Links

Irish Guidelines & Regulations

 Mackinnon Report

 Review of Approval Processes for Afforestation in Ireland (November 2019)

 Coillte

Coillte - www.coillte.ie 

Forest Service, DAFM

Forest Service - https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/642e6-forestry/

• 2023-2027 Forestry Grant Scheme

• Agroforestry Guidelines (FT8) - Agroforestry Forum

• Public Consultation

• Forestry Division Monthly Reports

• Register of Foresters and Forestry Companies

Forest Service - Forest Management Tools

    Felling and Reforestation Policy (DAFM, May 2017) - Avaialable for Download in the Tree Felling Licences Section

    Interim Standard for Felling & Reforestation (DAFM, 2019)

    Environmental Requirements for Afforestation (DAFM, December 2016)

    DAFM Suite of Environmental Guidelines (DAFM, 2000)  - Now available on the GOV.IE website https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/regulation-forest-health-and-resources/#trees-and-the-law

    Publications, now available for downloading from the GOV.IE website include:

• Forest Biodiversity Guidelines
• Forest Protection Guidelines
• Forestry and Kerry Slug Guidelines
• Forestry and Otter Guidelines
• Forests and Water
• Forestry and the Landscape Guidelines
• Forest Recreation in Ireland - A Guide for Forest Owners and Managers
• Native Woodland Establishment GPC9 and GPC10
• Woodland for Water
• Aerial Fertilisation Requirements (June 2015)
• Forestry and Water Quality Guidelines
• Forestry and Archaeology Guidelines
• Forest Harvesting and Environmental Guidelines
• Forestry and Freshwater Pearl Mussel Requirements, (DAFM, 2008)
• Land Types for Afforestation
• Environmental Requirements for Afforestation
• DRAFT Plan for Forests & Freshwater Pearl Mussel in Ireland

    Links to DAFM Environmental Guidelines, including the above, on the New GOV.IE website

    COFORD Forest Policy Review Group Report on 'Forests, products and people - Ireland’s forest policy – a renewed vision (2014) - A Report on Policy Implementation with Recommendations (COFORD, 2018)

    Reconstitution and Underplanting Scheme (Ash Dieback) (DAFM, 2020)

     See also www.gov.ie

 Current Forestry Grant Schemes  - Forestry Grant Schemes

- Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme 2014-2020

• 2023-2027 Forestry Grant Scheme

Information on Change of Ownership for Grant aided plantations  - www.gov.ie/

National Forest Inventory

The purpose of the National Forest Inventory (NFI) is to record and assess the extent and nature of Ireland’s forests, both public and private, in a timely, accurate and reproducible manner. Reliable, current and consistent information is required to inform domestic forest policy, to support forest research and fulfil national and international reporting commitments.

For more information, see National Forest Inventory, DAFM

Pesticides Regulation and Control Division, DAFM

Pesticides Regulation and Control Division -  www.pcs.agriculture.gov.ie

- Guidance Notes on Integrated Pest Management For Use On Irish Farms (PDF)

- National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides

Plant Health

- Plant Health & Trade

- Plant Health Legislation

- Plant Health Trader Notices

Teagasc

Teagasc Forestry Development Unit -  www.teagasc.ie/forestry/

- Overview of forestry grant rates

Forest Sector Statistics

Annual Forest Sector Statistics
An annual report has been published on the web that brings together previously published and new statistics on the forest sector in a single publication. The plan is to update the document annually to reflect changes in the forest sector, such as new afforestation.
Ireland's Forests - Annual Statistics - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and also see Forest Statistics and Mapping

See also our Miscellaneous Industry Statistics page.

Legislation

Forestry Act 2014  - www.oireachtas.ie

Forestry & the Law (DAFM) - Forest Service, DAFM

Legal requirements for forestry - Teagasc

Health and Safety Authority (HSA)

Health and Safety Authority -  www.hsa.ie

Health and Safety Authority - Irish Forestry Safety Guides (IFSG)  A suite of Safety Guides modified for Irish use by kind permission of FISA, including:

• IFSG 301 - Using Petrol Driven Chainsaws
• IFSG 302 - Basic Chainsaw Fellling and Manual Takedown
• IFSG 303 - Chainsaw Snedding
• IFSG 304 - Chainsaw Cross Cutting and Manual Stacking
• IFSG 306 - Chainsaw Clearance and Windblow
• IFSG 307 - Chainsaw Felling of Large Trees
• IFSG 503 - Extraction by Forwarder
• IFSG 603 - Mechanical Harvesting
• IFSG 804 - Electricity at Work: Forestry
• IFSG FC1 - Health & Safety Guidance for Forestry Work Manager in Selecting & Monitoring Contractors

Health and Safety Authority -  Health & Safety Forestry Information Sheet

Health and Safety Authority -  Safe Load Securing of Round Timber Information Sheet
See also Safe Load Securing of Round Timber Poster (Forest Industry Transport Group)

Timber Transport Good Practice Guides

  Forest Industry Transport Group -   Round Timber Transport - Guidelines for Hauliers and Drivers (July 2017)
 

  Forest Industry Transport Group -   Road Haulage Code of Practice (2017)

Forest Industry Transport Group -  Safe Load Securing of Round Timber Poster

 Timber Transport Forum -   Loading Timber From Roadside - Good Practice 2016
  

Forest Industries Ireland (FII - formerly IFFPA)

Forest Industries Ireland (FII) -  www.forestindustries.ie

International Forestry Links

Forestry Commision UK - www.gov.uk/government/organisations/forestry-commission

UK Timber Price Indices

- Timber Price Indices - Data to March 2021
- Timber Price Indices - Data to September 2020
- Timber Price Indices - Data to March 2020
- Timber Price Indices - Data to September 2019
- Timber Price Indices - Data to March 2019
- Timber Price Indices - Data to September 2018
- Timber Price Indices - Data to March 2018
- Timber Price Indices - Data to September 2017
- Timber Price Indices - Data to March 2017
- Timber Price Indices - Data to September 2016
- Timber Price Indices - Data to March 2016

Savills World Research (Rural) - Spotlight UK Timber Market 2016

UK Forest Research and Publications - https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/research/

Confor UK - www.confor.org.uk

  The Role of Productive Woodlands in Water Management (Confor, March 2015)

Biosecurity - Good working practice for those involved in forestry

European Forest Institute (EFI) - www.efi.int

EFI:  Think Forest - A European high-level forum on the future of forests

EFI publication -  FROM SCIENCE TO POLICY 2 - A new role for forests and the forest sector in the EU post-2020 climate targets

EU Joint Research Centre - FOREST

CEPF - European Woodland Owners Organisation -  www.cepf-eu.org

Implementing Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management in Europe - www.ci-sfm.org

EU Timber Regulation - European Commission site for EU Timber Regulation

IPD UK Forestry Index -  UK IPD Forestry Result to Year 2017

IPD UK Forestry Index -  UK IPD Forestry Result to Year 2016

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Forestry Section - www.fao.org/forestry/en/

Infographics produced by Forest Europe - www.foresteurope.org:

• European Forests
• Environmental functions of forests
• Economic value of forests
• Social benefits of forests

Wood Resources International LLC -  www.woodprices.com

Logging Workers Safety Training Blog-  www.complianceandsafety.com

Research structures and facilities -  www.trees4future.eu

EU Timber Regulation (EUTR)

Links to information on EU Timber Regulation

European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) entered into force 3rd March 2013
For more information, see our EU Timber Regulation page and the following links:

• Timber Regulation Updates - EU Commission
• DAFM EUTR/FLEGT
• European Commission site for EU Timber Regulation  
• Gateway to International Timber Trade - www.timbertradeportal.com  
• www.opentimberportal.org - Open Timber Portal
• www.flegtlicence.org - FLEGT licence information point

Ireland's Competent Authority for EUTR
EU Timber Regulation (EUTR),
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine,
Johnstown Castle Estate,
Co. Wexford
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone: +353 (0)87 7889877

Fire Weather Index

Met Eireann -  www.met.ie

The new Fire Weather Index is now showing details for different regions in Ireland and is showing a link to the DAFM Fire Danger Notices.

The high risk period for fires in Ireland is generally February until October.

No burning of vegetation should take place between 1st March and 31st August (See Prescribed Burning Code of Practice - Ireland)

Met Eireann Fire Weather Index (Available All Year):

• Met Eireann Fire Weather Index

The Met Eireann Fire Weather Index consists of 3 indices:

• Fire Weather Index - Overall Fire Risk
• Fine Fuel Moisture Content Index - Indication how fast smaller scrubs and vegetation has dried out
• Initial Spread Index - How difficult it would be for fire to be put out (mainly driven by windspeed)

For more information, listen also to Countrywide radio clip (4th March 2023)

See also Department Fire Danger Notices on https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/01773-fire-management/

For an explanation of Risk categories, see DAFM Forest Fire Risk Warning System Overview