Ireland

Invitation to an Easter chipping party -you’re invited!

Hi everyone, As you know we had our small spruce wood thinned in January - over 200 trees were felled and that created large piles of branches all around our site. I'm talking piles of organic material about 5 feet high in places! Obviously you can leave some to decay naturally, as seen in my…Read more Invitation to an Easter chipping party -you’re invited!

Burning Bright selected for Green Party Youtube Film Award

Hi everyone Some of you might remember my short film 'Burning Bright' 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

Thinning to easily create an ecologically & economically sustainable forest, in South Carlow, Ireland

Hi all, Thinning started in our small spruce plantation on Monday!!  It's very exciting to see the huge amount of light now coming in; we have a new clearing too which we will be planted with fast growing pioneer species. For our soil conditions, we'll be putting in alder and birch, that will prepare the…Read more Thinning to easily create an ecologically & economically sustainable forest, in South Carlow, Ireland