This event will visit a 9.8Ha forest area, planted in 1999, consisting of areas of Sitka spruce and Norway spruce with small areas of oak and alder mixed through the spruce, as well as a 4.9ha forest of oak and Scots pine planted in 2004.
The site provides a glimpse into the benefits of planting intimate blocks of secondary species into the main species at establishment stage and how they appear after a third thinning intervention.
Management interventions associated with the DAFM Woodland Improvement Scheme (WIS)–Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) element will be viewed and discussed, as well as tree marking, pruning and enrichment planting.
The Sitka and Norway spruce stands have undergone a third thinning in the transforming of the forest to an irregular forest structure with implementation of closer-to-nature forest management. The oak and Scots pine forest is ready for a second thinning intervention and has been submitted to the Forest Service for the CCF scheme. Management of this forest type under CCF into the future will be discussed.
All are welcome to attend the event. Suitable footwear and clothing are required.
Attendance at this event is worth 15 CPD points for those registered with the Society of Irish Foresters CPD programme.
Address: Caherelly, Grange, Kilmallock, Co Limerick V35 K602
Google Maps Link https://maps.app.goo.gl/ykthGQ18Ro6oFpLm6
This event is supported by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
