General Forestry Information

• Legal requirements
  • Forestry Act 2014 
  • Afforestation – legal requirements 
  • Forest road works – legal requirements 
  • Felling of trees – legal requirements 
  • Deforestation – legal requirements 
  • Appropriate assessment procedures 
  • Change of Ownership 
  • Licence applications can be viewed on the DAFM Forestry Licence Viewer (external website)
• Statistics on Forestry in Ireland
• Forest insurance 
• Forest Owner Groups 
• Economic and practical benefits of farm forestry
• Environmental benefits of farm forestry
• History of forestry in Ireland 
• Non-native tree species in Irish forests 
• Forest Carbon Tool 

Relevant publications

• A Forest to Suit Every Farm – Owner Profiles (PDF)
• Teagasc Forestry Development Department Overview (PDF)
• The Friendly Forest (PDF)
• Farm Forestry Series 21: Sustainable Benefits of Forests (PDF)

 

This video gives a brief overview of the forestry research, advice and training provided by Teagasc.