Take a walk on the wild side - Coillte encourage forest walks

Coillte is encouraging people in Meath to participate in National Walking Day on Sunday, September 27th by visiting one of their local Coillte forests.

National Walking Day aims to inspire people to get out and walk in their local areas due to the great physical and mental wellbeing benefits of walking. It is an initiative by Get Ireland Walking, supported by Sport Ireland and takes place as part of the European Week of Sport.

Coillte is delighted to be involved and to support this annual event by encouraging the public, regardless of age or ability, to get active and stay local.

Charlie Burke, Recreation Officer with Coillte and co-ordinator of Coillte’s Woodlands for Health campaign said:

“Coillte is proud to be Ireland’s leading provider of outdoor recreation activities, with more than 3,000 kilometers of trails, 260 recreation sites and 12 forest parks across the country.

“Coillte wants to encourage local residents in county Meath to take some time out of their day and enjoy their local landscape by participating in National Walking Day on 27th September and visiting one of your local Coillte forests, like Littlewood outside Slane or Dun a Ri Forest Park on the Meath/Cavan border.

Meath has a number of Coillte recreation sites which are open to the public. To find out more about Coillte’s recreation offering visit www.coillte.ie