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Forestry deadwood for firewood, what's the law?

  • 26-01-2009 11:09am
    #1
    geminidawn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 51 ✭✭


    Taking a Sunday walk through the local forest we noticed an abundance of deadwood lying around to rot, both from fallen and broken trees and the remains of areas that have been just cleared. We were thinking of taking some of this deadwood home for our fire but we weren't sure if such a thing was permitted and thought we'd ask first before we land ourselves in unexpected trouble. Dose anyone know the policy on this or who we can ask?

    Kind regards


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  • #2
    colrow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,141 ✭✭✭colrow


    From what I've heard from the local forestry workers its stealing if you take it, they'll probaly sell it to you for about €26 a cub metre tho.

    In the uk u can get a licence from the forestry to collect deadwood etc, but I don't think the same applies here in Ireland.


  • #3
    kiwikid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 174 ✭✭kiwikid


    does the same apply to driftwood on beach? if so i am an undetected criminal! :D


  • #4
    colrow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,141 ✭✭✭colrow


    kiwikid wrote: »
    does the same apply to driftwood on beach? if so i am an undetected criminal! :D

    Shush, you don't know who's watching !!!

    A lot of the forestry is privatley owned, and the forestry comes in to harvest it, for the owner, so its private property.


  • #5
    geminidawn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 51 ✭✭geminidawn


    colrow wrote: »
    From what I've heard from the local forestry workers its stealing if you take it, they'll probaly sell it to you for about €26 a cub metre tho.

    €26 a cubic metre! I have recently bought an imported Hardwood for that!


  • #6
    blackbox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,709 ✭✭✭blackbox


    geminidawn wrote: »
    €26 a cubic metre! I have recently bought an imported Hardwood for that!

    ...sounds like great value.

    Can you tell us where?


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  • #7
    Sleipnir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,513 ✭✭✭Sleipnir


    colrow wrote: »
    From what I've heard from the local forestry workers its stealing if you take it, they'll probaly sell it to you for about €26 a cub metre tho.

    That's pretty good value. I've often seen trees been cutting down around and wanted to take some off their hands. Chopping and sawing it is a pretty good workout too!


  • #8
    Oldtree
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,109 ✭✭✭Oldtree


    The debris you mention belongs to the land owner and would require their permission to remove. If allowed to remove, get it in writing to protect yourself.

    As regards it being wasted fuel, another viewpoint would have it being an integral part of an evolving eco system. Rotting wood can form a very important habitat in itself.

    My understanding is that the cheapest wood to buy is a lorry load of thinnings from coillte. how to go about this I don't know, but michael viney did it a few years back.


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