First pick
Mitchell's Wood
Wood or forest · 190 m outside town
52 ha3.2 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.2 km of path
1.3 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
–Not graded
Outdoors in Ladysbridge · parks, paths & countryside
6 waymarked trails start within 5 km of Ladysbridge
3 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 0.4 for every square kilometre. No park or playing field is mapped within a 5-minute walk of homes in Ladysbridge.
Footpaths
3 km
0.4 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical Irish town: 2.1 km per km²
Woodland
6%
of the town and 1 km around it
Typical Irish town: 2.7%
Against other towns
How Ladysbridge compares with Irish towns
Each figure against Ireland’s 321 towns and city neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (city hubs left out): the marked bar is the town’s, the line the median. Ireland has no Outdoors Grade yet: the figures are described, each against other Irish towns, and none of them counts towards the overall grade.
A park within a walk0%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
0out of 100
Public green space0.0 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
0out of 100
Footpaths0.4 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
9out of 100
Protected for nature0%of the land within 5 km
11out of 100
Woodland6%of the town and 1 km around it, as mapped
80out of 100
Parks, paths and woods: OpenStreetMap; residents: CSO Census 2022 Small Areas; protected sites: NPWS; sea: CSO and ONS land outlines. A 0 means nothing is mapped.
Towns its size
Ladysbridge has the 14th fewest footpaths per km² of 40 towns its size
The 40 Irish towns nearest in population (809 to 3,141 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Ballybrack (8.6 km per km²) to Sixmilebridge (0 km per km²).
Footpath, km per km²
Ladysbridge0.4
Towns its size0.7
Co. Cork towns1.8
Typical Irish town2.1
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Ladysbridge0.0
Towns its size3.8
Co. Cork towns4.3
Typical Irish town4.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Ladysbridge0%
Towns its size83%
Co. Cork towns90%
Typical Irish town92%
Ladysbridge falls furthest behind on homes near a park, where 39 of the 39 others do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | The sea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballybrack Dublin | 8.6 | 8% | 0.2% | 36% |
| 2 | Sunday's Well Cork | 7.3 | 2.7% | 0.4% | – |
| 3 | Blackpool Cork | 6.6 | 3% | 1.4% | – |
| 4 | Carna Dublin | 5.4 | 1.7% | 0% | – |
| 5 | Taylor's Hill Galway | 5.1 | 1.2% | 15% | 37% |
| 6 | Togher Cork | 5 | 1.5% | 0.5% | – |
| 7 | Decies Dublin | 4.8 | 7.2% | 0% | – |
| 8 | Mayfield Cork | 4.7 | 5.3% | 3.3% | – |
| 9 | Kylemore Dublin | 4 | 3% | 0% | – |
| 10 | Edenmore Dublin | 2.8 | 3.6% | 5.9% | 24% |
| 11 | Ballynanty Limerick | 2.5 | 5.7% | 12% | – |
| 12 | Claddagh Galway | 2.4 | 0.2% | 17% | 46% |
| 13 | Murrough Galway | 2.3 | 5.1% | 10% | 26% |
| 14 | Grange Upper Waterford | 1.4 | 1.5% | 6.6% | – |
| 15 | Blarney Cork | 1.4 | 14% | 0% | – |
| 16 | Kilbarry Waterford | 1.3 | 1.6% | 5.1% | – |
| 17 | Bantry Cork | 1 | 4.4% | 0% | 18% |
| 18 | Ballina Tipperary | 0.9 | 1.8% | 4.7% | – |
| 19 | Moate Westmeath | 0.7 | 2.4% | 2.4% | – |
| 20 | Callan Kilkenny | 0.7 | 0.1% | 2.3% | – |
| 21 | Kingscourt Cavan | 0.7 | 12% | 0% | – |
| 22 | Kenmare Kerry | 0.6 | 7.2% | 6.5% | 6.4% |
| 23 | Athboy Meath | 0.6 | 1.1% | 1.5% | – |
| 24 | Bundoran Donegal | 0.5 | 2% | 5.1% | 35% |
| 25 | Muinebeag (Bagenalstown) Carlow | 0.5 | 3.9% | 2.9% | – |
| 26 | Skibbereen Cork | 0.5 | 1.7% | 1.6% | – |
| 27 | Ladysbridge Cork | 0.4 | 6% | 0% | – |
| 28 | Kinnegad Westmeath | 0.3 | 4.5% | 4.5% | – |
| 29 | Donegal Donegal | 0.3 | 4% | 4.1% | 12% |
| 30 | Boyle Roscommon | 0.3 | 3.2% | 0% | – |
| 31 | Bailieborough Cavan | 0.3 | 10% | 0% | – |
| 32 | Castleisland Kerry | 0.3 | 1.7% | 12% | – |
| 33 | Kanturk Cork | 0.3 | 0% | 5.1% | – |
| 34 | Baltinglass Wicklow | 0.2 | 4.9% | 0.5% | – |
| 35 | Ballyhaunis Mayo | 0.2 | 2.8% | 3.4% | – |
| 36 | Kilrush Clare | 0.2 | 9.8% | 37% | – |
| 37 | Ballyjamesduff Cavan | 0.2 | 7.6% | 0% | – |
| 38 | Gort Galway | 0.2 | 4.3% | 24% | – |
| 39 | Carndonagh Donegal | 0.1 | 4.9% | 5.1% | 5.8% |
| 40 | Sixmilebridge Clare | 0 | 0.7% | 2% | – |
The map
Parks, woods, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Ladysbridge’s urban area.
Green: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces and woods, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · NPWS · Sport Ireland · CSO
Places to walk
Parks to walk in, in and around Ladysbridge
The biggest is Mitchell's Wood, 52 ha (129 acres).
Named parks, gardens, commons and woods in the town or within 400 m of it, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); pieces of one name that touch are one place. Sizes are the whole site; directions go to a point inside.
Close to home
Few Ladysbridge residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
Each square is 1 in 100 residents: green lives within 400 m of a public park, garden or playing field (CSO Census 2022 Small Areas against OpenStreetMap).
Within 400 m (0%)Further (100%)
Ladysbridge0%
Co. Cork towns90%
Typical Irish town92%
About 800 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees.
Protected areas
Ballycotton Bay SPA is the nearest protected area, 4.9 km away
Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas and Natural Heritage Areas designated by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, within 5 km of the town’s edge.
Inside Ladysbridge0%
Within 5 km0%
Co. Cork towns1.5%
Typical Irish town1.8%
One protected site lies within 5 km of Ladysbridge. Proposed Natural Heritage Areas cover 1% of the land within 5 km as well; many have been proposed since 1995 and aren’t counted here. Ireland’s National Parks have a block of their own on this page; much of their land also lies inside these sites.
Ballycotton Bay SPASpecial Protection Area (birds) · 2.8 km² · 4.9 km from the edge
NPWS pageProtected sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service designated site boundaries (CC BY 4.0), 2026; land within 5 km from CSO Small Areas and, over the border, ONS. Overlapping sites are counted once.
National Parks
Killarney National Park is 99 km away
Ireland’s National Parks within 100 km, and the nearest always, by direction and distance from the town’s edge; circle size shows each park’s area.
National ParkThe 5 km around the town
National Park
Killarney National Park
99 km west104 km²
National Park boundaries: National Parks and Wildlife Service, generalised to 50 m (CC BY 4.0, © Government of Ireland), 2022. Distances from the town’s outline (CSO Small Areas).
Footpaths and woods
3 km of footpaths cross Ladysbridge
Footways that aren’t pavements, paths, bridleways, steps and tracks open on foot, and mapped woods and forest, in the town and 1 km around it, each beside the county’s and Ireland’s typical town of 2,500+.
Footpaths
2.5 km
over 7.2 km² of town and the 1 km around it
Woodland
6%
about 0.4 km² of mapped woods
Registered trails
6
walking trails within 5 km
Km per km², town and 1 km around · mapped on OpenStreetMap
LadysbridgeCo. Cork townsTypical Irish town
Footpaths0.4
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
LadysbridgeCo. Cork townsTypical Irish town
Woodland6%
0%50%100%
Ladysbridge has less footpath per km² than 91% of Irish towns and more woodland than 80% of Irish towns.
Footpaths and woods: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract, October 2026. Woods are mapped cover, private and Coillte forests included.
Footpaths & trails
6 waymarked trails start near Ladysbridge
3 km of footpaths are mapped in Ladysbridge and the kilometre around it, 0.4 km for every square kilometre (the typical Irish town has 2.1).
Walking trailGreenway
Ladysbridge Loop Trail5.0 km
Castlemartyr - Mitchell's Wood Loop2.4 km
Ballintotis Loops - Woodbine Loop5.5 km
Ballintotis Loops - Castle Loop3.7 km
Ballintotis Loops - Lake Loop2.1 km
Midleton to Youghal Greenway8.0 km
For a shorter walk, the Ladysbridge Loop Trail is 5.0 km, graded easy. 4 cycling or paddling trails also start within 5 km.
Trails: Sport Ireland National Trails Register (CC BY 4.0), registered trails within 5 km; footpaths: OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Coillte’s own forest trails and recreation sites aren’t included: Coillte’s terms limit its data to research or private study. Its trails on the National Trails Register are listed.
When to get out
The best walking months in Ladysbridge: May to September
Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages for the town’s 1 km square and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 15 to 30 °C and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.3 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.6 | 16.7 | 16.2 | 14.6 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 7.8 |
| High (°C) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Rain (mm) | 100 | 81 | 77 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 83 | 77 | 109 | 107 | 113 |
May is the driest month (71 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7.8 hours of daylight in December, and 113 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. The climate in Ladysbridge →
The coast
Bathing waters near Ladysbridge
0.1% of the area within 5 km of Ladysbridge is sea. One bathing water is within 5 km.
GarryvoeGood (2025) · 4.9 km from town
beaches.ieIt isn’t rated excellent this season.
Bathing water classes: EPA, latest season (CC BY 4.0). Sea: the area outside CSO and ONS land outlines. Check today’s water quality on beaches.ie
Gardens & nature
A garden or nature site to visit near Ladysbridge
Gardens, national parks, nature sites and islands within 15 km of the town’s edge, each with its own page.
Ballymaloe Cookery School GardensGarden · 3.9 km from town
Its pagePlaces to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
Next door
Next to Ladysbridge
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 20 km, coloured by the share of the land within 5 km protected for nature.
CastlemartyrCloyneMidletonAghada-RostellanYoughalWhitegateLadysbridge
Under 1%1–10%10–25%25–50%50%+
| Town | Near a park | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Paths (km/km²) | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladysbridge | 0% | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0% |
| Castlemartyr 1.9 km | 100% | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0% |
| Cloyne 6.8 km | 73% | 1.8 | 0.3 | 2.6% |
| Midleton 9.2 km | 59% | 1.5 | 1.6 | 4.5% |
| Aghada-Rostellan 13 km | 58% | 66.3 | 0.4 | 6.2% |
| Youghal 14 km | 86% | 2.0 | 0.9 | 13% |
| Whitegate 15 km | 100% | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.4% |
In Castlemartyr, 100% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park, more than here. Castlemartyr, Cloyne and Midleton have at least twice Ladysbridge’s green space per resident.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Green space nearby. The share of residents (CSO Small Areas, by where people live) within 400 m of a park, garden, common or playing field mapped on OpenStreetMap. Mapping is uneven: a town whose parks nobody has mapped looks greyer than it is.
- Protected areas. Land in a Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area or Natural Heritage Area within 5 km, overlaps counted once. Protected for nature doesn’t always mean open to walkers.
- Footpaths and hiking routes. Footways that aren’t pavements, paths, bridleways, steps and tracks open on foot, in the town and 1 km around it, from OpenStreetMap. Trails are the registered ones within 5 km; a trail often follows mapped paths, so the two aren’t added.
- Woodland. Woods and forest as OpenStreetMap maps them, private and Coillte forests included: mapped cover, not access.
- No grade yet. Ireland’s grades don’t include the outdoors yet: these figures describe the town and stand beside the median Irish town.
Questions about the outdoors in Ladysbridge
Is there protected countryside near Ladysbridge?
One protected site lies within 5 km, though it covers under 1% of the land. The nearest is Ballycotton Bay SPA, 4.9 km from the edge of town.
What are the best walks near Ladysbridge?
6 waymarked trails start within 5 km, including the Ladysbridge Loop Trail, Castlemartyr - Mitchell's Wood Loop and Ballintotis Loops - Woodbine Loop.
Where can you swim near Ladysbridge?
The nearest bathing water is Garryvoe, 4.9 km from town: Good (2025). Check beaches.ie before swimming: a notice can close a beach for the day.
How many people in Ladysbridge live near a park?
0% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a park or playing field; in the typical Irish town it is 92%.
When is the best time of year for walking in Ladysbridge?
On the town’s 1991–2020 averages and its daylight: May to September, when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light for the place.
Is Ladysbridge near a National Park?
The nearest of Ireland’s six National Parks is Killarney National Park, 99 km west of the town’s edge; it covers about 104 km².
Sources
Where Ladysbridge’s outdoors figures come from
- Parks, woods and paths. OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL): parks, woods and footpaths, Geofabrik extract, October 2026
- Protected sites. National Parks and Wildlife Service: designated sites (SAC, SPA, NHA), 2026
- Trails. Sport Ireland: National Trails Register, 2026
- Residents. CSO: Census 2022 Small Areas (residents)
- National Parks. National Parks and Wildlife Service: National Park boundaries, generalised to 50 m (CC BY 4.0), 2022
- Bathing water. EPA: bathing water quality, 2025 season
- Weather. Met Éireann: 1991–2020 averages (Copyright Met Éireann)
Protected sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service (CC BY 4.0). Trails: Sport Ireland National Trails Register (CC BY 4.0). Bathing water: EPA (CC BY 4.0). Parks, woods and paths: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Not on this page yet: Coillte’s forest trails (its terms) and bike routes.
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).