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Tollymore Forest Park is a nature conservation area located about an hour's drive from Belfast in Northern Ireland. The park covers an area of more than 600 hectares and features a wide variety of natural landscapes, including woodlands, mountains, streams and lakes.Tollymore Forest Park was opened to the public in 1955 and was Northern Ireland's first national park. The park offers many outdoor activities, such as hiking, climbing, mountain biking, and birdwatching.Tollymore Forest Park was used as a location for some of the filming of the popular TV series "Game of Thrones." In particular, many of the scenes that take place in the Forbidden Forest of Westeros were filmed inside the park.For example, the path along the Shimna River was used as a location for scenes in the first episode of the first season, in which the characters of Ned Stark and his children discover a giant wolf cub. In addition, many of the scenes in the series that take place in the forested area of the North were filmed in Tollymore Forest Park, including the scene where Jon Snow and Tyrion Lannister first meet the Night's Watch.Tollymore Forest Park is just one of many locations used for filming "Game of Thrones" in Northern Ireland. The series helped promote tourism in the region and introduced the world to Northern Ireland's landscapes and culture. For this reason, many visitors to Tollymore Forest Park go in search of "Game of Thrones" filming locations and take photos to remember their experience.Among the attractions at Tollymore Forest Park are the Shimna River, which flows through the park and offers numerous waterfalls and natural pools, and the famous "Devil's Arch," a natural basalt bridge located near the river.The park is also home to several species of flora and fauna, including noble deer, fox, eagle owl and green woodpecker. Tollymore Forest Park was designed with the aim of conserving Northern Ireland's nature and biodiversity and offering visitors an authentic experience of local nature and culture.
