Organisation: Forestry Commission

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

home and gardens

Augustine Henry, horticultural hero from city with two names

Fiann Ó Nualláin charts the life of a doctor, turned plant hunter who also set up the Forestry Commission.

home and gardens

Get closer to nature in Westonbirt, the longest treetop walk in the UK

general

Book review: The Utopia Experiment

home and gardens

Walk of the Week: Doneraile Park opens up wonderful vista

farming

Ash dieback disease spreads nationwide as 120 cases confirmed

general

Macca sacks estate caretakers after 20 years' service

Ranging over the last great fastnesses of England

Edgelands: Journeys into England’s True Wilderness

Sat, 20 Oct, 2012

GAA club told to halt building wall over flood fears

A GAA club in Co Cork has been told to halt construction of a rock wall which could put neighbouring residential and retail properties at increased risk of flooding.

Thu, 27 Sep, 2012

Origin of tree killer disease is still uncertain

I WISH to correct a number of erroneous statements attributed to Senator Paudie Coffey throughout the article headlined “Oak forests at risk from ‘killer tree fungus’ ” (August 25).

Mon, 20 Sep, 2010

Sea eagles blamed for deaths of lambs in Scotland

Scottish farmers are blaming sea eagles for the deaths of hundreds of lambs, it was reported today.

Tue, 23 Sep, 2008

Adventure tourism is the way to go

Donal Hickey looks at mountain biking in Ireland

Mon, 23 Jun, 2008

Shedding light on shades of grey (and red)

THE native red squirrel, once a common animal in many parts of the country, is under threat from the American grey squirrel which came here about 100 years ago.

Mon, 14 May, 2007

Cash prizes offered for best trees

IF you’re proud of your trees, you might be able to win money for them.

Thu, 19 May, 2005

Jarvis Cocker swings in as man of the trees

Rock star Jarvis Cocker today swung into action on a treetops assault course as his band Pulp prepared for a series of concerts in forest venues.

Wed, 29 May, 2002