We of the Woodland League are heartbroken at the passing of our great and mighty Friend, our Founder, our Director and P.R.O. our champion, our warrior, our guide, our leader, our soulful Chara – Andrew St Ledger. “Our Mighty Oak has Fallen.” We wish to extend our deepest condolences to his family and friends and all that knew and loved him.
4 November 2023
Andrew St. Ledger RIP
12 June 2023
Re-Imagining The Great Forest of Aughty
Sat 22 Jul 2023 10:00 – Sun 23 Jul 2023 18:00
We are delighted to host this cross-cultural and community exchange exploring the Indigenous Forest management traditions of North America with special guests Ron Waukau and Mc Kaylee Duquain, forest managers of the Menominee Nation.
22 March 2021
Woodland League Campaign & Petition
Sign our Petition to Save, Restore and Expand our Ancient Rainforest Remnants:
www.thewoodlandleagueforestinabox.ie.
10 March 2017
Forest in a Box – Native Trees for Schools Project
The Woodland League launched a new Native Trees initiative on Tuesday 7th March, during National Tree Week. A native tree seed box, a “Forest in a Box”, was presented to Brigit’s Hearth pre-school in Tuamgraney Co. Clare. The box uses a copy of the natural forest floor of leaf litter to start the trees off, the sides creating shade to encourage the trees to reach for the light with fine mesh across the bottom and the top lid to protect the seeds from being eaten, so increasing their chances of survival by 90% or more. Each one metre by one metre seed box is capable of providing approximately 200 healthy native trees for planting out every two years.
8 March 2015
The Great Forest of Aughty Project Proposal
The Woodland League would like to propose that a plan be made to restore the remnant shreds of what was once a great oak forest known as the Great Forest of Aughty.
25 September 2023
A Handbook for Agroforestry
A very useful handbook produced by Andrew St Ledger for CELT in association with The Woodland League
21 August 2023
Ireland’s native trees are threatened by imported diseases
Coillte and DAFM practises of allowing imported oak saplings for native woodland schemes is both reckless and unnecessary.
12 July 2023
President Michael D. Higgins Endorsement Letter for The Great Forest of Aughty Ancient Rainforest Restoration
We are absolutely delighted to receive such a glowing authentic commendation from, The President of Ireland, which means so much to a volunteer run community focused NGO.
6 February 2023
A New Year – A New Brush
Ted Cook’s ‘Talk and Walk’ public event on December 31st 2023. A field survey of Kilbrogan Cemetery and adjacent Bandon Town Holy Wells focused on trees. The author dedicates the event summary to Ireland’s newest national holiday in honour of our “Matron Saint” Brigid, scheduled for February 6th 2023.
Greetings to All, today is a very sad and poignant day for us at The Woodland League, as we pay tribute to one of our staunchest supporters and long time member, Saskia Byrne who passed away almost one month ago today. Saskia, with her love and passion for Art, History and Nature, understood intrinsically, the connection between restoring our Native Forests and restoring our Communities, as well as the Healing potential this would bring on so many levels, to the land, the water, nature, and especially to the people.
In January 2020, The Woodland League were approached by Sioned Jones and her legal team for assistance regards, valid information on State obligations towards, Sustainable Forest Management, Sustainability Principles, commitments to International environmental conventions, and the role of the citizen in protecting their environment, for Sioned’s defence.