Paddy Purser – Pro Silva Ireland

Close-to-Nature permanent forest management

Resilient Forestry at Leinster House

by prosilvairelandDecember 12, 2019December 12, 2019 Leave a comment

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, Dublin on behalf of Pro Silva Ireland. 11 December 2019. Photo: Cathy Fitzgerald.…

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

by prosilvairelandJune 13, 2019June 14, 2019

The Pro Silva Ireland 2019 Spring Field Day was held on April 27th in Ballycullen Forest in Ashford, Co. Wicklow and was kindly hosted by Sandra and Lasse Jorgensen. Padriag O Tuama has written a report on the day below …

The Pro Silva approach to woodland management offers enormous benefits to biodiversity and wildlife by providing a permanent forest structure in which fauna and flora can thrive over many generations. The awareness of the importance of the protection of our……

― Faith Wilson: Ecological Consultant BSc CEnv MCIEEM

Membership of Pro Silva Ireland has been a really enriching experience for me both professionally and personally. Those of us who founded Pro Silva Ireland back in 2000 did so to explore the alternatives to clearfelling in Ireland. But we……

― Paddy Purser, forest consultant, Chair and co-founder of Pro Silva Ireland

Pro Silva Ireland 2000 -2018: a member of Pro Silva Europe