Planting Stepping Stone Forests
We planted our first Stepping Stone forests in schools in early 2022. In fact the very first forest was planted on 11th February in Old Bawn Community School in Tallaght, Dublin.
In this first forest we planted 475 bare root trees and shrubs.
All were native Irish and the planting mix included the following species: alder, atrawberry tree, silver birch, hazel, hawthorn, broom, spindle, holly, crabapple, scots pine, wild cherry, bird cherry, blackthorn, dog rose, goat (pussy) willow, elder, rowan, yew, guelder rose, sessile oak, and wych elm.
We plant a wide range of species to try to promote as much biodiversity in our forests as possible.
During the 2021/22 bare root planting season we planted Stepping Stone Forests in seven schools across Tallaght and Clondalkin in South County Dublin.
In total we planted over 3,600 trees and shrubs and planted a further 2,500 using our methods in Sean Walsh Memorial Park in Tallaght and on the Blanchardstown and Tallaght campuses of TU Dublin.
