Corrog Wood

Walking Route

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.

Distance:

1 miles

Start Point:

J602531

Finish Point:

J602531

Point of interest:

The Frump in the Stump sculpture and new woods

Nearest town:

Portaferry

OS map:

Sheet 21

Terrain:

Grass path through woodland

Route:

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 - see link below.

Facilities:

Car park. Toilets and refreshments are available in Portaferry.

Accessible terrain:

Gravel path, steep in places

Publication:

Top Ten Woodland Trust Woods

Publication availability:

The Woodland Trust, 1 Dufferin Court, Dufferin Avenue, Bangor, BT21 0PD
Tel: 028 9127 5787
Email: wtni@woodlandtrust.org.uk

Getting to the start by public transport:

One mile north of Portaferry, off the A20 Deer Park Road.

The nearest Tourist Information Centre is:

Downpatrick Visitor Information Centre

Location / Directions

Frump in the Stump can be found in a tree on the Deerpark Road en route to Portaferry.
  • Free (parking charges may apply)
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