forest flora and fauna

‘Remembering Our Forgotten Forests: Twelve thousand years of British and Irish Woodlands’- new book by Jonathan Mullard

'So, I say that we had better be without gold than without forests' — John Evelyn in Rembering Our Forgotten Forests I recently had the good fortune to meet US author and ecological activist Derrick Jensen, whose book Strangely Like War: The Global Assault on Forests (co-authored with George Draffan, 2004) had a big impact…Read more ‘Remembering Our Forgotten Forests: Twelve thousand years of British and Irish Woodlands’- new book by Jonathan Mullard

Celebrating over 2 decades of closer-to-nature forestry practice in Ireland with Pro Silva International

Celebrating over 2 decades of closer-to-nature forestry practice in Ireland with Pro Silva International - I was delighted, recently, to be involved, as a longtime committee member of Pro Silva Ireland to help host the international Pro Silva delegates' 3-day meeting and forest site visits in County Wicklow June 14-16, 2023. Very experienced Close-to-Nature forestry delegates attended from 22 countries and generously shared their expertise, research, and how they are facing mounting ecological challenges in their forestry sectors in Europe and the United Kingdom.

Creatively Caring for Returning Species at Hollywood Forest: Great Spotted Woodpecker

This is a treasured original painting of Woodie 'Guthrie', our first Hollywood Forest resident Great Spotted Woodpecker, by acclaimed children’s book 📕 illustrator @alanorourke One of the most thrilling things about being involved in an ongoing ecological art practice at our home, like my Hollywood Forest Story is welcoming birds. Our Close-to-Nature continuous cover forestry approach,…Read more Creatively Caring for Returning Species at Hollywood Forest: Great Spotted Woodpecker