County Antrim

The spectacular Glens of Antrim are some of the best places in Northern Ireland to see unspoilt ancient and long-established woodland. A drive through the glens will take you past scattered fragments of hazel woodland, and isolated pockets of ash woodland. One of the largest concentrations of ancient woodland is at Glenarm.

However, Antrim is more than just the glens. At its southern end, the basaltic plateau towers over Belfast city, where the woods of Cave Hill, Carnmoney Hill and Colin Glen provide a welcome respite from city life. The county also borders Lough Neagh, where there are spectactular wet woods such as Rea's Wood, and stretches west to the River Bann, where one of the largest fragments of old woodland is at Portglenone.