Drumnaph Ancient Woodland is being conserved and managed by the local community in partnership with the Woodland Trust as a sanctuary for local biodiversity. There are two trails allowing access to the woodland which take the visitor through a mosaic of rich habitats.

The northern end of the site between the Grillagh River and the ancient woodland is a zone of young native trees planted in 2000.In this zone of former farmland new habitats have been created by the local community and the Woodland Trust using simple techniques to flood low lying areas to create ponds, sheughs and marshes. These have been colonised by native flora and fauna to produce a rich wetland habitat for species such as newts, frogs dragonfly, snipe and wild duck.

To the south the ancient woodland with its bluebell carpet, hazel coppice and towering Irish Oaks has regenerating thanks to new management techniques restricting grazing to a couple of important meadow areas allowing trees and wildflowers to flourish once more.