Phase 2 of the Dublin Mountains Makeover will commence the week of Monday 21st September with two projects in Cruagh forest. Which one happens first will depend on the weather conditions. Temporary trail detours may be required – please follow safety signage and be mindful of Coillte staff directing traffic. 1. We will be working on &hellip

UPDATED 15.10.20: Starting on Tuesday 20th October, the Dublin Mountains Makeover is continuing in Ballyedmonduff. We’re preparing for a major operation to clear an area of forest that blew down in the wind. This exposed hillside site will be replanted with a mixture of native trees (birch and rowan) and Sitka spruce, with the Sitka &hellip

Coillte Nature is delighted to announce a new project focussing on the western seaboard. Funded by Government, the project will see 2,100 hectares of timber forest on Atlantic blanket bog removed and the landscape redesigned for nature through blanket bog restoration and native woodland planting.   A productive forest on Atlantic blanket bog at Derryclare &hellip

    Friday July 24th 2020:   Coillte has warmly welcomed the announcement today (Friday) by Agriculture Minister, Dara Calleary, and Minister for Land Use & Biodiversity, Senator Pippa Hackett, that funding is to be provided for the Wild Atlantic Bog Woodland Project as part of the Government’s July Stimulus program. The project will see &hellip

For over a decade, the Dublin Mountains Partnership has been working to make the hills around the capital more accessible, more sustainable and more fun for everyone. In the first of a series of blogs, Recreation Manager Clodagh Duffy introduces the DMP and sets out its programme of work.   A sign for the Dublin &hellip