Finally, it will provide a history of population trends for all of the flora and fauna, providing the necessary data to act before threatened native plants and animals are beyond help. Hopefully, it will also help to ensure that we all may continue to enjoy the irreplaceable beauty of Irish native woodland as featured, for example on this page. The database has been 'live' since March 1999 and has been updated with data based on the work of the NPWS and some of the many academics who have already worked in this area. By continually adding to this store of information, we hope to eventually have a complete and definitive record, detailing the location and status of every ancient woodland in Ireland and all the species that live in each location. It is hoped that the information contained in this database can be made available to members, academics and the public via this website, and facilities to query the database for details of woodlands and locations of various species will hopefully be developed in the near future.
New data is always welcome, and submissions from the public are especially welcome.
All information is gratefully accepted.