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Works will begin again this week to clear the invasive rhododendron from the wonderful alluvial woodland in the northern section of Hazelwood Forest, an Annex I priority habitat. This is a slow careful process in which the rhododendron shrubs are cut, the branches chipped and stumps treated to prevent resprouting. Work is commencing now so &hellip
Coillte’s 2020 Financial year shaped by Covid-19 and forestry licensing crisis Revenues of €285m and EBITDA of €66m in 2020 Competition Authority approval for new renewable energy joint venture development company with ESB Record visits to Coillte’s forests during the Pandemic – top 50 forests experienced a c.40% increase in visitor numbers to 2.2m &hellip
Status Orange HIGH National Forest Fire Risk Warning in place until Monday April 26th Fire Risk predicted to peak on Friday April 23rd. Landowners and the public should avoid all outdoor fires and other open ignition sources. All land owners urged to obey restrictions in place for land burning. The Department of Agriculture, Food &hellip
Status Orange HIGH National Forest Fire Risk Warning in place until Monday April 19th Fire Risk predicted to peak on Friday April 16th. Landowners and the public should avoid all outdoor fires and other open ignition sources. All land owners urged to obey restrictions in place for land burning. The Department of Agriculture, Food &hellip
We’re preparing the ground for a new native woodland in Cruagh as part of the Dublin Mountains Makeover. Over the coming weeks, visitors to Cruagh will notice foresters with machines ‘mounding’ the site – this means creating small piles of soil in which to plant the young trees – and putting up fencing to keep &hellip
Coillte, in partnership with Fáilte Ireland, are excited to announce the commencement works to re-develop Avondale Forest Park and House into a state-of-the-art visitor destination are now underway. The first phase of construction is set to begin in May, subject to Covid-19 restrictions, with an opening date of the newly re-developed Avondale House and &hellip