Ards Forest Park

Ards Forest Park is a park in County Donegal, Ireland. The wooded area park is located at the small Ards Peninsula. It sits at the beaches of Sheep haven Bay on the northern shoreline of County Donegal, Ireland. It's to be found on the N56 Street, among Creeslough and Dunfanaghy. Ards Forest Park turned into previously part of the Ards Estate, a rustic property bought with the aid of Alexander Stewart in the 1780s. The Ards Estate, focused on Ards House demolished inside the early 60s turned into owned by the Stewart own family up till the early Nineteen Thirties.

The final member of the Stewart family to personal the property changed into Lady Ena Stewart-Bam, who inherited from her grandfather around 1904. She turned into the spouse of Lt. Col. Sir Pieter C. Van B. Stewart-Bam, Kt. and O.B.E., a South African soldier, politician and businessman whom she married in 1910. Today, the forest park is 481 hectares in place and includes more than a few natural world and plant forms. It additionally has nature walks, sandy seashores, viewing factors in addition to a picnic and play region. The forest park is now owned through Coillte, a State body.