Coillte has started a process of consultation with the Mote Park conservation group in Roscommon to discuss its future management in the next ten years.
A draft plan for the large wooden area was recently published by the state forestry firm - with hopes that agreement can be found in relation to the felling plans and management of the large forestry
The Mote Park area has seen a huge growth in its visitor numbers in the last number of years.
Ailish Feeley of the Mote Park conservation group says there is a significant process of consultation to take place next year: