The thinning at Innishconnell forest has now finished. Padraig O’Reilly, who drives the forwarder, did great work. Very little damage was done to the remaining trees, and the ground was well protected with brash before he drove the trailer out with its loads of heavy logs. Have a look at the following photos and you [...]
The harvesting operations at Inishconnell have now almost finished. All the cutting is complete. Wesley and his harvesting machine have moved off to a nearby Coillte forest to continue work there. Below are some shots of the machine at work and what it has done: Look at the amount of logs coming out. Wesley has [...]
View from the harvesting machine as it enters the forest. Wesley guides the machine towards the first extraction line. See how small the trees look from up here. The thinning at Inisconnell is progressing and as the trees are felled, the light is flooding into the forest. Wesley is an experienced machine driver and [...]
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The thinning at Inisconnell is progressing and as the trees are felled, the light is flooding into the forest. Wesley is an experienced machine driver and he does little or no damage to the remaining trees. This is so important as these trees will not only be used to bring in revenue for the forest [...]
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