Cathy’s work

Lightfoot Iron and Trojan horses – doing the hard work in a forest

This post is a bit overdue but it was an important step in the recent thinning of our wood,Ā Ā  in the process of converting it to a mixed species, permanent forest. As we decided to remove about 30% of our 24yr trees in our woodland, this meant that from our 2.5 acres 250 trees werefelled!…Read more Lightfoot Iron and Trojan horses – doing the hard work in a forest

Burning Bright selected for Green Party Youtube Film Award

Hi everyone Some of you might remember my short film 'Burning Bright'Ā that I created for Ireland''s Biodiversity week last year -it's a small gesture about what I've been learning about sustainable forestry. Well it has just been selected for the Irish Green Party's 2009 youtube competition - an award will go to the film most…Read more Burning Bright selected for Green Party Youtube Film Award

Teaching myself how to ‘see’ a forest in the making

(Please click on the photo to read) I took this shot yesterday and even though it was a cold day, we have been blessed with lovely great clear days in January, here in south Carlow, Ireland - the exact opposite of this morning, sitting here in my studio watching the hail slide down the windows.…Read more Teaching myself how to ‘see’ a forest in the making