- Over 10% of Ireland is under forest
- In excess of 43% is in private ownership
- Output in 2012 was C. €2.2 Billion or just under 1% of GDP
- Employment in the forest sector is over 16,000 persons.
- A 15,000 ha per annum afforestation programme will create on average 490 direct jobs annually.
- Recreational value of forests valued at €97 million, which in turn generates €268 million in economic activities in rural areas.
- Sustainable level of afforestation is 15,000 ha per annum
- Government target 17% forest cover by 2030 equivalent to one million hectares of forest
- The average size of a privately owned forest in Ireland is 8 hectares (20 acres)
Forestry Facts
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Forestry Services – The Complete Forestry Package
As a dairy farmer, I had little interest in forestry until I purchased land with milk quota in the mid-1990s. Both the milk quota and the forestry have proven good investments. I engaged Forestry Services Ltd to secure the necessary felling licences, construct forest roads and thin the plantations in 2008. The plantations have been second thinned and I am happy with the work that was done and the returns I received from the thinning. I am looking forward to the clearfell and my only regret is that I haven’t got more forestry”
We needed to remove some forestry to expand the rugby club. To do this we needed a Limited Felling Licence from the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture. Paddy Bruton of Forestry Services Ltd, prepared the licence application for us and explained what was involved very clearly. He then followed up with the Forest Service to get a decision. We got the Licence and are happy with the help we got from Paddy
I planted almost 100 acres in 2000 with Forestry Services Ltd. The plantation is growing very well. A forest road will be constructed in 2015 with thinning scheduled for 2016. Simply, Paddy & the rest of the lads at Forestry Services do what they say.