About the Training Course
Woodlands of Ireland and the Forest Service (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine) jointly organise native woodland training courses for landowners, stakeholders (i.e. statutory agency staff, nursery owners, environmental NGOs and interested individuals) and Native Woodland Conservation Scheme (NWC) practitioners (i.e. foresters, ecologists and woodland contractors). Training can entail 1-day courses on specific topics or 2-day courses that encompass a broad range of management, ecological and silvicultural topics specific to the NWC. The 2-day course is also a requirement for NWC foresters and ecologists to attend in order to receive accreditation to work on the NWC. Read more about the latest Native Woodland Conservation Scheme 2023-2027.
In December 2014 (and October 2016), a 2-day NWS course was held in Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow. The course is focused on the procedures, planning and implementation involved in the NWS and the video clips included here are a synopsis of all the course modules (Day 1) and field workshop that took place (Day 2). Course participants undertook a NWS management plan in the field, which were subsequently presented and discussed in-house (Day 2).
Native Woodland Scheme Training Courses are funded by the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. You can preview the Native Woodland information notes below in a slideshow or download digital copies in PDF format here.
If you would like to be added to the waiting list for upcoming NWC training days please email info@woodlandsofireland.com with your name, location and contact number.
Training Videos
Information Notes
The first eight in a series of technical bulletins focused on establishing and managing native woodlands in Ireland. The native woodland information notes compliment 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 ring binder folder and are available free of charge. The information contained in the notes is of a high quality and an essential resource for foresters, ecologists, landowners and anyone interested or working in the establishment or conservation of native woodlands in Ireland. You can download and share these information notes for educational or research purposes in tandem with our ever-growing publications catalogue.
Full Native Woodland Training Scheme information notes here.
If you would like to be added to the waiting list for upcoming NWC training days please email info@woodlandsofireland.com with your name, location and contact number.