Forests
Research 5 forests within weekend reach of Swords, 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 Swords. 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 Swords. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Swords, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Knocksink Wood is a forest reachable from Swords as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Knocksink Wood, about 29 km (18 mi) from Swords
Image credit: Image: Gaoithe / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Crone Wood is a forest reachable from Swords as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Crone Wood, about 33 km (21 mi) from Swords
Image credit: Image: JP / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Ravensdale Forest is a forest reachable from Swords as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Ravensdale Forest, about 70 km (43 mi) from Swords
Image credit: Image: JalvinWiki / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Rossmore Forest Park is a forest reachable from Swords as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Rossmore Forest Park, about 99 km (62 mi) from Swords
Image credit: Image: D Gore / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Killykeen Forest Park is a state forest reachable from Swords as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Killykeen Forest Park, about 101 km (63 mi) from Swords
Image credit: Image: NTF30 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0