Joe Mahon's tranquil wanderings through the nine counties of Ulster entertained UTV viewers for several decades. Through townlands, villages and small towns, Joe took the road less travelled to shine a spotlight on places unfamiliar. In so doing he opened up a treasure trove of old stories, traditions and crafts in danger of slipping out of memory.

With beautiful camerawork capturing the lush landscapes of the north of Ireland, from rugged Donegal to the majestic glens of Antrim to the verdant woodlands of south Down, and with the series' lilting and gentle music, Lesser Spotted Ulster formed a soothing mainstay of the UTV schedules until being replaced with the ongoing Mahon's Way.

In this edition, Joe doesn’t stick to one locality but instead travels around various forests in Ulster, speaking to those who look after the nation’s trees and woodlands. In Fermanagh, near Boa, he speaks to Paddy McAlonan, while Des Campbell in Tyrone recounts the damages which storms can do to forests, in particular recalling the storm of Boxing Day 1998. Meanwhile, Brendan Mulholland shows Joe the amazing dexterity of machine arms on special vehicles used to cut the trees and remove all the branches in seconds for the timber industry.

Sean Laird and Albert Crooks take Joe out to show him how to plant a new crop of trees and Danny O’Kane talks to Joe about the history of tree planting in the townland of Ballintemple in Derry/Londonderry. Finally, Brendan Bannon demonstrates his craft of making wooden bowls from abandoned logs.