Sustainable and long term access to your forest is a very important element to the protection, maintenance and harvesting of your wood. The DAFM provides financial support in the form of a Road Grant that allows 25 linear metres per hectare to be constructed*. 

A Forest road application must be submitted by a professional forester and our nationwide forestry professionals will guide you though the entire process. We will supervise the road construction and ensure it meets Forest Service standards as set out in the guidelines. 

The construction of forest roads can be a challenging prospect, for example, due to difficult terrain, inaccessibility to stone and steep slopes. Our expert road construction teams have met these challenges and delivered an excellent infrastructure for countless forest owners all over Ireland.

The details of the scheme are HERE

This does not preclude you from extending the road however.