| Derrycrag Wood Nature Reserve | |
| Photo Width: | 200 |
| Map: | Ireland |
| Map Width: | 200 |
| Label: | Derrycrag Wood |
| Coords: | 53.044°N -8.384°W |
| Type: | National |
| Location: | near Woodford, County Galway |
| Area: | 273acres |
| Operator: | National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland) |
| Status: | Open all year |
Derrycrag Wood Nature Reserve is a national nature reserve and Special Area of Conservation of approximately 273acres located near Woodford, County Galway, Ireland. It is managed by the Irish National Parks & Wildlife Service.
Derrycrag Wood Nature Reserve was legally protected as a national nature reserve by the Irish government in 1983.[1] It is also a Special Area of Conservation for its old sessile oak woodland.[2]
Derrycrag Wood, with Pollnaknockaun and Rosturra Wood, represent fragments of the previously extensive oak and ash forests which dominated the local landscape for hundreds of years.[3] There is also an under planting of hazel, holly, and other woodland flora.[4] Animals including red squirrels, foxes, badgers, pine martens, bats, sparrowhawks, jays, and kestrels live on the reserve.[5] The rare shrub, bird cherry, grows in the wood along the banks of the Woodford River. There are two trails within the reserve.