45 mi) from Sligo
Image credit: Image: NTF30 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Glenveagh Deer Forest is a forest reachable from Sligo as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Glenveagh Deer Forest, about 89 km (55 mi) from Sligo
Image credit: Image: Ana Rey from Sevilla, España / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Rossmore Forest Park is a forest reachable from Sligo as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Rossmore Forest Park, about 98 km (61 mi) from Sligo
Image credit: Image: D Gore / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Ballyarr Wood is a forest reachable from Sligo as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Ballyarr Wood, about 98 km (61 mi) from Sligo
Image credit: Image: Heikki.vesanto / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Oldhead Wood is a forest reachable from Sligo as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Oldhead Wood, about 101 km (63 mi) from Sligo
Image credit: Image: MickReynolds / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0