K Colman Courtney
@kcolman.bsky.social
Bangor University MSc Forestry Student / Web developer / Donegal Social Club / Forest Owner ... love a tree!
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No Other Troy.
November 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
No Other Troy.
There are two main reasons I ended up studying forestry. 1. A love of nature and desire to help restore it in some way. 2. Climate change and more sustainable construction materials. Wouldn't it be lovely for our Ireland to do things mentioned in this article. www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
How a new approach to Irish timber could help deliver homes
Why aren't we using Irish wood to build Irish homes quickly, cheaply and sustainably at a time when we are in desperate need?
www.rte.ie
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
There are two main reasons I ended up studying forestry. 1. A love of nature and desire to help restore it in some way. 2. Climate change and more sustainable construction materials. Wouldn't it be lovely for our Ireland to do things mentioned in this article. www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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A statistic that concentrates the mind: In the first 6 months of 2025, China installed 250 GW of solar power capacity. This is around 150% of France's aggregate electricity production...
November 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
A statistic that concentrates the mind: In the first 6 months of 2025, China installed 250 GW of solar power capacity. This is around 150% of France's aggregate electricity production...
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Five species from Ireland's temperate rainforest in five minutes, presented by me! I am super happy with how this turned out, so do take a look. And a huge thank you to Michelle, Daniel, Peter L, and Jenny for making this happen!
youtu.be/xHRUBeukH6E
youtu.be/xHRUBeukH6E
Ireland's Temperate Rainforest
YouTube video by Trinity College Dublin
youtu.be
August 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Five species from Ireland's temperate rainforest in five minutes, presented by me! I am super happy with how this turned out, so do take a look. And a huge thank you to Michelle, Daniel, Peter L, and Jenny for making this happen!
youtu.be/xHRUBeukH6E
youtu.be/xHRUBeukH6E
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Guess who's back on the "news"...
April 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Guess who's back on the "news"...
Young Douglas, Sitka, oak nests… all sorts going on up these hills #tweedValley
April 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Young Douglas, Sitka, oak nests… all sorts going on up these hills #tweedValley
Production line planting - Maelor
April 7, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Production line planting - Maelor
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peat bog, charcoal wood, road lorry, footpath tyre, habitat designation
evolving land use, continuously
evolving land use, continuously
February 4, 2025 at 12:17 PM
peat bog, charcoal wood, road lorry, footpath tyre, habitat designation
evolving land use, continuously
evolving land use, continuously
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The extent of Storm #Eowyn’s impact on forests cannot be seen properly from the ground. This drone footage taken today above a stand I visited in Meath shows how wind hardened trees around the edge remain standing while the centre has been flattened.
January 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The extent of Storm #Eowyn’s impact on forests cannot be seen properly from the ground. This drone footage taken today above a stand I visited in Meath shows how wind hardened trees around the edge remain standing while the centre has been flattened.
"Most of the forestry on both sides of the house was flattened by the storm." A message from a neighbour in Sligo. He sent me some footage and it really was flattened. Our mixed and mono forest down the road could be in a bad way.
January 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"Most of the forestry on both sides of the house was flattened by the storm." A message from a neighbour in Sligo. He sent me some footage and it really was flattened. Our mixed and mono forest down the road could be in a bad way.
One of the larger attractions that entices a move home is the thrill and hullabaloo that builds around these storms. #stormEowyn
January 23, 2025 at 12:42 PM
One of the larger attractions that entices a move home is the thrill and hullabaloo that builds around these storms. #stormEowyn
"It's not the best flat white I've had."
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
January 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"It's not the best flat white I've had."
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A major challenge in restoration ecology is the widespread belief that there is a correct natural community for any given location, and that identifying it is the first step in recreating it. 1/6
December 19, 2024 at 8:58 AM
A major challenge in restoration ecology is the widespread belief that there is a correct natural community for any given location, and that identifying it is the first step in recreating it. 1/6
Really fancy a Currywurst
December 9, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Really fancy a Currywurst
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If there’s not at least one “Assad day for Putin” newspaper headline then the media is gone!
December 8, 2024 at 8:07 AM
If there’s not at least one “Assad day for Putin” newspaper headline then the media is gone!
Procrastination is a fecker, I have a presentation in for tomorrow. Loads to do, but sat in a caff, reading through unit choices of anthropology MSc at LSE… WTF!
December 7, 2024 at 8:25 AM
Procrastination is a fecker, I have a presentation in for tomorrow. Loads to do, but sat in a caff, reading through unit choices of anthropology MSc at LSE… WTF!
Now! Here's a song I heard in a pub yesterday that I can't get out of my head.
America - A Horse With No Name (1972)
YouTube video by Warmer Music Videos
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December 6, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Now! Here's a song I heard in a pub yesterday that I can't get out of my head.
I’m at the Confor policy conference in Westminster. Got in on a student ticket. @marycreagh.bsky.social MP is up mentioned a big labour announcement for a new national forest coming! Looking forward to hearing @paulbrannenne.bsky.social though.
December 5, 2024 at 10:17 AM
I’m at the Confor policy conference in Westminster. Got in on a student ticket. @marycreagh.bsky.social MP is up mentioned a big labour announcement for a new national forest coming! Looking forward to hearing @paulbrannenne.bsky.social though.
A sure give it another run. #oak #roscommon
Took this photo in a woods in Roscommon that I've recently discovered... had to share. #untouched #nature
December 1, 2024 at 9:35 AM
A sure give it another run. #oak #roscommon
A place I'd like to visit - www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A special place’: Guardian readers’ generosity helps to save rewilded farm
Bedfordshire farm was saved through public donations after a successful £1.5m crowdfunding campaign
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2024 at 9:34 AM
A place I'd like to visit - www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Typical! Bluesky kicks off mid way through my module assessment prep and reading. The one last good thing about Twitter; it was so shite you’d drop out after a few scrolls.
November 29, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Typical! Bluesky kicks off mid way through my module assessment prep and reading. The one last good thing about Twitter; it was so shite you’d drop out after a few scrolls.
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Excellent discussions at Impact Investment Symposium focused on #forestry & future #bioeconomy.
Organised by @edinburghnapier.bsky.social
Great presentation by David Brand of New Forest
Organised by @edinburghnapier.bsky.social
Great presentation by David Brand of New Forest
November 28, 2024 at 8:48 AM
Excellent discussions at Impact Investment Symposium focused on #forestry & future #bioeconomy.
Organised by @edinburghnapier.bsky.social
Great presentation by David Brand of New Forest
Organised by @edinburghnapier.bsky.social
Great presentation by David Brand of New Forest