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Coillte Nature is restoring an ancient alluvial woodland in Co. Sligo by removing the invasive species that are slowly choking it. We’ve made a short video to show you how we’re tackling the problem and what the benefits will be, and explain it all in greater detail in the blog below.
They covered 80% of our island following the last Ice Age, but Ireland’s primeval ancient forests had all but disappeared by the foundation of the State. How did it happen? In this guest blog, Richard Nairn, ecologist and author of Wildwoods, takes us on a whistle-stop tour of the history of our woodlands – from &hellip
Phase 2 of the Dublin Mountains Makeover will commence the week of Monday 21st September with two projects in Cruagh forest. Which one happens first will depend on the weather conditions. Temporary trail detours may be required – please follow safety signage and be mindful of Coillte staff directing traffic. 1. We will be working on &hellip
UPDATED 15.10.20: Starting on Tuesday 20th October, the Dublin Mountains Makeover is continuing in Ballyedmonduff. We’re preparing for a major operation to clear an area of forest that blew down in the wind. This exposed hillside site will be replanted with a mixture of native trees (birch and rowan) and Sitka spruce, with the Sitka &hellip
Coillte Nature is delighted to announce a new project focussing on the western seaboard. Funded by Government, the project will see 2,100 hectares of timber forest on Atlantic blanket bog removed and the landscape redesigned for nature through blanket bog restoration and native woodland planting. A timber forest on Atlantic blanket bog at Derryclare &hellip
Friday July 24th 2020: Coillte has warmly welcomed the announcement today (Friday) by Agriculture Minister, Dara Calleary, and Minister for Land Use & Biodiversity, Senator Pippa Hackett, that funding is to be provided for the Wild Atlantic Bog Woodland Project as part of the Government’s July Stimulus program. The project will see &hellip