🌿 Why Gifting a Native Irish Tree Along the Wild Atlantic Way Is the Perfect Eco-Friendly Gift

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Ireland has lost over 95% of its native woodlands, making every new tree planted an act of environmental restoration. At Cloudforests, our community has already planted more than 67,700 native Irish trees, helping to rebuild habitats along the Wild Atlantic Way.

When you gift a native Irish tree, you create a long-lasting and meaningful legacy. Species such as rowan, silver birch, downy birch, hazel, holy, Scots pine, alder, willow, hawthorn, blackthorn, yew, crab apple, elder, spindle and aspen all play vital roles in regenerating Ireland’s natural landscape.

Each tree gift contributes directly to our mission to create new native woodlands across counties Clare and Kerry. Our community planting days show the power of collective action—we’ve planted over 1,000 native trees in a single day.

🌱 Why a Native Irish Tree Makes an Ideal Eco-Friendly Gift

Traditional gifts fade, break, or are forgotten. A native Irish tree grows stronger every year.

A Gift That Reflects Ireland’s Natural Heritage

Each tree species holds cultural and ecological value:

  • Rowan: steeped in folklore and symbolising protection

  • Birch: fast-growing and resilient

  • Alder & Willow: vital for waterways and pollinator habitats

  • Hazel: supports rich woodland biodiversity

  • Scots Pine: essential for birds and rare wildlife

  • Hawthorn & Blackthorn: important for Irish hedgerows

  • Holly & Yew: symbols of longevity

  • Crab Apple, Elder, Aspen, Spindle: provide food and shelter for wildlife

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A Personal and Meaningful Experience

Each gifted tree includes:

  • A posted gift card either to yourself or whomever you are gifting

  • Planting on one of our next native woodland creation sites along Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way

Your gift becomes a long-lasting symbol of renewal, biodiversity and environmental care.

A Practical Climate Action Gift

Native Irish trees help:

  • Store carbon

  • Improve air quality

  • Support bees and pollinators

  • Stabilise soil

  • Restore species-rich habitats

With Ireland’s forest cover sitting at just 11%, your gift helps rebuild woodlands that have been missing for generations.

🌳 How Cloudforests Ensures Every Tree Gift Makes a Real Impact

When you gift a tree with Cloudforests, you’re supporting genuine reforestation, not offsets or symbolic promises.

Here’s what makes our model credible:

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🌲 Trees Planted on Real Woodland Creation Sites

All gift trees are planted on our next active native woodland creation projects across County Clare and the Wild Atlantic Way.

🌲 We Plant Only on Land We Manage

No rented plots. No sponsoring existing forests.
Your tree becomes part of a newly planted native woodland designed to thrive for generations.

🌲 Certified and Surveyed

Each tree is:

  • Planted by our team

  • Annually checked for survival

  • Protected and monitored as the woodland develops

🌲 Supporting Pollinators and Biodiversity

Our groves include over 1,000 pollinator-friendly native trees, creating vital food sources and habitats for birds, insects, and mammals.

Your gift actively contributes to Ireland’s ecological recovery.

šŸŽ How the Tree Gifting Process Works

Gifting a tree is simple:

  1. Visit the Cloudforests website

  2. Select ā€œGift a Treeā€

  3. We plant a native Irish tree such as birch, rowan, alder, hazel, willow or Scots pine

  4. A beautifully printed gift card is posted directly to your recipient

Your gifted tree will be planted on our next native woodland creation site, helping expand the future forests of Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way.

Recipients can follow the growth of the woodland over time and stay connected to the project through ongoing updates and visits.

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šŸŒŽ Conclusion: A Meaningful Gift That Restores Ireland’s Native Forests

A tree gift from Cloudforests is more than a present—it’s a legacy. Each native Irish tree becomes a symbol of hope, action, and environmental renewal.

While most gifts are temporary, your tree grows for decades or even centuries:

  • Supporting wildlife

  • Storing carbon

  • Rebuilding Ireland’s natural heritage

  • Connecting the recipient to something deeply meaningful

By choosing to gift a native Irish tree, you join a community working to restore the Wild Atlantic Way and rebuild Ireland’s woodland legacy one tree at a time.

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