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  • Nature Hero Awards
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    • Teaching Kits
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    • Space for Nature
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  • Partner
    • Businesses
    • Local Authorities

TREES & Hedgerows

Plant a Tree at School

So simple, yet so magnificent! Is there any better way to boost school biodiversity than to plant a tree!? We know space can be tight at some schools but usually there's plenty of room to sprinkle trees throughout the grounds. For best effect choose a native tree from the list below. ​Be sure to follow our Coill na nÓg campaign each autumn for free trees and hedgerows for your school.
Native
  • Alder
  • Aspen
  • Birch (Downy)
  • Birch (Silver)
  • Blackthorn
  • Cherry (Wild)
  • Cherry (Bird)
  • Crab Apple
  • Elm (Wych)
  • ​Hawthorn
  • Ash (no longer recommended due to disease)
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  • Hazel​
  • Holly
  • Oak (Pendunculate)
  • Oak (Sessile)
  • Rowan/ Mountain Ash
  • Scots Pine
  • Strawberry Tree/ Arbutus
  • Whitebeam
  • Willow
  • Yew
Non-Native
  • Beech
  • Sycamore
  • Horse Chestnut
  • Lime
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