“Woodlands of Ireland are looking to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) to lead the development of a forestry education and training strategy to support the achievement of the Forestry Programme 2023-2027 measure targets and as a large component of a broader tree cover education and training strategy to be agreed on […]
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The Woodlands of Ireland Conference 2024, was held from Tuesday, October 1st, to Thursday, October 3rd, 2024, at the International Scouting Centre, Castle Saunderson, Co. Cavan. The first day started with a field trip Crom Estate, Co. Fermanagh through the Ancient Oak and Yew Woodland and the conference closed with a field trip to Annagh
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This is a submission made by Woodlands of Ireland in April 2021 relating to a “Review of the NPWS (National Parks and Wildlife Service)”. “The purpose of the review is to appraise the current operational model and to identify any issues, structural, resource-based or other, which need to be addressed in order to better equip
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Arising from the very successful Native Woodland Conference held on April 30th and May 1st, 2018 at the Glenview Hotel, Delgany, Co. Wicklow, the interactive conference report: Twenty Years A-Growing was produced and is available to download complete with clickable links to presentation videos and associated PDF slides. There should be something there for everyone
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This post will provide a synopsis of the proceedings of Ireland’s first native woodlands conference in 2004. This was the first major conference with a dedicated focus on native woodlands in Ireland and provided an opportunity to look back, take stock, and look forward. The following papers were presented at the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
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The Development of a Gully Woodland Restoration Plan for the Upper River Dodder Catchment and the Identification and Assessment of Generic Issues of Relevance for Future Similar Projects in Ireland. Click to download a digital copy in PDF. Abstract: “In the summer of 2006, Purser Tarleton Russell Ltd. prepared a report on the potential for
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The Hedgerow Appraisal System: Best Practise Guidance on Hedgerow Surveying, Data Collation, and Appraisal publication arose out of a Woodlands of Ireland project, the National Hedgerow Database in conjunction with the Hedge Laying Association of Ireland now Hedgerows Ireland. A Hedgerow sub-group within Woodlands of Ireland compiled and published the document in early 2013 with
In support of the Native Woodland Conservation Scheme The first eight in a series of technical bulletins focused on establishing and managing native woodlands. The native woodland information notes complement the latest Native Woodland Conservation Scheme 2023-2027. When you enroll in the Native Woodland Scheme training course(s), these information notes come in an attractive A4
Our Trees: A Guide to Growing Ireland’s Trees and Shrubs in celebration of a new Millennium As part of the People’s Millennium Forests project, this publication, which is targeted at all stakeholders, was produced and published by the project. A very popular publication, it provides general information on our native trees and shrubs and in
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The “Management Guidelines for Ireland’s Native Woodlands” is a full colour publication which is a joint initiative between the Department of Culture, Heritage & the Gaeltacht and the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine, the book provides owners and practitioners with key information on establishing and managing native woodlands as a living part of
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