Ness Country Park

Ness Country Park is a 55-acre site which includes the Ness Wood and Ervey Wood Nature Reserve and the 30 feet high Ness Waterfall. The park boasts over 4.5mile of stunning woodland and riverside walks including an abundance of flora and fauna and is a haven for both walkers and nature enthusiasts alike. These are off road and waymarked.

Ness Country Park is named for ‘an las’ or Ness, meaning Waterfall, in this case one of the highest waterfalls in Northern Ireland. After the last ice age, ten thousand years ago, the old Burntollet river course was blocked by glacial deposits. In eroding a new channel through the rock, the river has created the magnificent waterfall, gorges, portholes and rapids which are a feature of Ness Country Park.

Visitors can look forward to enjoying late spring woodland flowers, summer purple hairstreak butterflies, autumn woodland colour and a year-round beautiful woodland walk.

Bluebells and wood sorrel carpet the ground in spring and bilberry and hazel provide food for the birds. During summertime, you will be able to hear warblers fill the glades with the beautiful sounds of birdsong. Visitors may be able to spot small clouds of purple hairstreak butterflies if they look above the canopy of the stately oaks. During wintertime, rowan berries and bright red holly can provide a flash of colour in the woodland. Red squirrels, badgers and otters are among the wildlife which has made this habitat their home.

Walking Trails - Walking trails link Ness Country Park with the adjacent Faughan Valley Woodlands; a collection of enchanting ancient woods managed by the Woodland Trust.

Please ensure that dogs are kept under control and please clean up after your dog.

* The park is open to access all year round. Car Parks remain open all year round.