Tree Planting on the TU Dublin Tallaght Campus
We’re delighted to share that 35 native trees have just been purchased as part of the Reconnect the Disconnected project funded under the Green-Campus Open Call and led by Lucia Walsh, Sustainability Education and Innovation Lead.
Yesterday afternoon, Catherine Cleary from Pocket Forests delivered the new young trees, marking an exciting step forward the enhancement of the campus' biodiversity.
This planting initiative is being led by School Of Mechanical Engineering lecturer Gerard Ryder, and Linda Bennet, Senior Library Assistant, who are coordinating the work and ensuring the trees are planted safely and effectively during the current warm spell.
Details:
- Location: Tallaght Campus, at the back of the main building, in the green area between the gym and the Synergy Building.
This location has been chosen to help restore hedgerows and create more defined outdoor learning spaces in a highly accessible part of the campus.
- Dates and Time:
With the current warm spell, there is some pressure to get the trees into the ground quickly. To make this manageable, planting will take place in up to three phases:
- Thursday, 19 March: 2:30–3:40
- Friday, 20 March: 12:00–2:00
- Saturday, 21 March: 12:00–2:00 (Saturday may not be needed, depending on progress.)
If anyone would like to lend a hand, you are warmly invited. Even 15–20 minutes of help makes a meaningful difference.
Please bring wellies and gloves if possible.
These native trees will support:
- Hedgerow restoration, offering improved habitats for local wildlife
- Two outdoor classroom spaces, integrated with the renewed hedges
- Greater biodiversity and ecological resilience across the campus
And soon, they'll begin planting native wildflowers to complement the new planting work — more updates coming soon.