Coillte's Recreation Policy:

There are new and increasing demands being made of the forest for recreation as people become more active and environmentally aware.  Demands are for increased use and for new uses.  In 2004 Coillte recognized the need to respond to these changes and published a revised Recreation policy – healthy forest,  healthy nation.

Below are the main points of Coillte's Recreation Policy, for more details click here.

• Coillte recognises that forests provide an excellent landscape for a wide range of recreational activities and as the country's largest land owner, has a special place in the provision of access to recreation.  As such Coillte seeks to provide low-impact non-motorised recreation to the general public and other specialist activities under special permit.
• The company will continue to provide recreation that is environmentally, socially and economically sustainable.
• Coillte welcomes all visitors to the forest and expects them to respect the environmental code for users.
• While recognising its role in the rural community, Coillte does not have a primary or lead role in the provision of tourism facilities in its forests, but will facilitate such developments within partnership arrangements.
• Coillte sees its primary recreation objective as one of delivering maximum benefit to the most users.

Coillte's Recreation Policy document is available to download here.