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What is Continuous Cover Forestry? How does it work? What are the benefits? And what does it mean for the Dublin Mountains? In this blog, we explain the basics. There are many benefits to Continuous Cover Forestry Continuous cover forestry (CCF) is an approach to forest management where the forest canopy is &hellip
Last month, we started the first of our CCF (Continuous Cover Forestry) operations in the Dublin Mountains by thinning an area of forest in Ballyedmonduff. Now, we’re undertaking our first R&R (Remove and Replant with native woodland) in Ticknock. The works begin on Monday 13th July and will involve clearfelling two small areas of forest: &hellip
UPDATED: 26.6.2020 If you’re visiting Ballyedmonduff forest over the next few weeks, look out for Phase 1 of our forest transformation. Works are beginning on the Dublin Mountains Makeover – a forest transformation project that’s putting people and nature first in the nine most popular Dublin Mountains forests. What can I expect to see? From &hellip
Dublin Mountains makeover to positively transform forests for generations to come The makeover will see nine Coillte forests transition from commercial use to wholly recreational purposes creating beautiful diverse forests for the future Coillte Nature, the not-for-profit branch of Coillte, is leading the project The makeover will have a positive impact on biodiversity in Ireland with &hellip