LEAF Ireland

Learning about Forests aims to increase knowledge about the key role forests play in sustaining life on our planet. An Choill Bheag is an initiative of LEAF.

[LEAF Ireland @LEAFIreland]

Excited to be working with @ArdscoilNaMara helping to open up their woodland, making it more accessible & potentially increase the diversity by adding a more diverse mix of native trees. Most importantly, we will educate the educators, showing them how to use this valuable space.

[Ardscoil na Mara - an Edmund Rice School. @ArdscoilNaMara]

With the ESD fund we’ve been able to get training from @LEAFIreland on how to make our woodland accessible to the students & staff. By the end of this academic year, our students will feel what it’s like to be in a forest, learning in nature 😍 It’s another step on the journey.

[LEAF Ireland @LEAFIreland]

LEAF has been engaging with student teachers from @MarinoInstitute, thanks to funding from @agriculture_ie, demonstrating how to engage in Citizen Science, recording the species diversity & numbers found in their newly created woodland habitat #AnChoillBheag 🌳

[LEAF Ireland @LEAFIreland]

As part of our 'Educate the Educators' project, funded by @agriculture_ie, we have been engaging with student teachers from @DCU using #activeoutdoorlearning to demonstrate how they can teach their future students the importance of healthy and resilient forests🌳

[LEAF Ireland @LEAFIreland]

Nothing quite like bringing people together to plant trees🌳

Early Sept. student teachers learned about the importance of trees while planting a hedgerow on the grounds of @MarinoInstitute & were shown how to engage school students in forest related activities @agriculture_ie

[Green-Schools @GreenSchoolsIre]

Its National Tree Day!🌳

This year the tree of the moment is the Hawthorn (An Sceach Geal)!

To celebrate we are giving you a sneak peak of our brand new "Habitat Heroes" Project! This project is packed with fun resources for primary schools.

Today you can check out our Hawthorn Hero Card to learn more about this Native Tree, here: https://t.co/UISNBcrSMY.

#GreenSchools #TreeDay #Hawthorn #HabitatHeroes #NativeTrees #Whitethorn #IrishNativeTrees #Biodiversity

[LEAF Ireland @LEAFIreland]

Happy National #treeday24 🌳

Schools across the country are invited to spend the day learning about trees and exploring their natural environment.

For resources and to find out more visit 👉 https://t.co/DsdYKiDQOi

@GreenSchoolsIre @3CounciI @GLOBEIreland

[LEAF Ireland @LEAFIreland]

Interactive TREE webinar not to be missed 👀

Celebrate #TreeDay this Thursday by joining our colleagues in @GLOBEIreland & @GreenSchoolsIre for what's sure to be a very exciting webinar, exploring trees🌳 from space 🪐

Check out the details & link to registration below 👇

[GLOBE Ireland @GLOBEIreland]

Join us for a Tree-mendous webinar with @NASA Scientist Brian Campbell on Oct 3rd @ 1pm to celebrate #nationaltreeday !

Sign up @ https://t.co/qfpwS8BwsH

Open to all teachers and students- you don't have to be doing one of our campaigns!

@GreenSchoolsIre @EPAIreland @AnTaisce

[LEAF Ireland @LEAFIreland]

The spotlight is on the Hawthorn tree for this year's National Tree Day 🌳

Check out our short video about the beautiful hawthorn, a tree steeped in legend and folklore 🌿
https://t.co/0w0jQps1QP

@3CounciI @GreenSchoolsIre #TreeDay2024

[LEAF Ireland @LEAFIreland]

Calling all LEAF schools & colleges that have taken part in our #AnChoillBheag programme 📣 This year's YRE theme is Ecosystem Restoration, your woodland project would make a great story! Be sure to register👇

[Young Reporters for the Environment (Ireland) @IrelandYre]

We are thrilled to announce this year's YRE theme will be ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.
Register at https://t.co/wZNyjiwiHm and find out more about this years competition! 📷📷📷📷

[LEAF Ireland @LEAFIreland]

Our 4th & final visit to @SChonglais Co. Wicklow, offering advice on how to care for this important woodland habitat #AnChoillBheag🌳 & sharing ideas and activities that can be carried out in their new #OutdoorClassroom 🍃This project was kindly funded by @coilltenews 👏 #SDG15

[LEAF Ireland @LEAFIreland]

Check out our latest News story 👇https://t.co/mpS2nHztiy

[An Taisce @AnTaisce]

Congratulations on such an amazing project @MarinoInstitute with @LEAFIreland — a great investment for local #biodiversity & long-term educational opportunities

#ChoillBheag
@MIECampusLife @miesustainabil1

[LEAF Ireland @LEAFIreland]

@sandracaustin @MarinoInstitute @miesustainabil1 @MIECampusLife @AnTaisce Wonderful day spent educating, restoring & planting @MarinoInstitute 🌳 @agriculture_ie

[LEAF Ireland @LEAFIreland]

Delighted to back working with the staff & soon to be teachers @MarinoInstitute Dublin, where we started planting their #AnChoillBheag 🌳 This project is kindly being funded by @agriculture_ie ��

[LEAF Ireland @LEAFIreland]

@coilltenews @BioDataCentre @LimerickCouncil Not surprising, so many to see there! The students always enjoyed looking for dragonflies whenever we visited Coillte's Curragh Chase Forest Park 🍃#LearningAboutForests #ActiveOutdoorLearning

[LEAF Ireland @LEAFIreland]

LEAF no longer solely focuses on Forests, our acronym now includes ‘Ecosystems’ promoting the protection & restoration of ecosystems 🌊🌳

Our first non forest related project was with TY students & staff from @PresSecTralee carrying out dune restoration work on Banna Beach🌊

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

Think cities can't breathe?

Urban forestry is our unsung hero, turning grey to green, slashing stress, cleaning air and water AND fighting off urban heat like an eco-shield.

Let's champion our leafy warriors and transform our concrete jungles
@UNHABITAT

[LEAF Ireland @LEAFIreland]

We love revisiting our #AnChoillBheag sites, better still when we get the opportunity to engage with the soon-to-be teachers from @MICLimerick educating them about the importance of healthy, resilient forests🌿

These LEAF workshops are kindly being funded by @agriculture_ie 👏

[LEAF Ireland @LEAFIreland]

Today is #BiodiversityDay🦋

Our woodlands provide a home to a wealth of biodiversity, from fungi & ferns, to insects, mammals and birds 🌿Our existence depends on biodiversity, so let's celebrate it & protect it together 🌳

#SDG15LifeOnLand #NatureForAll #BiodiversityMatters

[Clean Coasts @CleanCoasts]

It is #BiodiversityDay! Today and everyday, help drive change and action towards safe-guarding nature.

🌱 protect & restore nature
🌊 prosper with nature
🤝 support and collaborate #ForNature

#PartOfThePlan #CleanCoasts @UNBiodiversity