ny ▁include ▁A ▁Wood land ▁Survey ▁of ▁Kil ken ny , ▁undert aken ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁identify ▁wood lands ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁and ▁A ▁survey ▁of ▁broad le aved ▁wood lands ▁in ▁three ▁special ▁Are as ▁of ▁Conserv ation , ▁Bar row - N ore , ▁River ▁Un sh in ▁and ▁L ough ▁For bes ▁( 2 0 0 0 ) ▁which ▁covers ▁some ▁of ▁County ▁Kil ken ny , ▁and ▁National ▁Survey ▁of ▁Native ▁Wood lands ▁( NS N W ) ▁ 2 0 0 3 - 2 0 0 8 ▁which ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁e colog ical ▁surve ys ▁to ▁be ▁completed ▁in ▁Ireland ▁and ▁did ▁its ▁field work ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Est im ates ▁of ▁the ▁wood lands ▁in ▁County ▁Kil ken ny ▁include ▁the ▁Forest ▁In ventory ▁Pl anning ▁System ▁( 1 9 9 8 ) ▁which ▁estimated ▁Kil ken ny ▁had ▁ 2 2 5 1   ha ▁of ▁mixed ▁wood land ▁and ▁broad leaf ▁wood land ▁not ▁domin ated ▁by ▁be ech , ▁representing ▁ 1 . 0 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Forest ▁In ventory ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁which ▁estimated ▁that ▁ 4 4 3 0   ha ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁is ▁native ▁for ested ▁land , ▁Sc ots ▁p ine ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁non - native , ▁representing ▁ 2 . 1 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁county . ▁ ▁The