Vale of Clara, Nature reserve and forest in County Wicklow, Ireland.

Vale of Clara is a fragmented oak woodland of about 545 acres (2.21 km2) in County Wicklow, managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service. Its semi-natural woods are the largest in the county and possibly the largest native hardwood wood in Ireland, with hazel, willow, holly and birch among the oaks. Ballygannon Wood, a Special Area of Conservation, lies within the reserve.

The Irish government designated the Vale of Clara a national nature reserve in 1983; it covers about 545 acres (2.21 km²) and is managed by the National Parks & Wildlife Service. Ballygannon Wood, a Special Area of Conservation, lies within the reserve. The woodland has been at least partly tree-covered since the Ice Age.

The reserve's Irish name is Gleann an Chláraigh. Ballygannon Wood, a Special Area of Conservation, lies inside the reserve, and the state manages the whole site through the National Parks and Wildlife Service. The woodland is a fragmented oak wood, possibly the largest native hardwood wood in Ireland.

The reserve covers about 545 acres (2.21 km2) of fragmented oak woodland in County Wicklow, managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service. Ballygannon Wood, a Special Area of Conservation, lies within it. The ground is uneven and damp after rain, so wear sturdy footwear.

The reserve holds what may be the largest native hardwood wood in Ireland, and parts of it have carried trees since the Ice Age. Ballygannon Wood, a Special Area of Conservation, lies inside the reserve. Fallow deer roam the oak, hazel, willow, holly and birch stands.