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Close-to-Nature permanent forest management

  • All Ireland Policy
    Our policy prioritises the need for long-term, permanent mixed species forestry that is both ecologically and economically sustainable.
  • Tree Marker Training 2020
    Pro Silva Ireland is delighted to announce new 2020 dates for training on early transformation to CCF in Sitka spruce plantations. The course is now well established and has received strong positive feedback from previous participants. This is currently the only training course related to Sitka spruce plantation transformation in Ireland.
  • History of Pro Silva Forestry
    Pro Silva Ireland endorses the Close-to-Nature continuous cover professional forest management systems of Pro Silva Europe, that have been practised in European countries since the mid 20th century.
  • Pro Silva Ireland Member Study Tours to Europe
    Pro Silva Ireland Members can join study tours to Europe where CCF forestry is more established: Slovenia, Austria, Germany, France, Britain, and many other countries.
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    • Our Pro Silva Ireland aims
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    • Meet the committee
    • Pro Silva Ireland Statements of Account
  • News | Events
    • Pro Silva Ireland: Diary of upcoming events for 2020
    • Pro Silva Ireland: Diary of upcoming events for 2019
    • Pro Silva Ireland Annual Forest Days
    • archives
  • What people are saying
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  • Articles
    • How can one practice close to nature forestry in Ireland?
    • The Role of Mixed Woods in Irish Silviculture By T. Clear, B.Agr.Sc.
    • Transformation thinning in Close-to-Nature – Continuous Cover Forestry
    • Intervention costs money! by Robert Scott
    • Constraints to Continuous Cover Forestry in Ireland by Morgan Roche, co-founder Pro Silva Ireland
    • ProSilva: quality management in our forests
    • Answering the concerns of an environmentalist by Morgan Roche
    • What is a natural oak forest?
  • Bibliography
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Sean Ó Conláin

Seán Ó Conláin

Woodland owner

Chair of Teagasc Forestry Stakeholder Group

Activities include Feasta, Teacht Aniar, EHFF

Contact: planxty@pm.me

What people are saying

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…

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

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

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…

Read More Faith Wilson: Ecological Consultant BSc CEnv MCIEEM

― Faith Wilson: Ecological Consultant BSc CEnv MCIEEM

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