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2015 RDS-Forest Service

Irish Forestry Awards

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2015 RDS-Forest Service

Irish Forestry Awards

Community Woodlands Award

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Learmount Forest

Park Village, County Derry

Owned by the Forest Service of Northern Ireland

and Managed in conjunction with Learmount

Community Development Group

118 hectares originally established in the 18th

century

Community Woodland Award Winner

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2015 RDS-Forest Service

Irish Forestry Awards

Provincial Certificate of Merit Recipients

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Munster Certificate of Merit Recipient

Bridie and Jim Kinsella

Bishopswood, Dundrum, County Tipperary

Highly productive Sitka Spruce Woodland

24.6 hectares originally planted in 1989 and

again after storm damage in 2014

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Connaught Certificate of Merit Recipient

Balla Town Park

Balla, Castlebar, County Mayo

180 acres dating from the 1800’s

Excellent Walking Trails and Impressive

Millennium Tree Planting Project

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Leinster Certificate of Merit Recipient

Christian Ostoff

Glenealy, County Wicklow

28 hectares of mixed woodland

Mostly broadleaf species planted over last 20

years

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Ulster Certificate of Merit Recipient

Seaford Estate Co. Ltd

Seaforde, County Down

Owned by Mr Matthew Forde and managed on

his behalf by Scottish Woodlands

Over 162 hectares including ancient woodlands

in existence since the 17th century

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2015 RDS-Forest Service

Irish Forestry Awards

Best New Entrant Award

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Best New Entrant Award

Springfield Castle

Drumcollogher, County Limerick

Owned by Mr Jonathan Sykes

Woodland covers some 22 hectares planted

between 1993 and 2000

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2015 RDS-Forest Service

Irish Forestry Awards

Multipurpose Forestry Award Runner Up

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Multipurpose Forestry Award Runner Up

Bernard and Des Joyce

Ballyvary, Castlebar, County Mayo

7 hectares of mixed broadleaf woodland

Woodland used as an outdoor classroom to

teach children about ecology

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2015 RDS-Forest Service

Irish Forestry Awards

Multipurpose Forestry Award Winner

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Multipurpose Forestry Award Winner

Shanes Castle Estate

Antrim Village, County Antrim

Owned by Lord O’Neill, the woodland has been

continuously planted over the last three centuries

Over 315 hectares, compromise a mixture of

broadleaf and coniferous species

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2015 RDS-Forest Service

Irish Forestry Awards

Production Forestry Award -15 Hectares Runner Up

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Production Forestry Award -15 Hectares Runner Up

Martin Murphy

Kilmihil, County Clare

11.5 hectares of highly productive coniferous

woodland planted between 1982 and 1985

Utilising marginal land to best economic

advantage

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2015 RDS-Forest Service

Irish Forestry Awards

Production Forestry Award -15 Hectares Winner

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Production Forestry Award -15 Hectares Winner

Pat Coffey

Belturbet, County Cavan

10 hectares planted by Pat in 1994/1995

Compromising mainly Ash, Oak, Beech,

Sycamore and small areas of Norway Spruce

and Red Oak

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2015 RDS-Forest Service

Irish Forestry Awards

Production Forestry Award +15 Hectares Runner Up

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Production Forestry Award +15 Hectares Runner Up

Baronscourt Estate

Omagh, County Tyrone

58 hectares compromising a mixture of both

broadleaf and coniferous species

Recipient of premiums for tree planting from the

RDS in 1793

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2015 RDS-Forest Service

Irish Forestry Awards

Production Forestry Award +15 Hectares Winner

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Production Forestry Award +15 Hectares Winner

Ivor Clegg

Mountrath, County Laois

47 hectares compromising a mixture of conifer

and broadleaf

Transitioned from Dairy to Forestry

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2015 RDS-Forest Service

Irish Forestry Awards

Judges’ Special Award

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John Brady

Woodfab Sawmill, Aughrim, County Wicklow

50 year involvement in the Forestry Sector

Successful and innovative forestry

enterprise employing 65 people

Judges’ Special Award Winner

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2015 RDS-Forest Service

Irish Forestry Awards