A brief overview of some of the challenges that exist in relation to plantation forestry in the UK and ROI.
The Right Tree, in the Right Place…
Who needs supermarkets?
Who needs supermarkets? Panic buying in the face of the COVID 19 Pandemic has proven that many feel extremely vulnerable by their dependency on the shops. On the positive side, by supporting and encouraging a diversified range of Irish farming and horticultural activities we provide ourselves with an important cushion during any crisis: a resilient … Continue reading Who needs supermarkets?
Power (and profit) to the People
The growth of community energy generation and supply in Ireland.
Acting on Impulse….
Sometimes an impulse becomes irresistible....
Reforestation using Assisted Natural Regeneration….
An Irish perspective on assisted natural regeneration of forestry....
Extract: T.C. Boyles A Friend of the Earth.
A quote from T. C. Boyles, A Friend of the Earth.... ‘To be a friend of the earth, you have to be an enemy of the people’.
Game, Set and Match…
An unwilling video star puts the record straight. 450 words....
Extract: Wilding, The Return of Nature to a British Farm…
Extract from Wilding, The Return of Nature to a British Farm...by Isabella Tree. The author makes the point that the areas with most remaining biodiversity are sometimes the last place you'd imagine finding it...
On Purple Emperor Butterflies
An extract from the Rape of the Lock....
Got a few spare acres of land?
One landowner in Tyrone, Ireland decided to work with nature, with astonishing results.
