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If you’ve been following the Dublin Mountains Makeover, you may have already visited our dedicated project page, watched our video introducing the project, read our progress updates on the blog, checked out our Beginner’s Guides to the two main forestry techniques we’re using (CCF and R&R) and noticed some of the signage we’ve been installing &hellip
In some parts of the Dublin Mountain forests, we’re changing the tree species by removing timber forests and replanting them with native woodlands – a process we call ‘R&R’. In this blog, we explain what R&R is, how it works and what the benefits will be. Native broadleaves are rare in the Dublin Mountains The &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
For over a decade, the Dublin Mountains Partnership has been working to make the hills around the capital more accessible, more sustainable and more fun for everyone. In the first of a series of blogs, Recreation Manager Clodagh Duffy introduces the DMP and sets out its programme of work. A sign for the Dublin &hellip
In this blog, we outline the different kinds of tree species you’ll find in the Dublin Mountains forests, and what the Dublin Mountains Makeover means for them. Have you heard the story that, once upon a time, the great natural woodlands of Ireland were so extensive that a squirrel could travel from Kerry to &hellip