Who we are
Rooted in nature, guided by hope — growing a greener, wilder Ireland for everyone to share
Our mission
We’re making it easy for everyone to help bring Ireland’s wild places back to life — planting native forests, restoring biodiversity, and supporting environmental charities to grow a stronger, greener island and set down roots for generations to come.
Our vision
We’re dreaming of an Ireland where every county is alive with native forests — buzzing with biodiversity, rich with life, and thriving for centuries, an island where nature isn’t just surviving but flourishing, and where everyone feels part of the story.
Why we’re different
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Our forests aren’t your typical straight-line plantations. We plant native Irish trees in a natural way that encourages competition and collaboration — so they grow together as one resilient ecosystem, not just as individual trees.
We call it ecologically optimised planting.
The results speak for themselves: forests that grow up to 10x faster, absorb 10x more carbon, support up to 100x more biodiversity — and boast higher survival rates too.
Every tree you plant with Reforest Nation helps bring back the wild, thriving landscapes Ireland once knew — and the world urgently needs.
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We think planting trees should be about restoring nature — not stretching wallets.
While some Irish organisations charge €25–€150 for just one tree, we keep it real:
Plant 3 trees for €25
Plant 100 trees for €299
Businesses? €1.99 per tree — the best value in Europe.
When you plant with us, you know your support is turning into forests, not just overheads.
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Not all trees are created equal.
We plant only certified native Irish species — sturdy, two-year-old trees grown right here in Ireland.
From strong 50cm saplings to confident 2-metre trees, each one is ready to thrive, not just survive.
With up to 27 native species in our mix (Ireland’s widest variety), we’re growing rich, vibrant forests that feel as alive as they should.
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We’ve already planted over one million trees — a first for any Irish tree-planting initiative — and this is just the beginning.
Our next bold step? 10 million trees by 2030.
When you plant with us, you’re joining a movement that’s getting bigger, faster, and greener every day.
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Our commitment doesn’t stop at Ireland’s borders.
We’ve already helped plant almost a million trees in Madagascar, restoring critical mangrove forests that absorb carbon like sponges.
Now, we’re planting millions of trees every year with Seedballs Kenya — a groundbreaking project featured by David Attenborough himself.
By planting here, you’re making a real, tangible difference everywhere.
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We believe real transparency means seeing it for yourself.
With Reforest Nation, you can visit the forests you’ve helped plant, walk among the trees, and watch them grow and thrive over time.
Each year, we also host a public tree planting day — so if you’d like, you can even join us and plant some trees yourself.
Plus, members receive regular photo and video updates to stay connected to the forests they’re helping bring back to life.
It’s a connection you can see, feel, and be proud of — the kind of transparency no spreadsheet can match.
Our story
Hi, I’m Gearóid, the founder of Reforest Nation.
Nature’s been part of my story for as long as I can remember.
As a kid, I lived for wildlife documentaries — imagining endless forests, wild rivers, untouched landscapes. For a while, I truly believed the world looked like that.
Then I got older.
I started looking closer — and what I saw broke my heart.
I’ll never forget the first time I zoomed in on the Amazon using Google Maps.
Where I expected oceans of green, I found scars — roads, bare patches, missing forests.
It hit me hard.
The planet wasn’t thriving. It was under threat.
And for a while, that knowledge left me feeling anxious and powerless.
But then, a promise began to form which brought me peace and a sense of purpose:
I told my 12 year old self, “one day, you’ll do something about it”.
Not just worry. Not just watch. Act.
When the pandemic hit, that promise came calling.
Like a lot of people, I was stuck indoors, looking for something meaningful to do — something that could pass the time and make a real difference.
So I asked myself:
If I could get really good at just one thing to help the planet, what should it be?
The answer was simple: trees.
Because trees don’t just stand there looking pretty (though they’re great at that too).
They rebuild ecosystems, shelter wildlife, store carbon, and stitch the world back together — quietly, steadily, stubbornly.
Gearóid, our nature obsessed Technical lead & Founder
So I got to work.
No big teams. No big budgets. Just a few of us — friends, family, volunteers — planting trees one by one across Ireland’s bare fields and forgotten corners.
It wasn’t easy.
The first year, half the trees didn’t survive.
We faced droughts, mistakes, doubts.
But we kept going.
Because if you wait until you’re perfect, you’ll never start.
And if you start, you get better.
Today, Reforest Nation has grown into Ireland’s biggest movement to bring native forests back to every county.
We’ve planted over one million native trees — the largest native planting effort in Irish history — and we’re just getting started.
We’re now on track to plant ten million trees by 2030, working one tree, one field, one forest at a time. We’re proudly not-for-profit.
We’re run by a small team with big hearts.
And we believe change doesn’t happen by accident — it happens when lots of small seeds are planted with hope, patience, and a little bit of stubbornness.
This is just the beginning.
We’re here to help nature heal — one tree, one field, one forest at a time.
And we’d love you to be part of it.
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