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Wicklow Mountains National Park

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57: 242: 548:. Park staff are responsible for nature conservation, promotion of research and education, public safety and facilitation of good relations between the park and surrounding communities. In May 2009 an addition of 28.33 square kilometres (7,000 acres) to the park was announced. In 2016 the state purchased an additional 19.8296 square kilometres (4,900.0 acres) from a private party. The tract of land goes from Kippure down to Glenasmole Valley and Bohernabreena Reservoir. The land was added to the Wicklow National Park. 45: 981: 249: 361: 281: 265: 329: 313: 297: 345: 417:
Recreational activities available within the park include walking and hiking, rock climbing, rowing, diving, limited swimming and fishing, and many opportunities for sightseeing and photography. Motor tourists may take the
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in 1988, at Glendalough. An interpretative centre was financed in 1990 and the park officially opened in 1991. It is managed by the
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Having been proposed for many years, establishment of the park was announced by
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from the Dublin Hills south through the centre of the mountains to
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Some of the protected wildlife of the park are several species of
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The variety of habitats found in the park ranges through
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Numerous plant species including 264: 13: 1217:Greystones Beach (North and South) 212:Chief among the historic sites is 14: 1885: 830: 566:"Wicklow Mountains National Park" 328: 312: 296: 216:, which features a collection of 979: 359: 343: 327: 311: 295: 279: 263: 247: 240: 55: 43: 1854:Bogs of the Republic of Ireland 1168:Wicklow Mountains National Park 1019:Buckroney-Brittas Dunes and Fen 800: 156:Wicklow Mountains National Park 24:Wicklow Mountains National Park 1874:1991 establishments in Ireland 1194:Arklow Beach (North and South) 558: 344: 201: 1: 1001:Special Areas of Conservation 757:Sherkin Island Marine Station 551: 190:. 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IUCN category
national park

Map of Wicklow Mountains National Park and surrounding areas of County Wicklow, County Kildare and Dublin, park highlighted in green
County Wicklow
Ireland
Dublin
53°01′05″N 6°23′53″W / 53.018°N 6.398°W / 53.018; -6.398
NPWS National Parks and Wildlife Service
Irish
Ireland
national parks
County Wicklow
South Dublin
Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
County Dublin
Wicklow Mountains
Dublin
Glendalough
Glendalough
Early Medieval
St Kevin
hermit
priest
Upper Lake
Wicklow Mountains National Park is located in Ireland
Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara
Wild Nephin
Boyne Valley
Connemara

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