Mote Park Conservation Group

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Mote Park Conservation Group Mote Park Conservation Group promotes an awareness of the Environmental, Heritage and Amenity value of Mote Park, Roscommon

Mote Park was the seat of the Crofton Family from the 16th century up until the 1940s and is an area that is steeped in history and it’s own natural beauty with a forest setting of approximately 650 acres providing habitats for many species of wildlife, including the red squirrel and pine marten. All in all it makes for an ideal walking and amenity area for children and people of all ages with numerous rest places situated throughout the woodland. Mote Park Conservation Group is a community based group of volunteers who live within or in the vicinity of Mote Park. Situated in the heart of County Roscommon, Mote Park is located just outside Roscommon Town. It is accessible from a few routes – take the N61 from Roscommon Town for 4km to Ballymurray and turn right travelling for 1km to the forest entrance; another popular route (especially with walkers), is to travel down the Golf Links Road from Roscommon Town, past the Golf Club entrance and take the signposted route to the left. Central GPS coordinates to the location of the Demesne area are (53.600247,-8.15207).

04/10/2026

'If these buildings had been bulldozed, these artefacts and history would be lost forever'

Lovely spooky photo of our owl sculpture taken recently during the full moon. Thanks to Andrea Keogh for sharing.
03/10/2026

Lovely spooky photo of our owl sculpture taken recently during the full moon. Thanks to Andrea Keogh for sharing.

03/10/2026
Lovely sunrise over Mote Park this morning.
03/10/2026

Lovely sunrise over Mote Park this morning.

It's really lovely to see this new fieldname sign erected along the Turville road in Roscommon thanks to local historian...
22/09/2026

It's really lovely to see this new fieldname sign erected along the Turville road in Roscommon thanks to local historian Anne Coyne. For anyone driving the road it is erected on the side of the small bridge over the Hind river. Linen production was very common in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries in Ireland and the cloth was spread outdoors in a field to whiten the fibres in the sunlight hence the name The Bleach. You will see also below the information Anne included on the website Meitheal Logainm https://meitheal.logainm.ie/en/ describing it's history.
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This is sure to be a really interesting lecture hosted by Co. Roscommon Historical & Archaeological Society which will t...
21/09/2026

This is sure to be a really interesting lecture hosted by Co. Roscommon Historical & Archaeological Society which will take place on Wednesday evening 30th September at @ Hannons Hotel, Roscommon. The lecture will be presented by Dr. Damian Gleeson of New South Wales and focuses on Roscommon Rebels of the 1798 Rebellion who were convicted and transported to Australia.
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Join us for this very special lecture on Wed. Sept. 30th in Hannons Hotel, .

Admission is free and all are welcome.

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Roscommon Heritage News & Info
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Federation of Local History Societies

17/09/2026

Dr Niall Brady will be giving a presentation next Monday evening.

We noticed today that someone deposited a large pot containing a rhododendron plant beside the woods along one of the tr...
15/09/2026

We noticed today that someone deposited a large pot containing a rhododendron plant beside the woods along one of the trails in Mote Park. Rhododendron is a particularly nasty plant in a woodland setting as it is very invasive and chokes out natural plant species when it takes hold. It is a strange place to put a large potted plant but perhaps the "kind" person who put it there was under the assumption that they were "beautifying" the area. It was along way to haul the plant too !!

14/09/2026

🌿 A garden doesn’t have to be perfectly tidy to be full of value.

An old log, fallen leaves, a quiet patch of weeds, or a web left undisturbed can become shelter for creatures we might never even notice.

Sometimes making room for wildlife simply means leaving a little bit of nature alone. 💚

13/09/2026

Lovely to watch the vintage tractor run driving through Mote Park today. Well done all in Mid-Roscommon Vintage Club

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