Any forestry and woodland project requires suitable land. Green Belt can source and acquire those lands for you, across the country. 

For more than 40 years, Green Belts foresters have worked with local land owners and agents to acquire lands that meet the criteria for planting. 

We continue to leverage those relationships to provide a full service solution to our clients who are often too busy to be able to find the land themselves. 

Once identified using our screening service and expert on field assessment, the appropriate application can be submitted to the forest service. 

Wood Chipping

Timber Marketing & Sales

Road Grants

Forest roads are essential to develop sustainable access to your forest as it matures. A grant which covers approximately 80% of construction costs, is offered to allow a high standard of road to be built and developed into the plantation. A single consent system is in place which requires an engineers report to accompany some roads. This scheme is administered by DAFM

Green Belt have constructed more than 180,000 metres of excellent forest roads across the country in the last 5 years enabling timber be mobilised to market. Contact your local forester to learn about helping to mobilise your timber.

Forest Roads Scheme

Continuous Cover Forestry

Neighbourwood Scheme offers grant support for those seeking to create a public amenity.

Supports assist in the creation of paths, inserting of benches and fitness machines as well as educational signage.

The paths must be open to the public and access to be free of charge.

Green Belts team has worked on numerous such projects to a very high degree of success. Here are the details of the scheme  - get in touch with us to develop you lasting legacy in your community.

Woodland Improvement Scheme

Hardwoods are an integral part of the national estate. Developing a hardwood plantation can be challenging, but the woodland improvement scheme is designed to enhance your broadleaf plantations. There are two occasions this can be applied for.

Woodland Improvement Scheme

Ash replanting support from DAFM

Reconstitution Ash Dieback Scheme 2023-2027 and Climate Action Performance Payment Scheme has been introduced by Government to support landowners affected by the Ash Dieback disease. This scheme provides financial support for the clearing of the affected Ash, replanting of an alternative species and makes provision for payments directly to landowners who have had their species replaced.

Payments are outlined below: Green Belt will complete all the administration across the application process and oversee the full works, including replanting and ongoing maintenance. This is a fixed scheme paid at a rate of €5,000 per hectare paid on the basis of the area determined at first grant on the relevant Ash Dieback Reconstitution Scheme.
The payment will be in 3 instalments as follows:

1st instalment of CAPP - €2,500  An application for the 1st instalment of the CAPP payment may be made after an applicant receives payment of an Ash Dieback Reconstitution scheme replanting 1st instalment grant.

2nd instalment of CAPP - €1,250 An application for the 2nd instalment of the CAPP payment may be made the year after receipt of the first CAPP payment once an applicant has received payment of an Ash Dieback Reconstitution scheme 2nd instalment grant and have received all premium payments on the related Afforestation contract. (The 2nd instalment grant on an Ash Dieback reconstitution scheme can be applied for 4 years after the 1st instalment Ash Dieback Reconstitution scheme grant has been paid.)

3rd instalment of CAPP - €1,250 An application for the 3rd instalment of the CAPP can be made the year after the second instalment of CAPP has been paid. Ash forest owners become entitled to apply for the CAPP payment once the first grant has been paid on their reconstitution scheme application. There is an online facility to apply for the CAPP payment. Online applications can only be made directly by the forest owner who is associated with the relevant reconstitution scheme.

CAPP FAQ

Green Belt employs the highest quality technology to create lidar surveys of your forest and woodland. The data gathered and collected will be processed by our in house experts and presented in a readable and usable format.

Outputs are essential and informative for 

• Wind and solar companies surveying lands
• Farmers seeking data on crop yields and land performance
• Forestry growth rates and areas for attention
• Species identification and invasive species detection
• Mapping and planning activities in forests and open areas
• site management for risk profile, topographical surveys, water flow, habitat and other biodiversity measures.

We are extremely proud of our advance with our GIS experts and team. We produce detailed maps for all forestry applications appropriate to forest service guidelines.

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