Public forests

Ihatehalloween

Does anyone know if there are any public forests in Ireland, i.e. Not owned by the likes of Coillte

$kilkenny

no such thingas far as i know as its only coillte (government owned) that are open to the public.

Oldtree

Access to privately owned forestry does not come within the remit of the Bill
Forestry Bill 2013

http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates%20Authoring/DebatesWebPack.nsf/takes/dail2013101000031#N9

Rovi

Donal Magner's book, Stopping By Woods, is an excellent guide to Irish woods and forests that are open to the public:
http://www.easons.com/p-18648-stopping-by-woods.aspx

Ihatehalloween

Old tree, I don't get the relevance of your reply to my question

Thanks Rovi and $Killkenny

robp

Ihatehalloween wrote: »

Does anyone know if there are any public forests in Ireland, i.e. Not owned by the likes of Coillte

I think NPWS controls quite a few forests managed as nature reserves and parks. They are 100% state owned.

Oldtree

Ihatehalloween wrote: »

Old tree, I don't get the relevance of your reply to my question

Just pointing out that under the new bill there is no right of access to a private wood or forest here.

Ihatehalloween

Oldtree wrote: »

Just pointing out that under the new bill there is no right of access to a private wood or forest here.

Still don't see the relevance to what I asked

Oldtree

Ihatehalloween wrote: »

Still don't see the relevance to what I asked

That the likes of Coillte and NPWS are the only ones who will allow you access as a member of the public to the woods

Ihatehalloween

Oldtree wrote: »

That the likes of Coillte and NPWS are the only ones who will allow you access as a member of the public to the woods

But I never asked about access....it seems you assumed that is what I meant....Thanks anyway:D

Oldtree

Ihatehalloween wrote: »

Does anyone know if there are any public forests in Ireland, i.e. Not owned by the likes of Coillte

If it was not about access, then could you tell me what you meant by public? did you mean private ownership with public access?

Ihatehalloween

Oldtree wrote: »

If it was not about access, then could you tell me what you meant by public? did you mean private ownership with public access?

Thanks for your help

Rovi

OP, you must admit your opening question is somewhat ambiguous.

Do you mean forests that are in Public ownership (with a big 'P', ie the State bodies: Coillte, NPWS, OPW), or forests to which the general public have access, or forests owned by private individuals?

Ihatehalloween

Rovi wrote: »

OP, you must admit your opening question is somewhat ambiguous.

Do you mean forests that are in Public ownership (with a big 'P', ie the State bodies: Coillte, NPWS, OPW), or forests to which the general public have access, or forests owned by private individuals?

Rovi, I do not have to admit anything other than All I wanted to know is in my original post.

Rovi

Fair enough.

Don't expect to get much help though, if you're not willing to clarify or explain what you're looking for.

Ihatehalloween

Rovi wrote: »

Fair enough.

Don't expect to get much help though, if you're not willing to clarify or explain what you're looking for.

I can't have made it any simpler....but some people tried to read more into it

Reindeer

Ihatehalloween wrote: »

I can't have made it any simpler....but some people tried to read more into it

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=87071179

Looks like you're likely asking about access.

Ihatehalloween

Reindeer wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=87071179

Looks like you're likely asking about access.

Again people ass u Ming too much;)

td5

Theres alway one . No matter where you go !!!!!

time lord

I know of land not owned by anyone. Some used to be 'commonage' for grazing on fair days etc. Other land I have come across was last registered to Lord Joe Bloggs in 1922 kind of thing and not transferred since, ripe for re registering.
Some of the large estates lands broken up and given out by the land commission were not entirely exhausted of land and what was left sometimes became 'cowparks'. These were administered/owned by local authorities. Some I know have forests on them but to get an un registered one would be next to impossible.
I work for a couple of local authorities and finding out who owns what is a daily chore, hense my biteen of knowledge in this area. On a personal note it infuriates me when old Mass paths and pilgrim ways are gobbled up by a greedy person. Some fine graveyards and heritage places have lost the right to access from their traditional routes or indeed any route as some are now landlocked by pure needless greed. A curse upon their houses :-)

Oldtree

I didn't know that, very interesting.

ford2600

he's bang on. Land beside me was always assumed to be commonage, turns out it was registered to landlords estate. Land was so poor, no one every really bothered with it..
Only boom time that was...