Downloads
All available downloads from the whole Teagasc Forestry website have been brought together here (please note that some of the information may be out of date). Choose from the following categories:
Event brochures / adverts / information
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BIOENERGY 2011
Conference and Site Visits, 16 June, EPA
Headquarters, Johnstown Castle Estate, Co Wexford,
Conference brochure
(0.9 MB) -
Forest Marketing Day. 25 May, Hotel Kilkenny, College Road, Kilkenny.
Event brochure
(343 KB).
Presentations:-
Current situation: supply and demand; Dr Eugene
Hendrick, Forest Sector Development DAFF
(0.5 MB) -
Role of Producer Groups; Frances McHugh, Teagasc
(1 MB) -
Your route to market; Paddy Purser, Purser
Tarleton Russell Ltd.
(0.7 MB) -
The Value of Wood in Energy Market; Paddy
Phelan, Tipperary Energy Agency
(0.9 MB)
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Current situation: supply and demand; Dr Eugene
Hendrick, Forest Sector Development DAFF
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Download
the
Conference Brochure. National Forestry Producer Group Conference
- 21 October, Callan, Co. Kilkenny.
(258 KB) -
Download the
Programme of Events.
Growing Woodlands –
Enhancing our Lives. 3-16 October, Co.
Roscommon
(452 KB) -
PhD Opportunity - Teagasc Walsh Fellowship:
Physiological responses of underplanted broadleaf tree species to
thinning intensity
(135 KB) - now closed -
List of Forestry Contractors present at the
recent National Forestry Demonstration of Small
Scale Harvesting and Extraction, Roscrea,
Co. Tipperary - 30 June 2010
(53 KB). -
Farm Forest Management Walks - May 2010t
(136 KB). -
Today's Woodlands - Our Resource for Tomorrow, Events Programme
(2.7 MB), West Cork,
October 4-15, 2009 -
National Forestry Producer Group Conference's brochure and registration form
(0.7 MB), Kiltimagh, Co.
Mayo, September 9 -
Nationwide Forest Management Walks, June 2009
(96
KB) -
Forest Establishment Information Meetings
(0.6 MB), 2008 -
Kerry Wood Energy Seminar
(2.2 MB) organised by The
Kerry Wood Energy Group, 2008 -
Forest walks focusing on management
(42 KB), 2008 -
Confirmed forestry exhibitors at The Forest
Village, Farm Fest
(64 KB), 20 June 2008 -
Bioenergy 08 Conference programme and registration form
(302 KB), 2008 -
Conference: The role of site classification in
forest productivity and management - registration form
(309 KB), 4 June 2008 -
Wood Energy Open Day
(1.2 MB)
County Clare Wood Energy Project in association with Teagasc and
SEI - 25 April 2008 -
Tending and thinning of young ash plantations
(379 KB)
(Teagasc/COFORD/Forest
Service Field Day) - 9 April 2008 -
Bioenergy 2007
(415 KB), Teagasc, Oak Park, Carlow, 30 August
2007 -
Forest walks (forest protection and broadleaf management)
(57 KB), 2007 -
Forest Energy 2007 (April events)
(213
KB), 2007 -
28 nationwide FEPS information evenings
(7
KB), 2007 -
Forest Road events
(71
KB), 2006 -
Forest Energy
(265
KB), 2006 -
Broadleaf management events
(88
KB), 2005
Course material
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Timber Measurement Course
(0.9 MB), Roscommon Town, August 13, 2009 -
Timber measurement blank inventory sheet
(189 KB), Roscommon Town, August 13, 2009 -
Timber measurement worked out inventory plot
results
(228 KB), Roscommon Town, August 13, 2009 -
Guidelines on Timber Stack Measurement
(0.4 MB)
Forest establishment and support grants
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Brochure providing a short overview of
different forest establishment
grant schemes
(1 MB)
For up to date grant and premium rates, download: the current afforestation grant and premium rates
(171 KB) -
Leaflet with afforestation grant and premium rates
(171 KB) -
Establishing a Forest - how do I get the work done?
(0.7 MB) -
List of registered foresters
(69
KB) -
List of Participating Ecologists
(72 KB) -
Guide on Change of Ownership / Change of
Applicant
(282 KB) -
10 reasons to plant a forest
(1 MB)
For up to date grant and premium rates, download: the current afforestation grant and premium rates
(171 KB) - Teagasc's
FEPS brochure
(1 MB)
For up to date grant and premium rates, download: the current afforestation grant and premium rates
(171 KB) -
2011 FEPS
scheme - Terms & Conditions
(414 KB)
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FEPS guidance notes (annex 3)
(228 KB)
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FEPS application form
(0.5 MB)
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2011 Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme
- Terms & Conditions
(377 KB)
For up to date grant and premium rates, download: the current afforestation grant and premium rates
(171 KB) -
Revised (August 2011) Establishment Guidelines of the Native Woodland
Scheme
(1.9 MB) -
2008 Native Woodland Scheme - Terms &
Conditions
(177 KB)
For up to date grant and premium rates, download: the current afforestation grant and premium rates
(171 KB) -
2008 NeighbourWood Scheme - Terms &
Conditions
(176 KB)
- NeighbourWood Scheme
manual:
part 1
(0.5 MB)
and
part 2
(0.8 MB)
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NeighbourWood Plan template
(79kb
) -
Forest Road Scheme 2011 - Terms & Conditions
(403 KB) -
Forest Reconstitution Scheme -
Terms & Conditions
(210 KB) -
Woodland Improvement Scheme - Terms & Conditions
(402 KB)
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High Pruning of Conifers Scheme - Terms & Conditions
(132 KB)
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Shaping of Broadleaves Scheme - Terms & Conditions
(64 KB)
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Bioenergy Grant Scheme
2012 Terms and Conditions
(88 KB)
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Bioenergy Grant Scheme
2012 Application Form
(72 KB)
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Short Rotation Coppice Willow
2012 Best Practice Guidelines
(3.6 MB) -
Machinery Grant Scheme
- Terms & Conditions
(274 KB) -
Machinery Grant Scheme Application Form
(94 KB)
Forest establishment
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Vegetation control in farm forestry (post planting)
(factsheet no.2)
(1.4 MB) -
Forestry planting stock - quality and handling
(factsheet no.6)
(0.8 MB) -
Soil types and their suitability to forestry
(1.3 MB) -
Irish Tree Nursery Contact Details
(109 KB)
Hedge establishment
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Establishing a stockproof hedgerow on the farm
(0.3 MB) -
Establishing a garden hedge
(0.6 MB) -
Establishing a hedgerow/shelterbelt from cuttings
(0.5 MB) -
Selecting
hedgerow species
(0.4 MB)
Forest roads
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Forest roads
(factsheet no.13)
(1.4 MB)
Forest management issues
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Forest Fires - millions of euro lost
(165 KB) (July/Aug 2011) -
Nutrient deficiencies in forest crops (factsheet no.14)
(0.9 MB) -
Grey squirrel damage of broadleaves
(factsheet no.8)
(0.4 MB) -
Deer damage in farm forestry
(factsheet no.9)
(0.8 MB) -
Some features of ‘ Brown bud’ or Hybrid ash in Ireland
(207 KB)
Timber production, thinning and harvesting
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Thinning Ready Reckoner
(168 KB) -
Guidelines on filling out a General Felling Licence
(333 KB) -
Contact List for Timber Buyers & Contractors
(217 KB) -
Thin your forest, fatten your wallet
(287 KB) (2010) -
Why Irish forests are world beaters
(183 KB) (2010) -
Safety in the Woods
(0.5 MB) -
General Felling Licence
(12 KB) -
Limited Felling Licence
(78 KB) -
Silvicultural Guidelines for the Tending and Thinning of Broadleaves,
(30 pages, December 2008)
(2.5 MB) -
"2-stick" method for marking trees when tending or thinning
broadleaves
(1 MB) -
Tending and Thinning Of Broadleaf Forests
(factsheet no.15)
(0.6 MB) -
First thinning in conifers
(factsheet no.10)
(0.7 MB) -
Timber harvesting
(factsheet no.12)
(1.7 MB) -
Using GIS Cluster Analysis To Quantify Timber Production
From Farm Forestry Plantations
(2.5 MB) (2008) - Cluster analysis to identify forest resources
(353 KB) -
A preliminary evaluation of the application of multi-return LiDAR
for forestry in Ireland;
(462 KB) (2010)
Shaping and pruning
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Formative Shaping of Young Broadleaf Trees - Growing for the Future
(141 KB) (2011) -
Shaping young broadleaves for quality timber
(factsheet no.3)
(0.5 MB) -
High pruning of conifers
(factsheet no.4)
(0.7 MB)
Markets
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Hurley making - Clash of the ash yields cash
(162 KB) (May/June 2011) -
Christmas trees - a growing market
(123 KB) -
Wood energy from
Farm Forests - A Basic Guide (3rd edition, Dec 09)
(2.3 MB) -
Step by Step Guide to Selling Your Timber for Wood Energy,
County Clare Wood Energy Project
(3.1 MB) -
Wood fuel - another market for farm forestry
(factsheet no.11)
(1 MB) -
Out Wintering Pads & the supply of wood chip
(0.9 MB) -
List of Chainsaw Training Providers
(54 KB) -
List of Wood Chip Contractors
(136 KB) -
List of Christmas Tree Growers
(134 KB) -
Situation and Outlook for Forestry 2009/2010
(382 KB) (January 2010) -
Situation and Outlook for Forestry 2011/2012
(519 KB) (January 2012)
Forest Owner Groups
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O'Moore County rich in forestry
(126 KB) (March/April 2011) -
Finding a Way Forward Together - Forest Owner
Groups in Cooperation with Teagasc
(846 KB) (Summer 2011) -
Laois Farm Forestry Group - Resource Study 2010
(2 MB) -
Brief report from the National Forestry Producer Group Conference
(194 KB) -
List of
Farm
Forest Owner Groups
(79 KB) -
The Benefits of Forest Producer Groups to Farm Forest Owners
(1.2 MB) (2010)
Seasonal newsletters
- 2012
February Forestry Newsletter
(189 KB) - 2011
Autumn Forestry Newsletter
(224 KB) - 2011
Summer Forestry Newsletter
(392 KB) - 2011
Spring Forestry Newsletter
(609 KB) - 2011
February Forestry Newsletter
(89 KB) - 2010
Summer Forestry Newsletter
(384 KB) - 2010
Spring Forestry Newsletter
(193 KB) - 2009 Winter
Forestry Update - REPS Conference
(0.8 MB) - 2009 Autumn
Today's Woodlands - Our Resource for Tomorrow
(2.7 MB) - 2009
Summer
May Newsletter
(345 KB) - 2009
Spring
March Newsletter
(344 KB) - 2008
Autumn
newsletter
(198 KB) - 2008
Spring
Donegal
newsletter
(108 KB) - 2007
Autumn
newsletter
(109 KB) - 2007Summer
Summer
newsletter
(208 KB) - 2007
Spring
Meath and Louth
newsletter
(102 KB)
- 2007 Spring
Donegal
newsletter
(131 KB)
- 2007 Spring
Sligo and north Leitrim
newsletter
(129 KB)
- 2006 Winter
Leitrim
newsletter
(233 KB) - 2006 Summer
Cork
newsletter
(116 KB)
- 2006 Summer
Donegal
newsletter
(135 KB) - 2006 Summer
Sligo
newsletter
(135 KB)
- 2006
Spring
Donegal
newsletter
(60 KB)
- 2006 Spring
Sligo
newsletter
(60 KB) - 2006 Spring
Leitrim
newsletter
(61 KB)
Statistics
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Forestry Statistics 2010
(124 KB) -
Forestry Statistics 2009
(106 KB) -
Forestry Statistics 2008
(100 KB) -
Forestry Statistics 2007
(92 KB) -
Forestry Data 2006
(26 KB)
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Forestry Statistics 2005
(141 KB)
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Forestry Statistics 2004
(166 KB) -
Forestry Statistics 2003
(124 KB) -
Forestry Statistics 2002
(123 KB)
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Forestry Statistics 2001
(133 KB)
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Forestry Statistics 2000
(128 KB)
General topics
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Demand for forestry planting grants exceeds supply
(225 KB) (January 2010) -
Investors see trees as a safe haven
(370 KB) (January 2010) -
Planting trees - why bother?
(135 KB) (January 2010) -
Forest management pays!
(171 KB) (January 2010) -
An analysis of a category of farmers who changed their minds and
decided to plant
(14 KB) (2009) -
Do farmers act on their plans to plant forests?
(14 KB) (2009) -
Situation and Outlook for Forestry 2008/09,
(0.2 MB) (2009) -
Unlocking farm forest potential
(469 KB)
(2008) -
The Farm Forest Resource and its Potential Contribution to
Rural Development in Ireland
(0.6 MB)
(2006) -
A Review of Afforestation and Potential Volume Output from
Private forests in Ireland
(0.7 MB).
Table
(14 KB) (2006)


