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The area of national forest estate in Ireland has increased to approximately 700,000 hectares as a result of a significant increase in private forest development in the mid-1980s, with the introduction of grant schemes funded by the EU aimed at encouraging private land owners, mainly farmers, to become involved in forestry.
These woodlands are also variously referred to as Atlantic rainforest, Upland Oakwoods, Atlantic Oakwoods or Western Oakwoods. Today, the Celtic Rainforest exists as small fragments of the temperate rainforest that once covered much of Ireland and the west coast of Great Britain. The majority of these fragments occur on steep-sided slopes above ...
Forest products companies of Ireland (1 P) Pages in category "Forests and woodlands of the Republic of Ireland" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total.
Crone Woods, also Crone Forest, is located in the northeastern section of the Wicklow Mountains, just below the summit of Maulin 570 metres (1,870 ft), in County Wicklow, Ireland. [1] Crone Woods have an extensive network of forest trails and hikes which can be accessed from the village of Enniskerry .
Peat has been Ireland's staple fuel for centuries and as of 2005 it provided about 9% of the country's energy needs. [13] Peatlands cover approximately 17% of the area of Ireland, [14] and Bord na Móna (the "Peat Board") is a semi-state company charged with the mechanised harvesting of peat – extracting more than 4 million tonnes in 2014. [15]
Mullaghmeen (Irish: Mullach Mín, meaning 'smooth summit'), [2] at 258 metres (846 ft), is the county top for Westmeath in Ireland, and is the lowest county top in Ireland. [1] [3] Mullaghmeen is located in the Mullaghmeen Forest, known for having the largest planted beech forest in Europe.
Forests and woodlands of the Republic of Ireland (1 C, 48 P) Pages in category "Forests and woodlands of Ireland" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Forests and woodlands of Ireland (2 C, 3 P) I. ... Pages in category "Natural history of Ireland" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.