Walked in Tomnafinnoge woods last week, in this beautiful native forest land. It is the last remaining piece of what was called the great Oak Woods. It was estimated to have covered many thousands of acres.
From Wikipedia: "As early as 1444 these woods supplied timber for the construction of King's College, Cambridge, and later for Westminster Abbey, St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin and Trinity College, Dublin. In 1634, the woods were estimated to cover 'more than many thousand acres', but from then on they were heavily exploited especially for shipbuilding."
There was a time when forests like these would have covered up to 80% of Ireland. Today, we barely have 2%, most of which is commercial logging by #Coillte. I hate #Coillte with a passion, especially since they have been running ads on the radio.
"More than half of Ireland’s forest cover (and 7 per cent of land in the State) is owned by Coillte, deft exponents of the dark arts of clear-felling, a practice illegal in Denmark, Switzerland, Slovenia and parts of Germany for its devastating effects on plants, animals, soil and landscapes alike." (https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/native-trees-cover-just-2-of-ireland-how-can-this-be-increased-1.3553824)
From Wikipedia: "As early as 1444 these woods supplied timber for the construction of King's College, Cambridge, and later for Westminster Abbey, St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin and Trinity College, Dublin. In 1634, the woods were estimated to cover 'more than many thousand acres', but from then on they were heavily exploited especially for shipbuilding."
There was a time when forests like these would have covered up to 80% of Ireland. Today, we barely have 2%, most of which is commercial logging by #Coillte. I hate #Coillte with a passion, especially since they have been running ads on the radio.
"More than half of Ireland’s forest cover (and 7 per cent of land in the State) is owned by Coillte, deft exponents of the dark arts of clear-felling, a practice illegal in Denmark, Switzerland, Slovenia and parts of Germany for its devastating effects on plants, animals, soil and landscapes alike." (https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/native-trees-cover-just-2-of-ireland-how-can-this-be-increased-1.3553824)
