When I realised that life as we know it hangs in the balance...
Civilisation is Creaking…
Environment
The Right Tree, in the Right Place…
A brief overview of some of the challenges that exist in relation to plantation forestry in the UK and ROI.
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.
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’.
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...
Got a few spare acres of land?
One landowner in Tyrone, Ireland decided to work with nature, with astonishing results.
Farming gone wild
Disillusioned with conventional large scale farming, the owners of Knepp Castle Estate decided to go wild....
Resilient Forestry at Leinster House — Pro Silva Ireland
Continuous Cover Forestry consultant Paddy Purser and Chair of Pro Silva Ireland, Liam Byrne before presenting a statement to Joint Committee on Climate Action at the Oireachtas (Houses of the Irish Parliament), Dublin on behalf of Pro Silva Ireland. 11 December 2019. Photo: Cathy Fitzgerald. Pro Silva Ireland presented continuous cover forestry as a […] via … Continue reading Resilient Forestry at Leinster House — Pro Silva Ireland
McNally's Miscellany 