Planting trees can be a great way to use your land in the long run. It can bring in yearly payments, build up timber for the future, boost local wildlife, and give you another way to make your land valuable for years to come.
Green Belt helps you figure out if planting trees is a good fit for your land before you make any decisions. Our team can look at your site, explain your options, suggest the best type of forest, and handle the paperwork for you. Once everything's approved, we can also take care of the hands-on work. That means getting the ground ready, putting up fences, planting the trees, keeping them safe, and making sure your new forest gets off to a strong start.
Forestry Establishment
Planting a forest is a long-term decision, and the right advice at the start makes all the difference.
Reforestation
Reforestation plays a key role in the forest lifecycle. After harvesting, it is usually required by law as part of the felling licence.
Forestry Fire Insurance
A forest is a valuable long-term asset, and proper insurance is an important part of protecting it.
Ecology Services
Good forestry begins with understanding the land, its habitats, and its environmental value.
Environmental Impact
Environmental Impact Statements make sure forestry projects are carefully reviewed before any work starts.
Planting services
From first assessment to established forest
Forestry Establishment
Planting a forest is a long-term decision, and the right advice at the start makes all the difference.
Turning land into a forest can make it more valuable, help you earn money each year, and even store carbon and support wildlife. For many families, it’s a way to leave something meaningful for the next generation. The land is still yours, the trees are yours, and Green Belt is there to help you get things right from day one. Our foresters will look at your land, talk you through your options, and help you pick the best forest for your needs. We’ll think about things like soil, how easy it is to get to, local rules, grants you might qualify for, long-term care, and finding the right mix between making money, supporting nature, and creating a nice place to enjoy. Green Belt manages the full establishment process, from application and approval through to ground preparation, fencing, planting and early maintenance. We are your partner from the first assessment until your land's last harvest.
Grants can help cover the costs of getting started, and you can get yearly payments for up to 20 years if you’re a farmer or 15 years if you’re not. You could get up to €2,284 per hectare each year, depending on the type of forest you choose.
Reforestation
Reforestation plays a key role in the forest lifecycle. After harvesting, it is usually required by law as part of the felling licence.
Green Belt supports forest owners with planning and carrying out replanting. Our foresters check the licence requirements, look at the site, and recommend the best way to replant. We also handle the practical work, such as preparing the ground, supplying and planting trees, protecting them, and taking care of early maintenance.
A good reforestation plan helps the next forest grow strong from the beginning. Green Belt also offers flexible management plans to care for the new trees until they are established, and you can access our Master Insurance Policy for extra peace of mind.
If you are thinking about selling your land after harvesting, Green Belt can help with that too. There are buyers interested in land ready for replanting, and we can guide you through the process if needed.
Forestry Fire Insurance
A forest is a valuable long-term asset, and proper insurance is an important part of protecting it.
Forest and wildfires can cause serious damage, leading to costs like fire brigade call-outs, lost future earnings, replanting, and public liability. Green Belt gives forest owners access to cover through its Master Insurance Policy, provided by Dolmen Insurance.
As part of our service, Green Belt’s professional foresters can review your forest and offer practical advice on managing and protecting it. This might include a management plan, advice on harvesting, and steps like creating fire breaks to reduce risk and support your woodland’s long-term value.
To get a quote, contact Green Belt with details about your forest.
Ecology Services
Good forestry begins with understanding the land, its habitats, and its environmental value.
Green Belt offers ecology services to support forestry, woodland, and nature-based projects across Ireland. These services include biodiversity baselining, habitat assessment, species recording, watercourse review, and practical advice on protecting and improving a site's natural features.
Our ecology work helps you make better decisions before planting. It also supports planning, compliance, sustainability reporting, and long-term land management.
If a project has broader biodiversity goals, Green Belt can help measure the starting point, find ways to improve, and track progress over time. This gives clients clearer evidence of the value created for habitats, water quality, carbon, wildlife, and the wider landscape.
Environmental Impact Statements
Environmental Impact Statements make sure forestry projects are carefully reviewed before any work starts.
Some forestry applications need an environmental report to look at how a new forest or activity might affect the area around it. This includes things like habitats, water, landscape, plants, animals, and other sensitive features.
Green Belt can tell you if you need an Environmental Impact Statement, help organise the report, and submit the right information with your application. This gives the Forest Service what it needs and helps achieve better results for you, your land, and the forest you hope to grow.