Creating forests and restoring native biodiversity.
For everyone.
Join us in returning the wild spaces to the heart of our communities
Living Woodlands specialises in creating community forests rich in native biodiversity. We work with individuals, businesses, schools and community groups to transform bare or under-used land into flourishing living woodlands.
Our work is about more than just planting trees
We work at the local level and all our biodiversity restoration projects are based in Ireland. We connect schools and community organisations with businesses that want to make a difference.
What we can accomplish together
Together let’s start restoring Ireland’s biodiversity and natural ecosystems
3 ways to get involved:
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Would you like a Tiny Forest for your community?
Register here if you are an individual, school or community organisation who would like a Tiny Forest.
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Are you a business that wants to make a difference?
Help us create local community forests with a tailored approach that works for your business
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Plant native trees and protect your local biodiversity
Pledge individual trees to transform degraded sites across Ireland into community forests.
We don’t just plant trees.
We create complex and biodiverse living woodlands
We use the internationally recognised Miyawaki Method of afforestation and ecosystem restoration.
This method means we can create urban Tiny Forests even on damaged sites in cities and towns and larger forest islands on degraded agricultural soils in rural areas.
The ideal biodiversity restoration partner for your business
Many businesses want to do more for the environment but don’t know where to start.
We can help by connecting you with local projects enabling you to demonstrate your environmental and social impact:
Increase native biodiversity
Create habitats for endangered species
Rapidly sequester carbon
Share your impact with customers
Create healthy green spaces
Become a more sustainable business
How can you get involved?
Sponsor a Tiny Forest in your local community
Plant trees and help us create native forests across Ireland
Create your own Tiny Forest
Living Woodlands in Action
“Thank you Living Woodlands, we can’t express enough how wonderful the Tiny Forest project has been for our school. It’s like a little slice of nature magic right in the heart of our urban surroundings. Not only has it brought a burst of biodiversity to our campus,
but it’s also opened up a whole new world of nature education for our children. It’s hands-on, organic learning at its best, and we’re so grateful for this enriching experience.”
This Tiny Forest in Thomond Community College was planted in March 2023. This photo was taken four months later in July 2023. The growth off the forest exceeded our wildest hopes! Many trees had grown a metre and a half.