By Dan Walsh
The resurfacing of Ringwood Lane at St. John’s on the Kilcarbery road near Enniscorthy has been finished, enhancing access to the poplar Ringwood Forest Trail.
The project was administered by Georgina Gaul, Rural Recreation Officer at Wexford Local Development, and supported by Wexford County Council’s Enniscorthy Municipal District which provided €4,500 towards the cost, demonstrating a strong partnership approach and a real team effort at local level.
The works carried out at Ringwood Lane form part of a series of planned steps aimed at linking key pieces of outdoor recreational infrastructure, offering users greater opportunity, improved connectivity, and enhanced access across the wider area.
Outdoor recreation plays a vital role in supporting health and wellbeing, and projects such as this improved accessibility for everyone to enjoy time outdoors in a beautiful, unspoilt natural environment.
Crucially, the Ringwood project would not have been possible without the ongoing support of local landowners, Mary Keogh and Phonsey Keogh of St John’s, who kindly gave permission for their lane to be used as access to the trail.
Wexford Local Development collaborated with the Enniscorthy Community Alliance on a successful application to the Department of Rural & Community Development and the Gaeltacht for grant aid through the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS).
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