Calls To Plant a Tree This Christmas To Reforest Wicklow.

Tuesday, 14 December 2021 10:29

By Breffni Clack

A not for profit social enterprise is calling on you to plant a tree this Christmas.

A not for profit social enterprise is calling on you to plant a tree this Christmas.With the support of the Irish public, Wolfgang Reforest is reforesting one of Ireland’s last remaining ancient woodlands.Wicklow's Tomnafinnoge Woods is home to the remnants of the Great Oakwoods of Shillelagh, which are now spreading across the hills of the county. Co Founder Alan Coleman says this follows centuries of deforestation.

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