The Giants Grove – Planted and Managed for Biodiversity While sequoias are the ‘stars’ of the Giants Grove, the project is about so much more than just the Redwoods. The Giants Grove, planted and managed for biodiversity, is an ecosystem that will continue to develop and...
Ecoforestry is a forest management practice which emphasises sustainability rather than pure financial returns. The focus is on the entire forest ecosystem and here are its main principles: Principles of EcoForestry1. Sustainability is the most important factor in Ecoforestry. Therefore it must be the first consideration in...
Native Woodlands in Ireland Centuries of clearance and over-exploitation have reduced the once extensive native woodland of Ireland to the remnants we can now see. Instances of old native woodlands in Ireland continue to be found as little isolated stands. These are mainly in regions with...
What is Forest Bathing? The word bathing, when used with the word forest, invokes images of swimming in rivers or lakes that are surrounded by trees. That is rarely a part of forest bathing, but it is not completely off the mark. The air through which...
The Giants Grove is a remarkable project. A living memorial of Giant and Coastal Redwoods dedicated to loved ones at Birr Castle, Birr, Ireland. ...
In response to the enormous amount of interest regarding the recent forestry operations in Silvergrove, Kilbarry, Co. Cork, (loosely referred to as Toon Wood) I’m delighted to take this opportunity to answer some of the genuine concerns raised, and to give some background and explanation...
Forest Service finally announced the re-opening of the Native Woodland Conservation Scheme in September 2015. It was re-opened following it's long suspension during the recession when the Government lacked the funding to support it. Certainly it was long overdue. The Native Woodland Conservation Scheme, promotes the...
Introduction Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) is an approach to the sustainable management of forests whereby forest stands are maintained in a permanently irregular structure, which is created and sustained through the selection and harvesting of individual trees. The term “continuous cover forestry” does not equate exactly...
Background to Ash Dieback Disease Chalara fraxinea, known as ash dieback disease, is a relatively newly described fungal disease of ash which was first named in 2006 although dieback symptoms in ash had been first noted in Poland in the early 1990s. The harmful reproducing stage...
