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Certification

Forestry Services Ltd are the First Private Forestry Company in Ireland to achieve ‘Dual Certification in Forest Management.

 

FSL Group Scheme are Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) and The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) certified, issued by Soil Association Certification Ltd.

 

FSC® and PEFC are internationally recognized, independent non-governmental organizations that were established to promote responsible sustainable forest management to protect our world forests.

 

We are the first and currently only private forest management company in Ireland to secure forest management certification to both FSC® and PEFC standards. In this regard, we can now certify woodlands and forests, evidencing management to the highest international social, economic and environmental standards.

Certification

Forest Management Certification

Forestry Services Ltd (FSL) Group Certification Scheme offers owners a scheme to achieve Internationally recognised Forest Management standards. Certification benefits include flexibility, wider markets and potentially a premium price for their timber into the future.

 

Other advantages include mitigation for climate change though carbon sequestration, increase biodiversity and provide a framework to engage with interested stakeholders.

 

The Group Certification Scheme is audited annually by an independent body, an Accreditation Body (CB). They will audit the forests management unit and the systems in place to manage the group.

 

The certification label will ensure verification to the end user that the forest is managed sustainably, balancing environmental, social and economical principles of sustainable forest management.

 

Forestry Services Ltd are now welcoming new members to our Group Certification Scheme -certification@forestryservices.ie

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Stakeholder Consultation 

The woodlands listed to the right of this page have being independently evaluated by an external body and have been award certification in Forest Management for both Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) and The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC). 

 

  • Forestry Services Ltd is carrying out a stakeholder consultation on the forest management planning for a number of new properties which are in the process of being added to the FSL Group Certification Scheme, closing date for stakeholder feedback for the following properties, is 11th November 2024: Moyarta East, Co Clare; Cloondanagh, Co Clare; Woodfield, Co Galway; Bolooghra, Co Clare; Dangananella West, Co Clare; Knockadoo, Co Sligo. For more information or to provide feedback on the above, contact certification@forestryservices.ie.

  • Forestry Services Ltd carried out a stakeholder consultation on the forest management planning for a number of new properties which are in the process of being added to the FSL Group Certification Scheme, closing date for stakeholder feedback for the following properties, was 30th September 2024: Sheskin, Co Offaly; Toberronan, Co Offaly; Leaha, Co Kerry ; Cashel (Foxford), Co Mayo; Erritt (Frenchpark), Co Roscommon; Carrigeenynaghtan, Co Roscommon

  • Soil Association carried out a stakeholder consultation for all members of FSL Group Certification Scheme from 9th May until 20th June 2024 prior to the Reassessment Audit in July 2024. 

  • Stakeholder consultation was carried out in relation to the Forest Management Plan Review of the following properties: 2019-KK001, 2019-LS001, 2019-GY001 and 2019-TY001 between 1st March and 12th April 2024.
 
  • Stakeholder consultation was also carried out in relation to annual review of our Environmental and Social Risk Assessments (ESRAs) between 1st March and 12th April 2024.
  • Soil Association carried out a stakeholder consultation for all members of FSL Group Certification Scheme prior to Surveillance audit in June 2023 from 29th March until 26th April 2023.
 
  • Soil Association carried out a stakeholder consultation for all members of FSL Group Certification Scheme prior to Surveillance audit in July 2022 from 29th March until 26th April 2022.
 
  • Soil Association carried out a stakeholder consultation for all members of FSL Group Certification Scheme prior to Surveillance audit in June 2021 from 5th May until 2nd June 2021.
 
  • Forestry Services Ltd carried out a stakeholder consultation for Moneenabrone Forest, Co. Cavan from the 4th August until the 1st of September 2020.
 
  • Soil Association carried out a stakeholder consultation for all members of FSL Group Certification Scheme prior to Surveillance audit in July 2020 from 16th June util 14th July 2020.
 
  • Forestry Services Ltd carried out a stakeholder consultation for Bun, Co. Offaly and Ardaprior Co. Cork from the 10th June until the 8th July 2020.
 
  • Forestry Services Ltd. carried out a Stakeholders consultation from the 4th April to the 3rd May 2020 on Laragh Forest, Co. Wicklow.
 
  • Forestry Services Ltd. carried out a Stakeholders consultation from the 11th March to the 9th April 2020 on Ballinascorney Forest, Co. Dublin.
 
  • Forestry Services Ltd. carried out a Stakeholders consultation from the 14th February until the 14th March 2020 on Powerswood and Ballygorteen Forests, Co. Kilkenny.
 
  • Forestry Services Ltd. carried out a Stakeholders consultation from the 28th of November 2019 until the 31st of December 2019 on Cooladerry Forest, Co. Tipperary.
 
  • Soil Association carried out a stakeholder consultation from 29th May to the 30th June 2019 prior to External Audit in July 2019.
 
  • Forestry Services Ltd. carried out a Stakeholders consultation from the 6th of December 2018 until the 7th of January 2019 for Knocklead, Knockshanbally, Crohane and Cormick and Drumhogan Forests.

List of forests under GCS

  • 2019-KK001 Knockshanbally Forest, Co. Kilkenny

 

  • 2019-LS001 Knocklead Forest, Co. Laois

 

  • 2019-GY001 Cormick/Drumhogan Forest, Co. Galway

 

  • 2019-TY001 Crohane Forest, Co. Tipperary

 

  • 2020-DN001 Ballinascorney Forest, Co. Dublin

 

  • 2020-KK002 Ballygorteen Forest, Co. Kilkenny

 

  • 2020-KK003 Powerswood Forest, Co. Kilkenny

 

  • 2020-WW001 Laragh Forest, Co. Wicklow

 

  • 2020-CN001 Moneenabrone Forest, Co. Cavan

 

  • 2020-CK001 Ardaprior Forest, Co. Cork

 

  • 2020-OY001 Bun Forest, Co. Offaly

 

  • 2020-TY002 Cooladerry, Co. Tipperary

 

  • 2023-MO001 Craggagh, Co. Mayo