A voluntary group, organising walks in green
spaces around Cork City.
Photos and download free walking guides   How to get involved
Main Cork Greenmap website
Email: walks@corkgreenmap.org

The walking brochures/maps that we publish to accompany each walk are also part of our plan to document the green spots of Cork. There are green spaces and routes in the city that are already appreciated by many people, especially locals, but aren't often publically highlighted as a valued amenity.

By organising walks we aim to raise awareness of these areas, encouraging even more people to go out and enjoy the flora and fauna in their locality. We also have been encouraging different people to guide our walks, sharing local, historical and ecological knowledge of these areas, to help the exchange of local information at a grassroots level.

As well as the most obvious places of natural beauty, we are seeking out the much-loved beauty spots whose praises are rarely sung by the press or in walking guides. We aim to raise awareness about the depletion of green spaces and ecology in the city, while attempting to create the conditions so that green space is retained and valued.

How to get involved

Contact us at walks@corkgreenmap.org. Visitors and new people are very welcome!

The project is a very practical one and welcomes new people to help organise it, whether you have lots or little time to offer.

We are essentially a group of enthusiasts who work voluntarily. We are always particularly looking for people to guide a route. You don't need to be an expert about an area, just have some local knowledge, or perhaps a particular interest in it (historical, knowledge of recent history of the area, folk history, ecology, knowledge of the flora and fauna etc)

We also need help with finding new routes, researching areas in the local library, drawing up maps and guides to routes, publicising walks etc