Mourne Park includes the only surviving substantial area of ancient woodland in Mourne.
The Beach Wood was added to in the early Nineteenth Century with a plantation stretching along the slopes of Knockchree.
A wide range of tree species are still found within the estate including many mature specimens.
The woods of Mourne Park are loved by many.
Ancient oaks and beech slowly give way through a process of natural regeneration to the saplings that await their turn.
This long established haven for wildlife is worth preserving for all of those who love them, and for those who live in them.
Avenues
There are four main avenues in Mourne Park: The Front Drive, The Back Avenue, The Jubilee Avenue and Christmas Tree Avenue. These all connect to the Main House. In 1990 a new Walnut Avenue was planted consisting of 25 trees, for the 25th wedding anniversary of Julie Ann and Nicholas.
The old Rostrevor high road is enclosed within the park, because the 2nd Earl liked the Old Bridge.
A new bridge had to be constructed outside the walls, more suitable for the volume of traffic. Thus the Old Bridge was preserved for posterity.
So many trees were felled to help the war effort that after the war a large area about 1,000 acres (the whole of the back of the mountain), were taken over by the Forestry Division and replanted with conifers, mostly larch and sitka spruce.
