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New agreement will promote partnership, collaboration and enhanced co-operation to restore nature Priority areas for action include threatened habitats and species  The first project – ‘Slieve Blooms Nature Project’ – will target conservation measures for the Hen Harrier   National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and Coillte have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) &hellip

Minister Noonan welcomes Memorandum of Understanding between NPWS and Coillte for greater collaboration in the delivery of biodiversity and nature projects

This month Coillte Nature were delighted to host a knowledge-sharing visit from Ian McKee and Tim Cockerill of Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) on the topic of peatland restoration. Ian is the FLS Peatland Technical Advisor and Tim is a Peatland Restoration Forester based in North Highland, and between them they have been involved with &hellip

Scottish Peatland Experts visit Irish Blanket Bog Restoration Sites

The Coillte Nature team has been busy with the detailed surveying, consultation and planning for the Wild Western Peatlands project. This is an ambitious initiative funded by Coillte and the Department of Forestry, Agriculture and the Marine, which will focus on areas of blanket bog and wet heath across the western seaboard which are currently &hellip

Wild Western Peatlands: Surveying and Consulation underway

  Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan TD, Coillte and Mayo County Council welcome new strategic partnership for historic Moorehall, Towerhill, Clonee and Derrinrush forests.   The Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan TD, has welcomed the use of strategic partnerships between the public and private sector &hellip

Coillte welcome new strategic partnership for historic Moorehall, Towerhill, Clonee and Derrinrush forests

The Wild Western Peatlands project will see Coillte Nature restore and rehabilitate approximately 2,100 hectares of Atlantic blanket bog that is currently planted with commercial spruce and pine forests.

Wild Western Peatlands

03.09.2025 Advance Notice – Spike Bridge Courtown Woods closure. Please note that Spike Bridge will be closed to the public from Monday 8th September 2025 for approximately 2 weeks to facilitate essential repair works. Please respect all signage and closure measures. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.   15.08.2025 Mallabracka property, near Dunmanway, Co. Cork &hellip