Your Plantation
Managing your Timber Plantation
Many forests in Donegal have been established on challenging sites. Returns from forestry can be relatively small particularly where difficult site conditions prevail such as exposure and poor ground conditions. The small average size of plantations makes marketing timber even more difficult.
By organising into a group woodland owners in Donegal can increase the saleability of their produce and bring their plantations into active management increasing the quality of their produce and thus the returns.
The DWOSL is assissting its Members in growing their woodland to its full potential by providing a range of Services and hosting field days and seminars throughout the year.
In 2007 The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food provided part funding for Donegal Woodland Owners Society Limited.
Meetings were organised throughout the county facilitated by Stephen Meyen of Teagasc and Aoife Smith, Forest Link co-ordinator, Donegal County Council. Discussions at these meetings highlighted the need - and more importantly - the desire among private growers to have a group such as the Donegal Woodland Owners Society Ltd. The group is organised on the basis of a ground up structure with membership comprised totally of private woodland owners.