Afforestation in Northern Ireland.

Abstract

Northern Ireland with less than 2% of woodland stands greatly in need of large scale afforestation. Prior to the War the woodland area in Northern Ireland, apart from small areas of under 3 acres, was approximately 60,000 acres, and of this area at least one-quarter was unproductive. Since 1939 it is estimated that at least one-fifth of the productive area has been feUed. Exact figures are not available, but ,at least 13,000,000 cubic feet of timber has been felled...