0.4 miles
Loop
Easy
Corrog Wood
The new wood was formerly an area of grazing fields set upon a drumlin in the rolling hills landscape typical of the Ards Peninsula, with gentle slopes down to the nearby lough and farmland. From the top of the wood you can see down to Strangford Lough and across the Portaferry House lands.
TRAIL INFORMATION
Visitors to Corrog Wood will be greeted by a curious wooden sculpture of a Dryad. The sculpture has been affectionately and locally named the ‘Frump in the Stump’. A dryad is a tree nymph in Greek mythology. The Dryad keeps a watchful, protective eye on the new wood standing at the entrance and she attracts the interest of all those passing up.
Continue past the Dryad on through the little kissing gate and a loop pathway will be waiting to lead you around the 14-acre wood, where a mix of approximately 12,000 native trees and 400 metres of hedging have been planted.
The views from the woods show how little woodland there actually is on the Ards Peninsula but you may be able to see the old established woodlands planted on the big estates.
For further information, please contact
The Woodland Trust
1 Dufferin Court
Dufferin Avenue
Bangor
County Down
BT20 3BX
tel: 028 9127 5787
or refer to their website.
TRAIL INFORMATION
Visitors to Corrog Wood will be greeted by a curious wooden sculpture of a Dryad. The sculpture has been affectionately and locally named the ‘Frump in the Stump’. A dryad is a tree nymph in Greek mythology. The Dryad keeps a watchful, protective eye on the new wood standing at the entrance and she attracts the interest of all those passing up.
Continue past the Dryad on through the little kissing gate and a loop pathway will be waiting to lead you around the 14-acre wood, where a mix of approximately 12,000 native trees and 400 metres of hedging have been planted.
The views from the woods show how little woodland there actually is on the Ards Peninsula but you may be able to see the old established woodlands planted on the big estates.
For further information, please contact
The Woodland Trust
1 Dufferin Court
Dufferin Avenue
Bangor
County Down
BT20 3BX
tel: 028 9127 5787
or refer to their website.
GETTING TO THE START
- Point of Interest The Frump in the Stump sculpture and new woods
- Facilities Car park. Toilets and refreshments are available in Portaferry.
- Dog Policy Dogs must be kept under control at all times. Please clean up after your dog.
- Accessibility Information
Accessibility Grade: Grade 5 Terrain: Grass path through woodland Toilet Facility: No Signage: No - Getting to the Start One mile north of Portaferry, off the A20 Deer Park Road.
- Public Transport Translink – journeyplanner.translink.co.uk
- Level of Difficulty Easy TRAIL GRADE DISCLAIMER
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Relatively flat or gently rolling trails with a mostly smooth surface. You might come across some obstacles like bridges, gates and steps.
Normal clothing and footwear can be worn.
