25 March 2019
Forest walks: the importance of managing young forests
Go to table with details of all upcoming forest walks, 29 April – 9 May 2019
Teagasc in association with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) are organising a nationwide series of forest walks from 29 April to 9 May focusing on the management of young forests. At these events, forestry experts from Teagasc and the Department will explain why it is essential to care for young forests.
New forests require several years of active management to become well established. If a forest is not well maintained, future revenues are likely to be compromised.
It is therefore very important to ensure that the young forest will perform well and that budding forest owners know what needs to be done each year. This is also true if the management of the forest has been subcontracted out for the first four years. After all, it is the owner that will benefit financially from well looked after trees!
Another very good reason is because the payment of the second instalment of the Afforestation Scheme (4-year maintenance grant) and forestry premium is subject to the forest successfully achieving certain standards.
Focus in the early years will be on controlling the surrounding vegetation, ensuring that browsing animals won’t damage the young trees, replanting of failed trees, assessing nutrient needs, shaping of broadleaf trees and reducing the risk of fires.
The aim of these walks is to provide guidance to forest owners. Forest owners need to take an active role in the management of their forests to maximise future timber revenue.
Please note: all walks start at 7pm.
|
County |
Meeting point |
Date |
Short description |
Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Carlow |
Nolan’s Garage, Ballon, R93 N2P7 |
Thursday 2 May |
Early forest management (conifer & broadleaf) |
Frances McHugh |
|
Cavan |
Spar Drumacon Service Station, Drumacon, Belturbet, H14 YX95 |
Wednesday 8 May |
Pre-thinning conifers & broadleaves |
Kevin O’Connell |
|
Clare |
Bodyke Church, Broadford, V94 YW93 |
Thursday 9 May |
Continuous Cover Forestry |
Michael Somers |
|
Cork |
Ballydesmond GAA, Ballydesmond, P51 EE9W |
Monday 29 April |
Early forest management (4-year old site) |
John Casey |
|
Donegal |
Jackson’s Hotel, Ballybofey, F93 RD40 (riverside car park) |
Tuesday 30 April |
Early forest management (broadleaf woodland) |
Steven Meyen |
|
Kerry |
Heather Restaurant car park, Tomies west, Gap of Dunloe, Killarney, V93 WP94 |
Thursday 9 May |
Early forest Management (Native Woodland establishment) |
Jonathan Spazzi |
|
Kilkenny |
Longman Kilfane car park, Thomastown, R95 Y239 |
Tuesday 30 April |
Early forest management |
Michael Somers |
|
Limerick |
Golden Vale Mart car park, Railway road, Abbeyfeale, V94 R120 |
Thursday 2 May |
Early forest management (Sitka Spruce & oak) |
Jonathan Spazzi |
|
Longford |
Saint Patrick’s GAA Club, Michael Keenan Park, (car park) Moor, Ardagh, N39 FW52 |
Monday 29 April |
Early forest management (conifer & broadleaf) |
Liam Kelly |
|
Mayo |
Texaco Garage, Ballindine (N17 Tuam – Claremorris), F12 P8H1 |
Thursday 2 May |
Early forest management |
Noel Kennedy |
|
Monaghan |
McCaughey’s Daybreak, Drumganus, Broomfield, A75 YR90 |
Tuesday 30 April |
Early forest management |
Kevin O’Connell |
|
Offaly |
Blueball Inn, Blueball, Tullamore, R35 KX08 |
Wednesday 1 May |
Early forest management (conifer & broadleaf) |
Liam Kelly |
|
Roscommon |
Kilglass Gaels GAA, Rooskey (R371 Rooskey – Strokestown), N41 YC44 |
Tuesday 7 May |
Early forest management |
Noel Kennedy |
|
Tipperary |
St Mary’s Church, Grangemockler, Carrick-on-Suir, E32 TC03 |
Wednesday 1 May |
Early forest management |
Michael Somers |
|
Waterford |
Holy Cross Church, Carrigahilla, Stradbally, X42 RH93 |
Wednesday 1 May |
10-year old ash, Chalara refor |
John Casey |