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| Woodland Estate Management | |||||||||
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Ireland’s heritage includes old woodland estates which have been largely neglected since the inception of the state.
Click on the scheme types above to see how income streams can be achieved. |
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| Afforestation Scheme |  |
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| increasing the area under woodland will provide annual premium up to €499 per ha per year for 20 years. | |||||||||
| Native Woodland Scheme | |||||||||
| Many of these woodlands may provide long term income by being converted to native woodland which provides an annual premium of €120 per hectare per annum. In the conversion of the woodland, non native species are removed. This may provide income from timber and firewood in the first years of the scheme. The scheme also allows for establishment of new native woodland which attracts annual premium of up to €494 per ha per year for 20 years (farmer rate). At the end of the 20 year period the native woodland premium begins. | |||||||||
| Woodland Improvement Scheme |  |
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| Woodlands unsuitable for the Native Woodland Scheme can be improved through the removal of over mature and malformed trees. This will provide income from timber and firewood. |
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| Reforestation Scheme | |||||||||
| Forest Service grants up to €1,016 per ha go some way to restocking land cleared of non commercial timber. The new plantation will be planted with commercial species capable of producing timber in the future | |||||||||
| Forest Roading Scheme | |||||||||
| Much of the old woodland estate is poorly served by roads thus leading to difficulties of access and marketing timber. Forest Service roading grants can be used to upgrade existing networks and construct new roads. This will lead to increased marketability of timber and better prices. |  |
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