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Forestry Publications

Growing for the Future

A strategic plan for the development of the forestry sector in Ireland. Read 'Growing for the Future'.

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Forest Recreation in Ireland - A Guide for Forest Owners and Managers

The Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture and Food is Ireland?s national forest authority. It is responsible for forest policy and the promotion of the forest sector, the administration of forestry grant schemes, forest protection, the control of felling and the promotion and support of forest research. The Forest Service promotes Sustainable Forest Management as a central principle of Irish forest policy, whereby forests are managed to provide economic, social and environmental benefits on a sustainable basis for both current and future generations.

• Forest Recreation in Ireland - A Guide for Forest Owners and Managers (pdf 2,685Kb)
• Caitheamh Aimsire Foraoise in Éirinn - Treoir do Úinéirí agus Bhainisteoirí Foraoise (pdf 2,201Kb)  

Native Woodland Scheme

The Native Woodland Scheme is a grant package for landowners aimed at encouraging the proactive protection and expansion of Ireland's native woodland resource and associated biodiversity, using appropriate "close-to-nature" silviculture.A separate full-colour scheme manual designed for those directly involved in developing applications will accompany this scheme. The manual sets out the scope of each scheme, a step-by-step guide for developing applications, details of standards and criteria, and a template for the required management plan. The Native Woodland Scheme Manual and NeighbourWood Scheme Manual will be available in early 2008.

Neighbourwood Scheme

The Forest Service Neighbourwood Scheme provides attractive support for the development of new and existing neighbourwoods for public access, recreation and enjoyment on land in or near villages, towns and cities.A separate full-colour scheme manual designed for those directly involved in developing applications will accompany this scheme. The manual sets out the scope of each scheme, a step-by-step guide for developing applications, details of standards and criteria, and a template for the required management plan. The Native Woodland Scheme Manual and NeighbourWood Scheme Manual will be available in early 2008.

• Neighbourwood Manual Part 1 (pdf 505Kb)
• Neighbourwood Manual Part 2 (pdf 815Kb)
• Neighbourwood Template (doc 69Kb)

Irish Forest Species

The following pages contain useful information on each species, as well as the opportunity to download the leaflet at the bottom of each page.

The Irish National Forest Standard, Code of Best Forest Practice and the six environmental guidelines form a framework for the Forest Service's implementation of sustainable forest management (SFM) in Ireland.

Irish National Forest Standard (INFS)

The Irish National Forest Standard outlines the basic criteria and indicators relating to the implementation of Sustainable Forest Management in Ireland (SFM). It lists a series of qualitative and quantitative measures by which progress towards the practice of SFM can be monitored under forest conditions.

The Standard is available in the following seven sections, please note that each file is a zipped ADOBE Acrobat file.

Code of Best Forest Practice (C of BFP)

The Code of Best Forest Practice is a listing of all forestry operations and the manner in which the should be carried out to ensure the implementation of SFM in Ireland, as agreed at the Third Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe, Lisbon, 1998.

For further information on the Code of Best Forest Practice please click here

Forestry Schemes Manual

The Forestry Schemes Manual details the operational and administrative procedures and standards which must be fulfilled by applicants, forestry contractors and foresters who wish to participate in the various Forest Service schemes, including the Afforestation Grant and Premium Schemes. The procedures and standards set out in this manual are complementary to Ireland's Code of Best Forest Practice and Suite of seven environmental guidelines.

Forestry Schemes Manual 2004

Environmental Guidelines

The suite of six Guidelines are the mechanisms by which the Forest Service will ensure that the environmental aspects of SFM are implemented. Adherence to the guidelines is a condition of grant aid and the issuing of a felling licence. The penalty for non-compliance is the withholding of approvals for grants and felling licences.

Aerial Fertilisation Requirements

• Aerial Fertilisaton Requirements (doc 118Kb)

Malone Report on Irish Forestry

• Malone Report on Irish Forestry (doc 223Kb)

Indicative Forest Statement

• Indicative Forest Statement (pdf 3,782Kb)

Kerry Slug and Otter Guidelines

• Kerry Slug and Otter Guidelines

Bats and Forestry

• Bats and Forestry Leaflet (pdf 7,915Kb)