Bohill Forest
| Bohill Forest | |
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Setting Sun at Bohill Nature Reserve | |
| Map | |
Location of Bohill Forest | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 54°20′50″N 5°50′40″W / 54.347135°N 5.8444185°W |
| Elevation | 180 m |
| Area | 38.96 ha (96.3 acres) |
| Administration | |
| Status | Nature reserve (partially) |
| Established | Unknown |
| Governing body | Forest Service Northern Ireland |
| Ecology | |
| Ecosystem(s) | Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest |
| WWF Classification | Celtic broadleaf forests |
| Disturbance | Historical clear-felling; natural regeneration |
| Forest cover | Mixed deciduous and coniferous |
| Dominant tree species | Holly, oak, birch, rowan, hazel |
| Lesser flora | Bracken, bilberry, heather, mosses, liverworts, ferns |
| Fauna | Red deer, woodland birds, butterflies |
Bohill Forest is a small coniferous forest located near Drumaness, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is managed by the Forest Service Northern Ireland and includes a designated nature reserve established to protect the habitat of the holly blue butterfly (Celastrina argiolus). The Bohill Forest Nature Reserve covers approximately 2.8 hectares within the larger forest area of 38.96 hectares. It is situated at grid reference J396459, about 4 miles southeast of Ballynahinch.