Forest Management Walk – Killykeen Forest Park

Teagasc is pleased to invite forest owners, landowners, and anyone with an interest in forestry to a practical and informative Forest Management Walk at Killykeen Forest Park, Co Cavan, on Saturday, 11 July. Meeting Point: 54° 0’20.86″N, 7°28’2.24″W, Top Car Park, at 10:30am sharp.

This field-based event offers a unique opportunity to walk through mature and semi-mature woodlands comprised of a diverse range of tree species, while discussing practical forest management options. The event will focus on how forests can be managed to achieve owner objectives while enhancing timber quality, biodiversity, resilience, and long-term sustainability.

Why Attend?

Whether you own a forest, are considering planting trees, or simply have an interest in the environment, this walk will provide valuable insights into:

• Native woodland development and management.
• Mixed broadleaf and conifer forest systems.
• Thinning and stand improvement techniques.
• Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) and sustainable timber production.
• Species selection, site suitability and soil requirements.
• Increasing biodiversity and ecosystem services within forests.
• Forest resilience, health and adaptation to future challenges.
• Grants, supports and opportunities available to forest owners.

Participants will also learn practical methods for assessing biodiversity potential within woodlands and discover how active forest management can support habitat creation while delivering economic and environmental benefits.

The walk is open to anyone interested in understanding how forests grow, are managed, and can contribute to timber production, biodiversity, climate resilience, and sustainable land use.

Kevin O’Connell and Jonathan Spazzi, Teagasc Forestry Advisors, will lead discussions and provide practical advice.

For further information, contact: Kevin O’Connell, Forestry Advisor, Teagasc
Kevin.oconnell@teagasc.ie
087 121 6159 | 049 433 8300