Forestry is a relatively small business, entirely dependent on taxpayer money and with an outsized environmental footprint. It's time to develop a new model — one that doesn’t depend on destroying our environment to turn a buck, says ecologist Pádraic Fogarty

An 88-acre site near the Easkey River includes a bog which will be at the heart of a Hometree biodiversity restoration project to support unique bog species and provide habitats for birds, kingfishers, and otters

200 acres of land entrusted to Green Sod Ireland — the charity manages habitats in Cork, Cavan, Donegal, Carlow, Galway, and Mayo

ReWild Wicklow volunteers have assisted with tree planting, peatland restoration, vegetation management, seed sowing, erecting deer fencing, nest box building, litter cleanups, and setting up camera traps