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Annual planting by farmers has fallen from 7,935ha in 2010 to 1,292ha last year (Figure 1). While total afforestation has fallen from 8,315ha to 3,550ha in the same period, the drop in planting by farmers has been far more dramatic, as non-farmer afforestation continues to increase.
While farmers planted an average of 95% of all new forests between 2010 and 2014, this changed in 2015 when 904ha were planted by non-farmers.
Afforestation by non-farmers has continued to increase and outperformed farmer planting in 2018 and 2019. Last year, farmers planted only 36% of the afforestation programme in Ireland. This lack of farmer confidence in forestry is due to a number of factors.
Fears for Beverley green space as inspector finds tree felling was lawful
A Forestry Commission inspector investigated tree felling on the land south of Beverley Parklands but found no unlawful activity
20:08, 10 DEC 2020
Minster and Woodmansey Cllr Paul Nickerson flags down diggers on the land south of Beverley Parklands. (Image: Paul Nickerson/Kerri Harold/Facebook)
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