Wild Nephin National Park

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About this place

Wild Nephin (Irish: Néifinn Fhiáin, NAY-FINN) is a national park in northwest County Mayo, Ireland. It includes much of the Nephin Beg Mountains and one of the largest expanses of peatland in Europe, consisting of 150 square kilometres of Atlantic blanket bog. It is a unique habitat with a diverse flora and fauna. It was established as Ballycroy National Park in 1998, then expanded and re-named in 2018, with plans to re-wild the additional lands acquired at Nephin Forest to the east of the Nephin Beg Mountains. Wild Nephin includes the most remote point of land on the Irish mainland. The park is a candidate Special Area of Conservation (cSAC) as part of a site known as the Owenduff/Nephin Complex. It is also a Special Protection Area and part of the Natura 2000 network.

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Getting There & Parking

Wild Nephin National Park is located in County Mayo, roughly 136 km (2h drive) from Galway and 319 km (4h 40m) from Dublin. Nearby highlights within a short drive include Trá na nAscaill (5.5 km away).

Galway136 km

~2h drive

Limerick230 km

~3h 25m drive

Dublin319 km

~4h 40m drive