Maybe clear felling is coming to an end around here. Definitely good news. Extracts below from the Irish Times. You might recognize one or two of the forest names.
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/...-use-1.3932328
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/...-use-1.3932328
Nine commercial forests in the Dublin Mountains will be converted to primarily recreational and biodiversity use under the first project for Coillte-Nature, a new not-for-profit wing of State forestry company Coillte.
The nine forests â Ticknock, Barnaslignan, Carrigolligan, Kilmashogue, Ballyedmonduff, Masseyâs Wood, Hell Fire, Cruagh and Tibradden â are currently managed as commercial forests for the supply of timber, but already attract high numbers of visitors.
Funding will partly come from the three Dublin local authorities and grants for native woodland conversion from the Department of Agriculture.
The conversion to official recreational use means the nine forests will gradually move to continuous cover forestry, which will see the removal of commercial species and introduction of non-commercial native tree species in some areas. This may involve âlimitedâ clear-felling as well as natural regeneration.
The nine forests â Ticknock, Barnaslignan, Carrigolligan, Kilmashogue, Ballyedmonduff, Masseyâs Wood, Hell Fire, Cruagh and Tibradden â are currently managed as commercial forests for the supply of timber, but already attract high numbers of visitors.
Funding will partly come from the three Dublin local authorities and grants for native woodland conversion from the Department of Agriculture.
The conversion to official recreational use means the nine forests will gradually move to continuous cover forestry, which will see the removal of commercial species and introduction of non-commercial native tree species in some areas. This may involve âlimitedâ clear-felling as well as natural regeneration.