Give the gift of wildlife to your community for generations to come.
CLAIM 50 FREE TREES NOW AND PLANT THEM
IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
* applications are closed pending new sponsorship as of 7/2/24
An initiative from the
Generations of deforesting...
Ireland is one of the most deforested countries on the planet. It ranks 14th worst overall in for loss of nature.
Originally Ireland was forested from the sea shores to the tops of all but the highest mountains. Today we have less than 1/10th of one percent of these original forests.
Let's rebuild native forests and protect and grow biodiversity!
Now is the time to reverse this tragedy and return the trees and all the biodiversity that goes with them
Community
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It brings people together
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It increases biodiversity
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It helps kids learn about nature
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People experience tree-planting
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Trees are beautiful to look at
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Trees stop soil erosion
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Trees help drip water slowly into the soil
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Trees help lessen noise pollution
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Trees are landmarks for generations
Biodiversity
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Trees support biodiversity
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Animals (e.g. squirrels), insects (grub), birds (nests) all live in trees
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Squirrels (nuts) birds (seeds and insects) all feed from trees
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One tree canopy supports hundreds of insect species
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Trees provide winter shelter for animals, birds and insects.
Climate change
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Trees absorb carbon
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Trees provide winter shelter for animals, birds and insects.
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Trees create oxygen
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Trees absorb pollution
Why we should help nurture Native Forests and plant trees:
"The NWT are a small team and I’m constantly impressed by how much they achieve, particularly in terms of community engagement.”
Alma Clavin - PI Repair Acts Ireland
How do I claim 50 trees for my community?
We know that everyone wants more trees in their community, especially native trees. Native trees support more other species than exotic trees, that's why we are providing native trees, selected and grown in Ireland and free of charge to you.
We're making it as easy as possible for you to get them into your community. Just apply below and we’ll deliver a selection of native trees to you.
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Eligibility? No problem!
We're inviting anyone who is a member of an established community group to apply. You could be a member of a drama club, sports club, tidy-town group, tennis club, walking group,etc. And if you aren't a member of a group you may know someone who is!
All we ask is that you provide us with some evidence that your group is established and has been in existence for over 6 months. For example a social media link, a newspaper cutting, formal documentation etc.
Where to plant your trees:
Check out our Tree Guide and Planting Advice Booklet – free to download.
I'm in - How do get my trees?
Trees to be planted before March 2023
Apply
(Fill simple form)
Fill in our simple online form via the link below.
Get approved
Get approved by email within 48 hours.
We may need to call you to verify information
Receive your trees
Receive your trees (either at our delivery point or via courier to your chosen address) along with our planting tips and recommendations.
What species will I get?
We're proud of our participating communities!
So far and since 2008 we've planted over 200,000 trees and we couldn't have planted them without you.
This year we are going for 40,000 trees across a number of projects with your continued support - so apply for your trees now!
We appreciate your continued involvement and hope you will help us achieve our biggest annual-planting target to date.
Coming soon...
Visit our community pages
We want everyone to see the good work you are doing planting trees in your community. So after you've received your trees, we will send you a link to a form that you can use to upload photographs which will appear on a page dedicated to your community that will show on the map below, so everyone can view them.