Forest native forests legal requirements

thanksforadvice

Hi everyone at Boards.ie.

Hopefully someone out there can please help me?

I am planning on buying a forest 10acres, already planted years ago. Next to my home. Mainly skita trees but parts of it have lovely native trees growing by the river.

I don't want to get any grants etc but the forest owner has given me his thinning licence _open for 10 years. His grant continues for two more years but I don't want to get involved with any of that. from the documents received it states that some trees need felling in 2023. But I do not want to disturb the native wildlife already there with machines etc.

There is also no adequate forest road to get to the forest unless you destroy my native garden I've been working on for 2 years to get it back to a natural forest type area.

In the forest i am considering buying..

I want to cut away all the bbriars and some of those horrible skita trees to let nature slowly take over.

The river runs along the side of the 10 acreas and overflows during the winter months covering approximately an acre of the 10 acres. I'm a bit nervous to buy as I don't want any red tape and restrictions.

Anyone that can give me advice I would really appreciate it.

Thanks in advance.

Rows Grower

Have a read off of this as it may not be as straightforward as you or the seller thinks it is....

https://www.teagasc.ie/crops/forestry/advice/general-topics/change-of-ownership/#:~:text=Whenever%20the%20legal%20arrangements%20are,grant%2Daided%20forest%20for%20sale.

The trees next to the river will probably be left there permanently no matter what as they would be there to keep the river bank from collapsing.

893bet

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058328736/forest-native-forests-legal-requirements

Collect the grants, no point not.

The felling licence is permission to knock trees….if you wish….not mandatory. The only mandatory thing is that when it’s clear felled that you replant it. Handy to have the felling licence in place incase of a storm that knocks it all and it needs to be cleared. Even if knocked in a storm you need the licence to clear the site.

If letting go to nature then why cut the briars? They will be back as strong in a year.

It will be tough and (maybe) close to impossible to get native growing instead of the spruce as they are so slow growing that the existing trees will always outcompete for light etc.

cap.in.hand.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058328736/forest-native-forests-legal-requirements

Surprising the current owner doesn't want to collect all his premiums with only 2 premiums left...the Sitka's can be really thinned out under that thinning license which is ideal for your plan for developing native trees there instead but stumps would want to be well rotted away.