NI Farm Forestry

05/10/2026

Milestone achieved! We have just planted our 2,500,000 tree!

The planting season 2026-27 has started (we use cell grown transplants initially) and this has enabled us to crack this threshold. A wonderful day to do it, overlooking Belfast with a super team of planters.

02/10/2026

The start of the Christmas run up was today. The Irish Championships (held north of the border for the first time ever) was a chance to see the quality of the trees Ireland can produce. With a such a strong field we were delighted to come away with a rosette for 2nd place in the potted tree category.

11/09/2026

It’s lovely to see the Forest Service filming on one of the sites we planted a couple of years ago.

08/09/2026

The grant paid to landowners has been increased significantly for this years scheme. For marginal ground the landowners premium payment goes from £324 to £1,900. This is on top of %100 establishments costs.

Given commercial forestry can be worth £10,000 tax free per acre after 25-30 years it becomes a financially viable alternative to other land uses.

For further details and help with applications please get in touch on 07768975017

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir MLA has announced that the Forest Expansion Scheme (FES) is now open for applications. More info: https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/news/minister-muir-announces-opening-improved-forest-expansion-scheme
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03/08/2026

Softwood logs in bulk @£50 available. All out of hardwood for the time being but still a good supply of softwood.

Super dry, delivery available. Cut in November 2024.

Message or email [email protected]

23/07/2026

Bulk logs available. Before advertising more widely we would like to offer our followers first refusal on our logs. These were cut in the summer of 2024 and are now really dry and ready to burn. We have not been supplying logs in bulk for a few years, but have now a built up a small excess.

Delivery at cost is available

Discount for large orders

Hardwood, hand graded and de-barked @ £70 (first photo)
Mixed hardwood (less uniform in size) @ £60 (second photo)
Softwood (ideal for stoves) @ £50 (third photo)

Please message or email [email protected] if interested

28/05/2026

Our 10 year trial with this exciting new species (Meyer spruce) now starting to produce significant numbers of beautiful trees that will be ready for next Christmas. This species has impressive needle retention, a beautiful blue colour and the shape and smell of the traditional Norway spruce.

18/05/2026

Hedges and margins looking resplendent at the moment. Hopefully full of haws next winter. To be cut in 2027 as part of our 3 year cycle.

05/05/2026

Occasionally some of our fir trees will produce a profusion of cones. Beautiful now, but a bit of a pain come Christmas if not removed by hand at this time of the year (or shaken by machine after they have been harvested). Fir cones disintegrate into hundreds of winged seeds, unlike pine and spruce cones that remain intact.