In 2017, 4,000 hectares of conifer forest and mountain controlled by Coillte was added to the 11,000 hectares of the adjoining Ballycroy National Park. The area is to be managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and has been identified as having potential for rewilding. The area was originally an industrial forest, consisting of lodgepole pine and spruce plantations, with forestry roads throughout.
