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Forest thinning will take start at Cruagh in late May as part of Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) management of parts of this woodland. To facilitate these forest operations, upgrading of extraction tracks will take place starting the week of 23rd May. You may have already noticed trees marked with a pink dash – these are &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
There is lots of activity taking place over the coming months as the Dublin Mountains Makeover continues, with harvesting and haulage taking place as part of our R&R (Remove and Replant) and CCF (Continuous Cover Forestry) management. Timber haulage will be ongoing weekdays from Kilmashogue, Tiknock, Ballyedmonduff and Cruagh. CCF Harvesting at Ballyedmonduff &hellip
Over the summer, work has continued to clear invasive species from the northern section of this superb example of alluvial woodland. On the banks of Lough Gill and the Garavogue river, these woodlands are a rare and precious habitat of international importance, and a designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC). They provide a home &hellip
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