Woodland

Dedicated annex woodland scheme needed for nature restoration targets

Ireland has targets to reestablish some 10,000 hectares of old sessile oak woodland by 2030, as well 4,000 hectares of alluvial woodlands.

NEWS 27 December 2025

Dedicated annex woodland scheme needed for nature restoration targets

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New woodland restoration EIP looking for farmer partners

New woodland restoration EIP looking for farmer partners

NEWS 16 December 2025

Roscommon farmers with rocky land wanted for new scheme

Roscommon farmers with rocky land wanted for new scheme

SCHEMES 20 September 2025

Former Westminster family estate on market for £5m

Former Westminster family estate on market for £5m

Former Westminster family estate on market for £5m

NEWS 12 September 2025

UK’s largest glasshouse opens in Scotland

UK’s largest glasshouse opens in Scotland

UK’s largest glasshouse opens in Scotland

NEWS 18 August 2025

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State buys 63ac of clear-felled woodland in Galway

State buys 63ac of clear-felled woodland in Galway

In terms of future plans for the site, the NPWS is to replant it with native broadleaf tree species.

NEWS 3 February 2025

Five actions in Farming With Nature scheme

Five actions in Farming With Nature scheme

Applications for the first phase of the new agri environment scheme in Northern Ireland close at 5pm on Monday 4 August 2025.

NORTHERN IRELAND 3 February 2025

A woodland walk and wiping out weeds

A woodland walk and wiping out weeds

Derek Robinson had some time last week to check out newly planted woodland on his Co Down farm.

FARMER WRITES 3 February 2025

Inch by inch: restoring habitats in Co Donegal

Inch by inch: restoring habitats in Co Donegal

Strahack farm is a model example of how funding and advice, channelled through an enthusiastic farmer, can, over time, yield spectacular results for nature, writes Brendan Dunford.

FOOTPRINT FARMERS 3 February 2025

Coillte to fell 840ac of conifer trees to restore Galway peatland

Coillte to fell 840ac of conifer trees to restore Galway peatland

Galway County Council has granted planning permission for Coillte to carry out a large-scale peatland restoration in Derryclare.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 3 February 2025

Getting an extra €975/ha to graze between the trees

Getting an extra €975/ha to graze between the trees

A farmer in Donegal is pairing up Organic Farming Scheme payments with agro-forestry premia, writes Noel Bardon.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 3 February 2025

‘No plans’ for State to buy large tracts of mountain land for forests

‘No plans’ for State to buy large tracts of mountain land for forests

The Minister pointed out that under the current forestry programme, there is a scheme specifically created to enable planting of new native woodlands on suitable publicly owned bare land.

FORESTRY 3 February 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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