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Rostrevor Forest

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26: 272: 44: 287: 51: 576: 257:. A clearing on the southern edge of the oakwood is known as Fiddler's Green and was at one time a gathering point in the village and would have featured various forms of entertainment. Every July since 1986, the village has hosted a traditional music festival named the Fiddler’s Green Festival. 232:
Stone or The Big Stone, is located on the top of a 1,000-foot (300 m) hill within the forest. It was deposited there approximately 10,000 years ago when the glacial ice sheet receded. The local legend states that the stone was thrown across
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trees within the forest. They are the remains of the oak woods that were present on the lower Mourne mountains until it was mostly felled for use in boat building in the 18th and 19th centuries. The area is protected as a
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One of the trees in the oakwood, was omitted from an environmental survey for nearby construction work and threatened with damage. The oak subsequently became known as the Invisible Tree and was voted
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carries out felling in the forest and replants trees with wildlife conservation in mind. Animal species found in the forest include red and grey squirrels, foxes, badgers,
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Rostrevor Oakwood is a 40-acre (16 ha) area of 250-year-old
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Map showing the location of Rostrevor Forest
54°05′42″N 6°11′17″W / 54.095°N 6.188°W / 54.095; -6.188
Forest Service Northern Ireland
sitka spruce
douglas fir
Rostrevor
County Down
Mourne Mountains
Carlingford Lough
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
sitka spruce
douglas fir
Forest Service
jays
sparrow hawks
Cloughmore
Carlingford Lough
Cooley Mountains
Fionn mac Cumhaill
oak
Special Area of Conservation
Northern Ireland's Tree of the Year
Rostrevor Forest from the west end of Rostrevor
Rostrevor
Cloughmore Stone



"Rostrevor Forest"

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