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Guest blog by Laura Harris, PhD student at Maynooth University As part of the Dublin Mountains Makeover, some stands of Sitka spruce are being managed under Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF). This approach aims to retain the forest canopy and promote biodiversity. CCF typically relies on the natural regeneration of trees to restock the forest after &hellip
A thinning of trees at Barnaslingan Woods will take place from Monday 24th April for the next 4-6 weeks using Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) management as part of the ongoing Dublin Mountains Makeover. Trails will not be closed but visitors are asked to please follow all safety signage. Some brash (branches) will be laid across &hellip
At Tibradden, 4 hectares of the forest is being harvested with works starting from Weds 7th December and continuing for 4 – 6 weeks. The spruce trees were planted back in the early 1980s and are now reaching maturity and this area will be replanted with native Irish woodland. There are a few scattered European &hellip
Forest thinning will commence the week of 25th July at Cruagh as part of Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) management of parts of this woodland. This thinning was due to start in late May but was postponed due to the wet weather and poor ground conditions. You may have already noticed trees marked with a pink &hellip
One of the Coillte Nature highlights this spring was planting trees at Cruagh Woods with the Green Schools Committee from the local primary school, Edmondstown N.S. In February the Green Schools Coordinator, Ms Leanne Browne, arranged for the committee to help us complete the planting of a section of Cruagh Woods which is being converted &hellip
A section of the forest close to the main road through Ticknock is being harvested and replanted with native woodland. Harvesting operations are due to start on Tuesday 22nd March and will continue for several weeks. This section of the forest was due to be harvested at a later date but has suffered from several &hellip