ProSilva Ireland on RTE TV ‘Ear to the Ground’

May 23, 2009

Paddy Purser of ProSilva Ireland presented ithe organisations principles on the popular Ear to the Ground program produced by Agtel for viewing on Irish television.

The Photo to the right shows Paddy Purser during one of the interviews.

Other interviewees included Huw Denman, who is a Near To Nature Forestry expert from Wales.

The program was considered a success and although short, our message was clear.

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March 27, 2025

Pro Silva Ireland members talk Continuous Cover Forestry on ‘Ear to the Ground’ RTE TV

The Irish Ear to the Ground programme this week (Thursday 12 December 2019 – go to 16 minutes on the RTE Player, available until 11 January) interviewed Pro Silva Ireland members John Sherlock, Kevin O’Connell and others who demonstrated the benefits of forestry on John’s farm forestry land near Navan, County Meath.

December 12, 2019

Resilient Forestry at Leinster House

September 12, 2019

Continuing Developments for Continuous Cover Forestry

September 9, 2019

Autumn Field Day at Baronscourt: Advanced transformation to CCF

August 15, 2019

Pro Silva Ireland joining Ireland’s Woodland Festival 2019

July 29, 2019

Teagasc promotes Continuous Cover Forestry in Ireland

July 26, 2019

Pro Silva Ireland supporting early career forestry professionals

June 13, 2019

Report on Pro Silva Ireland early stage transformation in Ballycullen farm forest conifer plantation

June 13, 2019

Pro Silva Ireland UCD talk on Conversion to Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) in the era of Climate Change by Dr. Pavel Bednar

May 3, 2019

The Hollywood Forest Story: an ongoing eco-social art practice for permanent forestry in Ireland and elsewhere

April 19, 2019

Resilient Forests for Climate Change

April 12, 2019

Pro Silva Ireland Spring 2019 Open Forest Day: Early stage transformation to continuous cover forestry in farm forest conifer plantations, Ballycullen Farm Woodland, Co. Wicklow Sat. 27 April

April 3, 2019

First two Pro Silva Ireland Continuous Cover Forestry Training Days a Success

March 30, 2019

Pro Silva Ireland: Diary of upcoming events for 2019

January 28, 2019

Pro Silva Ireland announces first training course for continuous cover forestry

January 24, 2019

Landmark Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) Scheme Announced

January 3, 2019

Report on International Workshop in Czech Republic -25th to 26th October 2018

October 28, 2018

A view from the treetops

October 26, 2018

‘Close to Nature Forest Management – the Pro Silva approach’ – introductory talk for the Irish Wildlife Trust

A talk on Close-to-Nature forestry in Ireland, will be given by Faith Wilson who is a practising ecologist and a committee member of Pro Silva Ireland. The evening has been kindly organised by the Irish Wildlife Trust. All are welcome. Irish Wildlife Trust - Green Drinks, Sweetmans Pub, 1-2 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2 - top floor, 7pm, 6th November 2018.

October 16, 2018

From Forest to Furniture: October Field Day

October 12, 2018

Learning from French continuous cover forestry: review of the 2018 Pro Silva Study trip to Alsace, France.

October 11, 2018

Growing Quality in Native Woodlands

September 25, 2018

Linking ProSilva Forest Owners With Added Value Markets: Prosilva October Field Day 2018

August 7, 2018

Invitation: Forest Transformation and Conversion: EXEMPLARY FOREST UNITS OF UNEVEN-AGED FORESTRY IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Please see the forest transformation and conversion event in the Czech Republic in October 2018. Due to the fact that forest transformation is a topic beyond the Czech Republic, this will be a relevant meeting for many in Ireland too.

June 19, 2018

Pro Silva Ireland study trip to France: now fully booked

2018 Pro Silva Ireland study trip to France in September: now fully booked! Pro Silva Ireland has been delighted with the growing interest in our annual study trips. This year's trip planned for September is now fully subscribed and 24 members will be participating in examining Close-to-Nature managed forests in Eastern France.

June 15, 2018

TEAGASC MASTERS WALSH FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY

TEAGASC MASTERS WALSH FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY “Exploration of the working properties and utilisation of small- diameter Irish-grown alder (Alnus glutinosa)” GMIT Teagasc

May 26, 2018

Growing quality timber in native woodlands through continuous cover forestry

May 17, 2018

Review of Pro Silva Ireland’s 2017 Study tour to Wales

May 15, 2018

Recent press coverage of Close-to-Nature continuous cover forestry (CCF)

May 14, 2018

In memory of Pro Silva founding member Rodney Helliwell (1940-2018)

Rodney was one of the original founding members of Pro Silva, a signatory of the declaration of Robanov Kot (1989), the Pro Silva founding document. It is his championing of Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF), a term he was instrumental in defining and promoting, that will stand perhaps as his greatest legacy. He was the first chairman of the Continuous Cover Forestry Group (CCFG) and was responsible for establishing a formal association with ProSilva.

March 26, 2018

April Field Day, Study Tour and Good News for Continuous Cover Forestry – CCF

September 21, 2017

Pro Silva Ireland Autumn Field Day, Moyrath, Kildalkey, Co. Meath and AGM

The focus of the Pro Silva Ireland Autumn field day will be early management of 1st generation oak plantation. We will be joined on the day by the Head Cooper from Irish Distillers in Middleton Co. Cork. Ger is a 5th generation cooper who has spent his life working with oak and knows the quality requirements of oak for coopering better than anyone. In recent years, Irish Distillers have been working with Pro Silva Ireland members to sustainably source high quality oak for coopering.

August 17, 2017

Pro Silva Europa Annual Meeting: Romania 2017

August 11, 2017

Pro Silva Ireland 2017 Study Tour to Wales, 15-17 September: bookings now open

May 1, 2017

ProSilva Ireland in Co. Carlow and Minister to launch ProSilva Guidebook at Irish Forestry show, 5 May, Stradbally

April 6, 2017

The Pro Silva Ireland 2017 Spring Field Day: Borris, Co. Carlow, and the launch of a new Practical Manual on CCF Management

March 14, 2017

Pro Silva Ireland Calendar 2017

October 13, 2016

Launch of first Teagasc booklet on Continuous Cover Forestry at ProSilva Ireland Raheen Forest, Tuamgreany, East Clare

September 19, 2016

Pro Silva Ireland field day- Saturday 8th October 2016 Raheen Forest, Tuamgreany, East Clare and AGM

June 20, 2016

ProSilva Ireland 2016 Study Trip to Belgium 8-11 September

June 13, 2016

FARM WOODLAND FORUM 2016 “Farm Woodlands-Education, Research and Policy”

April 8, 2016

Special Pro Silva Ireland Field Day for members of North East Forestry Group, Westmeath Farm Forest Group, and other forest owners new to Continuous Cover Forestry

March 2, 2016

PRO SILVA POLAND VISIT 2015: An account of forest discussions

November 16, 2015

Operation Transformation to Continuous Cover Forestry

August 31, 2015

Upcoming ProSilva Ireland field day at Knockrath Forest, Co. Wicklow – Sat 3 Oct 2015

April 20, 2015

Upcoming ProSilva Ireland field day at Coole Park, Gort, Co. Galway – May 23rd 2015

Pro Silva Ireland’s next Forest Open day is in Coole Park, Gort, Co. Galway on Saturday 23rd May 2015 with guest forester Huw Denman and ecologist Faith Wilson. The focus of the day will be on how Continuous Cover Forestry can deliver benefits for nature conservation, biodiversity and landscape.

March 18, 2015

The Case for Continuous Cover Forestry

Phil Morgan, President of ProSilva Europe and known to many ProSilva Ireland members recently wrote an article on "The Case for Continuous Cover Forestry". The Forestry & Timber News Journal has kindly allowed us to re-publish the article here.

December 10, 2014

CCFG / Pro Silva Ireland Study Visit to Southern Poland June 2015

joint UK Continuous Cover Forestry Group (CCFG)/ProSilva Ireland study visit to Southern Poland next summer (2015), provisionally arriving on Wed 24th June and leaving on Sat 27th June

December 10, 2014

CCFG National Conference 2014 – online resources

September 25, 2014

ProSilva Europe celebrates its 25th anniversary in Switzerland

August 24, 2014

ProSilva Ireland visit to Baronscourt Fri 3 Oct 2014 – All Welcome

June 20, 2014

ProSilva Ireland attends first international Continuous Cover forestry conference in UK

June 20, 2014

Talis Kalnars: An inspirational forester

March 8, 2014

2014 ProSilva Ireland Overseas Study trip: 3-5 June UK CCFG conference

March 8, 2014

Upcoming ProSilva Ireland field day at Glengarrif, West Cork on Saturday 17 May 2014

February 25, 2014

New journal articles on Continuous Cover forestry in Ireland

In the recent edition of the Irish Forestry journal (Vol 70, 2013) two articles detail, review and advance the scientific aspects of continuous cover forestry in Ireland. With thanks to the Society of Irish Foresters, these papers are now available to download here:

January 8, 2014

Continuous cover forestry (CCF) – alternative forest management

August 14, 2013

The Society of Irish Foresters in association with ProSilva Ireland Continuous Cover Forestry Open Forest Day Fri 27 Sept 2013

August 9, 2013

Update on the COFORD Low Impact Silvicultural Systems (LISS) project in Ireland

The COFORD (Irish Forest Research Institute) LISS project is a four year project now in its third year aimed at developing a greater understanding of Low Impact Silvicultural Systems and their use in Ireland.

July 29, 2013

Field notes from Pro Silva Open forest day at AFI – Coillte site, Rahin, Co. Kildare

ONE of Coillte’s oldest woods provided a living textbook for Close-to-Nature Continuous Cover forestry at Prosilva Ireland’s summer open forest day, at Rahin Wood, Co. Kildare, April 2013