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Leitrim revealed as county with highest percentage of forest cover

Jun 26, 2025 17:16
By Shannonside News
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Leitrim revealed as county with highest percentage of forest cover

It was revealed today following the publication of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's Annual Forest Statistics Report for 2025.

Leitrim has been revealed as the county with the highest percentage of forest cover in Ireland.
It was revealed today following the publication of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's Annual Forest Statistics Report for 2025.

The county has 20.1% forest cover with Wicklow the second highest at 18.5%.
Meanwhile, Roscommon has 12.4% cover and Longford has 9.5%.
Ballinamore Cllr Gary Prior says he's not surprised by the report:

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