An Taisce is looking for citizen-scientists to measure Tree Height from March 3rd through 28th using the GLOBE Observer App.

How? Once you have downloaded the GLOBE Observer app and created an account, the Trees tool will guide you through the observation process. Required steps include selecting a tree and using your device to measure the angle from the bottom to the top of the tree, walking to the tree and counting your steps (to determine the distance) and reporting on surface conditions. The app will use that information to calculate an estimate of the tree’s height.

Why? It’s fun and importantly, trees cool and moisten our air and fill it with oxygen and can help balance our carbon budget. Tree height is the most widely used indicator of an ecosystem’s ability to grow trees. Observing tree height allows NASA scientists to understand the gain or loss of biomass which can inform calculations of the carbon that trees and forests either take in from or release into the atmosphere.

Virginia Library loves trees - we even have a decorative tree in our Junior Library! To celebrate National Tree Week we are working with pupils from St. Mary's N.S. in adorning our indoor tree with facts and fun about native trees. The highlight of the project will be planting a tree with the help of Virginia Men's Shed in the green area to the rear of the library to create a lasting legacy for the children.

This event aims to highlight the benefits of incorporating a pond within a forest plantation. The location of this talk is at a large pond in Knockshanvo, east Clare. Created in 2022 within an IForUT plantation, this project has produced a number of invaluable Ecosystem Services which have proven beneficial to the forestry operation as well as improving the local biodiversity. The talk will discuss the journey of its creation and the story so far.....

The plan is to meet at the parking gate at 11am (sharp) and walk as a group down to the forest and on to the fenced visitor area with benches, overlooking the pond (15-20min walk).

Instagram page capturing this project's history:
https://www.instagram.com/project.wetlands/

Woodland Ecosystem Self-Repair

This guided walk and talk by heritage specialist Ted Cook and geographer Diarmuid Crowley marks the 40th anniversary of the founding of Macroom District Environmental Group in 1985. This local environmental group played an important role in securing the designation of the Gearagh as a Nature Reserve in 1987.

Meeting at Dromkeen Cross Carpark on the south side of the Gearagh. No dogs allowed please.

We are delighted to invite you to the Irish Tree Explorers Network (ITEN) free end-of-project symposium which will be held on March 19th.

The theme of the symposium is: ‘From Root to Branch: Rethinking Our Relationship with Trees’. It is widely recognised that trees are critical for the survival and development of humanity, not only through their role in the provision of clean air, food, shelter, medicine, wellbeing and climate resilience, but also in the way they influence cultural heritage and identity. Despite these many benefits, tree extinction is accelerating at an alarming rate, with far-reaching consequences for biodiversity and ecosystem stability.

As part of National Tree Week 2025, Culdaff Tidy Towns in association with Culdaff school Green Flag Committee will plant a native Irish tree in the school grounds.

Planting bare root trees received from Tree Council at the NIHBS conference

Two groups working together to create greenspace in the community.

Irish Garden and Plant Society lecture with Mary Forrest.

This is a FREE event that takes place in the Visitor Centre Auditorium

Additional Time 3.00 PM

Join us to discover botanical connections found across our native mytholgies and folklore.
This tour will look at some of most iconic native plants as they wake from their winter slumber.

PLEASE NOTE:
This tour slot is intended for individuals and couples, families and friends etc.
For group bookings, please contact the Visitor Centre directly at botanicgardens@opw.ie or 01 8040319.
Tours will take place with a minimum of 2 people.

€5.00 and children under 12 go free.

The Dublin City Tree Officer will give a talk about some of the most significant trees located in Merrion Square. Additionally, the presentation will delve into the rich history of the square’s landscaping, exploring how it has evolved over time. The talk will highlight the importance of these trees not only to the square’s aesthetic but also to its ecological value.
Meeting at Oscar Wilde Statue. 10 am.

John Mc Loughlin
Society of Irish Foresters

While we have lost almost all of our native woodlands, we continue to have a record of their existence through our placenames.
Did you know that in Ireland we currently have 328 baronies, 2,509 civil parishes and 61,119 townlands? It is estimated that 13,000 townlands or 20% are named after trees, groves of trees and the uses of trees. Since trees are highly visible in the landscape, it is not surprising that so many of our placenames have derived from trees and woods.
Today, if a forest were to spring up everywhere there would be a tree associated name in a townland, and the country would once more be clothed with an almost uninterrupted succession of forests. Prior to road signs, with which we are so familiar today, natural, and manmade features were the only directional sources.

All are welcome.

This event is worth 15 CPD points to those registered on the Society of Irish Foresters’ CPD Programme.

Dublin City Parks Staff will "talk trees" with the children of Ellenfield National School.

Dublin City Parks Staff will "talk trees" with the children of Clongriffin National School.

National Tree Week will take place from 9-16th March 2025 and Fingal County Council has a number of initiatives planned to celebrate this including plans to distribute 10,000 trees to residents for planting across the county, as well as hosting a number of community planting events and workshops.

GIVEAWAY TIME - 10 AM TO 1 PM

LOCATIONS
Ardgillan Demesne (Upper Car Park)
Newbridge Demesne (Main Car Park)
Ward River Valley (New Car Park River Valley)
Velvet Strand Beach, Portmarnock (Car Park)
Malahide Demesne (Back Road Car Park)
Millenium Park (Main Car Park)
St. Catherines Park (Main Car Park)

Beidh páistí Gaelscoil Inse Chór ag tabhairt cuairt ar na reiligí Bully's Acre san Ospidéal Ríoga Chill Mhaighneann le cloisint faoi stair na reiligí agus le fáil amach faoi na crainn atá inti.

Beidh an turas seo (go hiomlán trí ghaeilge) ag ceiliúradh Seachtain Náisiúnta na gCrann agus Seachtain na Gaeilge atá ag tarlú ag an am céanna.

Tree Planting with St Pius X Girls School in Bushy Park. The planting of trees will take place on the edges of the existing woodland in order to increase its size.

Additional Time 3.00 PM

Join us to discover botanical connections found across our native mytholgies and folklore.
This tour will look at some of most iconic native plants as they wake from their winter slumber.

PLEASE NOTE:
This tour slot is intended for individuals and couples, families and friends etc.
For group bookings, please contact the Visitor Centre directly at botanicgardens@opw.ie or 01 8040319.
Tours will take place with a minimum of 2 people.

€5.00 and children under 12 go free.

Dublin City Parks Staff and the children of Holy Spirit National School will plant trees for Tree Week in Poppintree Park.

Dublin City Council and the children of Drimnagh Castle Primary School will plant trees on the ground of the school for Tree Week.

Taking good care of a tree after planting is the difference between the success or failure of the tree to establish. Dublin City Park Staff and local volunteers will look after the recently planted trees in Lansdowne Valley Park.

Our neighbouring estate had on it, until most recently, a unique collection of ancient and giant trees of over 170 years old. Trees of large volume and height that provided oxygen, carbon capture, shelter and refuge for wildlife from Georgian times until half a year ago today. At least 8 protected species of wildlife have now been displaced and endangered further with this felling. These trees were considered to be trees of high value and quality in an Arboreal Report produced, citing guidelines contained within BS5837 (2012). They were a source of food and nurture of the local natural ecology and a treescape of essential amenity value for residents and passers by in Killiney and Dalkey. Even yew and hawthorn trees were felled without any due regard. Regardless of this knowledge and important consideration, DLR CoCo decided to approve the felling of all of these trees, including the giant trees with top 3 age and size for the entirety of Ireland. Our tree planting event and action is an attempt to replant trees to start to offset some of what has been lost. We will have to plant these new trees on our side of the fence as our neighbour is now creating car parking spaces where once stood magnificent trees. Our tree planting event will seek to create new shelter to wildlife, nurture for our local ecology, oxygen for our lungs, carbon capture for our future and essential amenity for all.

€5.00
Ár gCrainn Dhúchasacha
Le ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar Sheachtain na Gaeilge agus Sheachtain na gCrann ag tarlú ag an am céanna, tá áthas orainn an turas Gaeilge seo a chur i láthair, chun go leor de na speicis chrainn dhúchais in Éirinn a chur in aithne duit. Tá an Ghaeilge spreagtha go mór ag an dúlra agus ag an tírdhreach, mar sin bígí linn agus an caidreamh saibhir seo á shaothrú agus ár gCrainn Dhúchasacha a cheiliúradh i nGarraithe Náisiúnta Lus na hÉireann.

Our Native Trees
To celebrate both Seachtain na Gaeilge and Tree Week running concurrently, we gladly present this Irish Language tour to introduce you to many of Ireland's native tree species. The Irish language is greatly inspired by nature and the landscape, so join us as we mine this rich relationship and celebrate Our Native Trees in the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland.

Our community groups will be planting trees around our village to replace ones which were lost in the recent Storm Eowyn.

CELT are delighted to invite you to join us in celebration of this years National Tree Week's theme - 'Planting Trees, Growing Together', for a community tree planting day as part of a new nature restoration and afforestation project that CELT are developing in partnership with the Slieve Aughty Centre.
Over the coming years our aim is to work towards the restoration of critical wetlands, biodiversity, hedgerows, and agroforestry at the Slieve Aughty Centre.

Event Details:
We will carry out various tree planting tasks and at 1.30 pm we aim to stop for a communal feast.

Notes: Please bring warm clothes for outdoors and spare warm clothes; bring a spade (if you can) and wellies.

As we celebrate National Tree Week 2025 at Tralee Bay Wetlands Ecology Park, join us on Saturday, 8th March at 11am for Tree Planting Sessions.

National Tree Week is an annual event organised by the Tree Council of Ireland in partnership with Coillte. It is the largest tree celebration in the country, providing a unique opportunity for people to come together and celebrate the beauty and importance of Ireland’s trees!

This years theme is “Planting Trees, Growing Together” aims to emphasise the importance of trees and forests in helping to mitigate climate change and promote biodiversity. Dive into the world of Trees and Sustainable Planting with our expert ecologists at Tralee Bay Wetlands.

All welcome - please wear rain gear and wellies. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Inclusions
What you'll need to bring
🧤 Warm Clothing
☂️ Waterproofs

Join Biodiversity Officer with Leitrim County Council, Rebeccah Cogan and Arborculturist Shailagh Healy to learn more about biodiversity and the wondrous workings of the trees at Garadice ancient woodland.

Our Native Glens is a volunteer led community environmental group based in North Leitrim.

We aim to restore, enhance and create native habitats across the region.

We will be planting trees in Kiltyclogher. Please get in touch at by email at team@ournativeglens.org

To celebrate National Tree Week, Ballyhaunis Parish will plant a tree called Davidia Involucrata in the grounds of St. Patrick's Church. This tree was introduced to Europe over 150 years ago by a Vincentian priest, Pére Armand David, who travelled to China as a missionary priest. He had a great passion for China's flora & fauna, and introduced a number of suitable plants to European & Irish gardens.

Tree expert Ger Clarke will lead an afternoon of different talks on the importance of native Irish trees and tree planting initiatives.

We plan to plant an array of native trees in a few areas throughout the village. We will also highlight the importance of trees locally and highlight what lovely trees we have left in the village and what we can do better to protect and enhance them for the benefit of nature and people.

We are currently developing a play and sensory garden at our school. As part of our sensory area we are going to plant native tree species along with a variety of sensory plants. This is to create a relaxing and calming environment. We also want to plant a number of trees throughout the garden so children can touch and get to know our native trees. Many children today spend their time on screens and are missing out on playing in outdoor environments and engaging with nature. We hope our garden with play equipment, mixed with plants and trees will encourage children in the local community to take an interest and get involved in protecting our environment while also having fun within it.

Celebrate National Tree Week 2025 and come on a free guided tour to hear our treemendous tree tales celebrating native species, historic champions and renowned exotics at Kilmacurragh.

Celebrate National Tree Week 2025 and come on a free guided tour to hear our treemendous tree tales celebrating native species, historic champions and renowned exotics at Kilmacurragh.

Celebrate National Tree Week 2025 and come on a free guided tour to hear our treemendous tree tales celebrating native species, historic champions and renowned exotics at Kilmacurragh.

Join us for a fascinating Guided Tree Walk as part of Tree Week Ireland 2025, where you'll learn to identify native trees and deepen your connection with the natural world. Led by an experienced guide, lowland leader and botanist, this immersive outdoor experience will take you through a beautiful woodland setting, teaching you how to recognize different tree species by their leaves, bark, shape, and seasonal changes.

Along the way, you will discover trees' vital role in our ecosystem, their historical and cultural significance, and the importance of protecting native woodlands. Whether you're a nature enthusiast, a beginner looking to sharpen your tree identification skills, or someone who enjoys a relaxing walk in the forest, this event is for you.

The cost is €10 per person, and spaces are limited, so be sure to book early.

Running throughout National Tree Week - Sunday 9th to Sunday 16th March

National Tree Week is celebrated in Altamont Gardens with a series of guided tours around their fabulous tree collection. The estate gains much of its character from the many mature trees, both natives in the woodland areas, and exotic specimens throughout the gardens including the Swamp Cypress, Red Oak and Giant Redwood. A fascinating walk leads the visitors to the Ice Age Glen with its canopy of ancient oaks.

A walk through a Burren woodland habitat discovering the species of trees, mammals, birds, lichens and fungi that thrive there.
The trail is 1.5km long with some rocky terrain.
This guided walk is about 1.5 hours in duration.

We hope to plant up to 500 saplings provided by Cork County Council as part of an ongoing project to enhance amenity and biodiversity along a recently completed walkway.

This event is planned to run from 2 to 5, weather dependent. Park in carpark by the beach. Please bring your own boots, gloves and tools.

Join us in celebrating and getting to know our native Irish tree species, their characteristics and their importance in Irish folklore. We will then craft some bunting and flags to encourage more trees on the land. All Welcome!

Foyle Beekeepers Association will be planting some native trees in our Training Apiary at Carrownaffe Moville Co. DONEGAL in conjunction with National Tree Week

Sale of Native Hardwood Trees and Fruits

Cost €2.00 per tree

€5.00
Ár gCrainn Dhúchasacha
Le ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar Sheachtain na Gaeilge agus Sheachtain na gCrann ag tarlú ag an am céanna, tá áthas orainn an turas Gaeilge seo a chur i láthair, chun go leor de na speicis chrainn dhúchais in Éirinn a chur in aithne duit. Tá an Ghaeilge spreagtha go mór ag an dúlra agus ag an tírdhreach, mar sin bígí linn agus an caidreamh saibhir seo á shaothrú agus ár gCrainn Dhúchasacha a cheiliúradh i nGarraithe Náisiúnta Lus na hÉireann.

Our Native Trees
To celebrate both Seachtain na Gaeilge and Tree Week running concurrently, we gladly present this Irish Language tour to introduce you to many of Ireland's native tree species. The Irish language is greatly inspired by nature and the landscape, so join us as we mine this rich relationship and celebrate Our Native Trees in the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland.

Our project started with the challenge of Felix, Age 10; Come On Children of the World - plant a million trees in your countries! We started with our first Tree Academy in 2018 with 300 trees at Seagrange Park, Baldoyle having run out of planting space at our primary school. We will have planted over 700k saplings by Easter 2025 with the help of our champion tree planting children and their communities. Our partners are epic; The Tree Council of Ireland. Crann. Coillte. with our many volunteers and the business community.

Taking good care of a tree after planting is the difference between the success or failure of the tree to establish. The volunteers from Bloomin Crunlin will look after the recently planted trees in Bangor Circle