2024年12月27日 · Wild Nephin Ballycroy National Park was opened in 1998 as Ireland’s sixth National Park and covers over 15,000 hectares of Atlantic Blanket Bog. Formed 2.5 million years ago by glaciers, the terrain is mountainous and wild.

Wild Nephin National Park showcases some of the darkest, most pristine night skies in the world and is officially certified as a Gold Tier standard International Dark Sky Park. The Mayo Dark Sky Park extends across the entire National Park, and on a clear night visitors can see thousands of twinkling stars, other planets in our solar system ...

Established in November 1998, Ballycroy National Park was renamed Wild Nephin National Park after a massive expansion in 2018. It incorporates 11,000 hectares of Atlantic blanket bog and mountainous terrain.

A visitor centre for the national park opened in 2009. The 700 square meter building overlooks the Atlantic Ocean in Ballycroy village. It opens daily from mid-March until the beginning of November.

Enjoy stunning views of Wild Nephin National Park to the east and Bellacragher Bay and Achill Island to the west. Listen for the calls of wading birds such as curlews and ringed plover and catch glimpses of otters and seals. Vary’s Loop takes you on a 2.5km trail along the Altacooney River.

2023年8月7日 · Ballycroy National Park, encompassing the wild Nephin Mountains, is one of Ireland’s six national parks and a jewel of County Mayo. Sprawling over 15,000 hectares, it hosts one of Europe’s largest expanses of peatland left, known as the ‘Atlantic blanket bog’.

Ballycroy National Park (Irish: Páirc Náisiúnta Bhaile Chruaich) is located in the Owenduff/Nephin Mountains area of the Barony of Erris in northwest County Mayo, Ireland. It is one of the largest expanses of peatland in Europe, consisting of 117.79 square kilometres of Atlantic blanket bog.