Forestry
Govt urged to buy land in Wicklow to expand wood
A Social Democrats TD, has written to Taoiseach Simon Harris asking him to support a proposal that would see the...
Woodland
Forestry
€12,000 prize fund for RDS forest and woodland awards
A prize fund of €12,000 will be on offer for this year’s RDS Irish Forest and Woodland Awards, which are...
Agri-Business
Lakeland Dairies to plant 5,000 native trees
Lakeland Dairies has today (Monday, July 1) launched an initiative at two of its sites which will result in thousands...
Environment
A focus on enhancing water quality by tree planting at Moorepark
An event highlighting sustainability measures implemented at Moorepark, Co. Cork, with a focus on planting trees took place today (Wednesday,...
Environment
8ac site in Cork to become educational woodland
An 8ac site near Donoughmore in Co. Cork has been purchased by Hometree to be used as an educational woodland,...
Rural Life
Latest category winners of forestry photo competition announced
The Teagasc Forestry Development Department has announced the winners of category three in the forest photo competition ‘Celebrating the New...
N.Ireland
Woodland Trust Northern Ireland to launch new policy paper
The coming weeks will mark the launch of an important new policy paper from the Woodland Trust Northern Ireland. It...
Rural Life
Coillte gets €3m to develop forests & facilities
Funding of €3 million has been announced to develop more than 300 forest parks and upgrade outdoor amenities on Coillte-owned...
Forestry
Report highlights wood as renewable substitute in a bioeconomy
Overall consumption of primary processed wood products is expected to grow by 37% by 2050, according to the global forest...
Forestry
Meath woodland project aims to tackle invasive species
The Gaelic Woodland Project, a registered skill-sharing-based charity which aims to create a commemorative woodland in Meath dedicated to the...
Rural Life
Man who will be buried on his farm bequeaths it to public
A 78-year-old farmer who won a planning battle to allow him to be buried in a private burial plot on...
Environment
Ministers announce native woodland scheme for public land
A new scheme for the creation of native woodland on public lands has been launched by Minister for Agriculture, Food...
Environment
Bison to be introduced to British woodland
Europe’s largest land mammal will be introduced to a British woodland in a bid to “restore its ecosystem”. The ‘Wilder...
Forestry
Broadleaf thinning grant welcomed by IFA forestry chair
The grant introduction of up to €500/ha to support farmers to undertake second thinning operations in broadleaf forests, under the Woodland...
Forestry
New public-private collaboration woodland fund announced
A new “Woodland Environmental Fund” has been announced to boost the creation of more native woodlands in Ireland. Minister of...
Forestry
€12,000 up for grabs; still time for forestry folk to enter
A total prize fund of €12,000 is up for grabs as part of the 2018 RDS Forest and Woodland Awards....
N.Ireland
How trees are solving farm problems in the Glens of Antrim
A five-year tree planting programme in the Glens of Antrim is aiming to build a more resilient landscape. More than...